Stories from Saturday, April 7, 2012

FRONTENAC, Kan. -- Uniontown's Trenton Miller won the discus at the Frontenac Invitational here Thursday and the Eagles won eight medals overall. Miller was credited with a distance of 128 feet, 10 inches in discus. He also finished fifth in the shot put...

PITTSBURG, Kan. -- Fort Scott High School's tennis team took second place at the Pittsburg Invitational here Thursday boosted by three third-place individual finishes. Pittsburg topped the five-school field with 14 points followed by Fort Scott with 10 and Columbus with 9...

FORT SCOTT -- Home runs by Luke Brown in the opener and Brent Parsons in the second game helped lead Fort Scott High's baseball team to a Southeast Kansas League sweep over Pittsburg at Lions Field Thursday night. The Tigers won the opener 13-6 and the nightcap 5-4...

FORT SCOTT -- Caden Cleveland's eighth-inning, 2-run home run gave Fort Scott Community College a 10-9 victory over visiting Coffeyville at Lions Field Friday afternoon, allowing the Greyhounds to salvage a split of a Jayhawk Conference-Eastern Division doubleheader. Coffeyville won the opener 3-1 with all the runs scored in the seventh inning...

Peter "Pete" Cyril Stonebraker, 55, Dallas, Texas, passed away on Tuesday, April 3, in his home due to a severe illness. He was born on Nov. 4, 1956, in St. Charles, Mo., to Edward and Betty (Sherman) Stonebraker. Peter graduated from Nevada High School in 1975. He worked for the railroad for a short time, then started his own painting, contracting business in Dallas, which he maintained the remainder of his life...

Katherine L. Ruhl, 81, longtime manager of Cavalry Crossing Apartments, died Thursday, April 5, 2012, at her home at Cavalry Crossing. She was born Sept. 13, 1930, in Fort Scott, Kan., the daughter of Earl D. Sumpter and Florence Marie Ward Sumpter...

Josh and Lindsay (Wallace) Douglas, along with big brother Owen, are proud to announce the birth of their son and baby brother, Rand Boden Douglas. Rand was born at 7:47 p.m., Monday, March 5, 2012, at Cox South Hospital in Springfield, Mo. He weighed 7 pounds, 2 ounces, and measured 19 and 1/2 inches...

Vernon County representatives last week hailed the Missouri agriculture industry's successful campaign to avert a fall electoral showdown over Proposition B "puppy mill" requirements. But they said the fight will continue to keep out-of-state special interests from interfering with other livestock operations...

KNEM/KNMO Radio will host the 31st annual Texaco Country Showdown on Friday, June 8, on the main stage during Bushwhacker days. More than 500 radio stations nationwide hold a Texaco Country Showdown event. Ten acts will compete for the chance to move on to the Missouri State Competition. First place will receive $300 and advance to the state finals; second place will receive $150, and third place will receive $50...

FORT SCOTT, Kan. -- The biggest fundraiser of the year for a local youth mentoring program is particularly important this year, organizers said. The fourth annual 5K Run/Walk and one-mile walk fundraiser for the Big Brothers Big Sisters of Bourbon County program, scheduled to start at 8 a.m. ...

Bourbon County has experienced four hazardous material spills within the past six days, including one at a local convenience store, Emergency Manager Keith Jeffers told county commissioners on Friday. About 600 gallons of fuel were spilled at 5 Corners Mini Mart, 1122 S. Clark St., in Fort Scott, after a re-fueling company employee filled the wrong tank on Thursday...