Stories from Saturday, February 9, 2013

UNIONTOWN -- Pleasanton put a damper on Uniontown's Homecoming by taking a 53-49 victory in Three Rivers League play here Friday night. Eagle girls upset Pleasanton, 59-48, but no other details from that game were available by press time Friday night. The Blu-Jays fell to 3-2 in the TRL and 12-3 overall. The Eagles stand at 4-3, 7-10...

CHANUTE -- Fort Scott High's wrestling team wrapped up its regular season schedule with a split in a triangular here Thursday night. The Tigers defeated Columbus in a non-league match, 45-24, but lost to Chanute in a Southeast Kansas League dual, 38-24...

COFFEYVILLE -- Fort Scott High's boys fought back from a 19-2 deficit to force overtime against Southeast Kansas League-leading Coffeyville here Friday night. But the Golden Tornado, ranked No. 10 in Class 4A by the Kansas Basketball Coaches Association, rediscovered some of their form in the extra session and held on for a 47-39 victory...

COFFEYVILLE -- Fort Scott High's girls are winners in 11 of their last 12 games following a 49-26 shellacking of Coffeyvillle here Friday night in Southeast Kansas League play. The Tigers started the season 0-4 but three of those losses came to schools that would be Class 6A schools in Kansas at the season-opening Willard (Mo.) Four-State Classic and the fourth was on the road in overtime at Labette County, which has since been avenged. ...

Age: 49 Occupation: head rodeo coach at Fort Scott Community College Hometown: Fort Scott Education: FSCC associates degree; bachelor of science in agriculture economics from Oklahoma State University; master's of teaching from Northeast Oklahoma State University...

Being Lutheran we celebrate the Liturgical year . . . Advent, Christmas, Epiphany, Shrove Tuesday, Lent, Maundy Thursday, Good Friday, Easter, and, of course, Reformation Sunday! Unlike Christmas, Lent and Easter are "movable" holidays. The date of Easter which dictates the date of Shrove Tuesday and Ash Wednesday, is arrived at a complicated (at least to me) formula regarding phases of the moon, perhaps high tides, and can be as early as March 22 or as late as April 25...

James Oliver and Kara Jeneane Baker, Farlington, will celebrate their 60th wedding anniversary on Feb. 14, 2013. They were married on Valentine's Day 1953 at the First Methodist Church, Fort Scott after J.O. returned from service in Korea. They will celebrate with their children: Dr. ...

Delbert Loran "Del" Potter, age 67, a resident of Ft. Scott, died unexpectedly Tuesday, February 5, 2013, at his home. He was born May 30, 1945, in Fort Scott, Kansas, the son of Wilmer Loran Potter and Corda Leah Hurn Potter. Del graduated from Fort Scott Christian Heights, Fort Scott Community College and Pittsburg State University. ...

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The FSHS Music Department is sponsoring a Baked Potato Feed Friday, Feb. 15 from 4:30 to 7 pm. The cost of a ticket is $5. With this ticket, customers will receive a large baker's potato, as many toppings as they care to have, a dessert and drink. The proceeds from this feed will help support the band, orchestra and choir in their performance trip to St. Louis on May 28-30...

In conjunction with American Heart Month, Mercy Hospital Fort Scott offers a free lunch and learn session titled "What's Your Heart Telling You?" Mercy Heartcare cardiologist Dr. Jose DeHoyos is the featured speaker on Valentine's Day, Thursday, Feb. 14, from noon to 12:30 in the McAuley Conference Center at Mercy Hospital Fort Scott to learn the symptoms of heart disease and treatment options...

Bourbon County commissioners decided Friday during their regular meeting to have further discussions with Chain Electric regarding money they say the company owes the county. Several months ago, commissioners sent a bill for $16,500 to Heartland Electric to replace two miles of gravel they say the company's subcontractors, Chain Electric, took from windrows while replacing utility poles last Fall...

Over the years, a tradition during the Lenten season has become a community social event. The popular fish fries, organized by the Knights of Columbus Council No. 796, will be held from 5 to 7 p.m. starting Friday, Feb. 15, at the Kennedy Gymnasium located at 716 S. Eddy St. They will be held each Friday for six weeks throughout the Lenten season, with the exception of Good Friday, March 29...