Stories from Sunday, April 22, 2007

Nevada's girls won 23 medals as they took home the team title at the Fort Scott Relays, held at Frary Field here Friday evening. In a competitive eight-team meet, Nevada scored 141 points to beat out Pittsburg by eight. Fort Scott's girls scored 103 points to finish third as they eared 17 medals...

JOPLIN, Mo. -- Fort Scott High School's tennis team finished in fourth place at a nine-team tournament hosted by Thomas Jefferson School here Friday. The host school won the tournament followed by Joplin, Springfield Catholic, then and the Tigers. "This was a good test," Fort Scott head coach Lynn Barr said. "We had a chance to see some different competition, especially in doubles. This was good for us at the point in the season with league and regionals coming up soon to be pushed like this."...

Sharon Ann Coyan, 65, of Uniontown, Kan., died Thursday evening, April 19, 2007, at her home. She was born Aug. 5, 1941, in Fort Scott, Kan., the daughter of Glen Lavoyn and Mabel Maxine (Chamberlain) Dickey. She married Thomas Elwood Coyan Dec. 20, 1959, in Fort Scott. They later divorced after 19 years of marriage...

FORT SCOTT, Kan. -- Interest is on the rise for the 2007 Corporate Olympics, as the number of businesses involved in the charitable event has grown in size from last year, Buck Run Community Center officials said Friday. There are eight local businesses signed up for the annual spring competition this year, up from six businesses last year, BRCC Director Kirk Sharp said.

FORT SCOTT, Kan. -- Jayci McKenney, daughter of Tim and Deb McKenney of Fort Scott, is going to compete in Division I athletics when she goes to college. Kansas State University coaches discovered McKenney through an individual that had seen her play basketball and thought she would fit in well with the Wildcats' rowing program. K-State is one of three Big 12 Conference schools that have a varsity-level team while other conference schools have club-level teams...

JOPLIN, Mo. -- Fort Scott High School's tennis team finished in fourth place at a nineteam tournament hosted by Thomas Jefferson School Friday. The host school won the tournament followed by Joplin, Springfield Catholic, then and the Tigers. "This was a good test," Fort Scott head coach Lynn Barr said. "We had a chance to see some different competition, especially in doubles. This was good for us at the point in the season with league and regionals coming up soon to be pushed like this."...

William "Bill" and Martha (Babbitt) Faulhaber were married April 25, 1947, at St. Michael's in Fulton, Kan. A small celebration was held on April 7 at the couple's home. Bill and Martha farmed in the Mapleton area until 1955 when they moved to Topeka. ...

MADELEINES FOR MADELINE When friend Mo was out of town last month, her daughter Madeline came to stay for an afternoon here and there. It was fun having a child at Linderhof again and it brought back memories of things that daughter Sarah and I used to do...

FORT SCOTT, Kan. -- Despite the abundant sunshine and clear skies, the tornado sirens blared over and over again. People gathered outside their homes, looking up at the sky. "Where is the twister?" they asked. That scenario played out last April in Fort Scott. As it turned out, there was no tornado, only a funnel cloud reported by a storm spotter near Uniontown -- nowhere near Fort Scott...