Stories from Tuesday, February 24, 2009

The Parsons, Kan.-based Pete's of Erie, Inc., d/b/a Pump 'n Pete's, will close one of its Fort Scott stores later this week, company officials announced Tuesday. One of the company's Fort Scott stores, located at 1709 S. National Ave., will close March 1 after underperforming for several years largely due to economic factors beyond the company's control, Pete's of Erie President Gratz Peters said in a written statement...

POMONA-- Uniontown's girls may be one of those teams that one doesn't want to play in the first round of Sub-State. Eagle girls won their sixth straight game Tuesday night with a 48-42 win over West Franklin here. Prior to the winning streak, Uniontown had lost nine in a row and had a record of 2-11...

Fort Scott Community College, in conjunction with the Fort Scott Fire Department and Bourbon County volunteer rural fire departments, have planned a controlled burn of the FSCC ecological park for 8 a.m. Thursday as part of the park's maintenance plan...

Students at Fort Scott Middle School and Fort Scott High School have access to a beneficial instrument which not only allows them to keep up on major news events, but also provides them with the latest information on teen-related topics...

Now in operation for about a month and a half, Fort Scott Fire Station No. 2 is showing to be proof positive to the community. The most notable improvement with the addition of the fire station has been the evidence of quicker response times to calls on the east side of town. ...

Fred Blair Kruse, 56, of Fort Scott, passed away at his home, Sunday morning Feb. 22, 2009. He was born July 28, 1952 in Conway, South Carolina, the son of Fred Carl and Catherine (Lovin) Kruse. He married Ellen Marie Miller June 4, 1971 in Mt. Vernon, Iowa...

Eldon Glen "Bear" Hall, 84, of Peculiar, Mo. and formerly of Fort Scott, Kan., died at the Camden Health Care Center in Harrisonville, Mo. Friday evening, Feb. 20, 2009. He was born June 6, 1924 in Fort Scott, Kan., the son of John and Myrtle (McKey) Hall...