Stories from Wednesday, March 4, 2009

MOUND CITY -- Jayhawk-Linn shut out Herington in the third quarter of play but then had to hold off a fourth-quarter rally in order to prevail, 37-36, in an Osage City Class 3A Sub-State first-round game here Monday night. The third-seeded Jayhawks (16-5) will move on to a 6 p.m. semifinal game Thursday night against Allen-Northern Heights. The No. 2-seed Wildcats (16-5) advanced with a 45-29 win over Pomona-West Franklin...

CONCORDIA -- Leondra Doomes-Stephens' 31-point, 13-rebound night was not enough here Tuesday night as Fort Scott Community College's women suffered a 72-63 defeat at the hands of Cloud County in the first round of the Region VI Tournament. It was the eighth time in her junior-college career that Doomes-Stephens had scored over 30 points. But the Greyhounds (15-16) saw their season come to an end. Valencia Kelly scored 13 points and Monet Fernandes scored 10 for Fort Scott...

PLEASANTON -- Abbie Smith and Brooke Harper both had career-best scoring totals as Uniontown's girls defeated Pleasanton, 59-36, in the first round of the Northeast-Arma Class 2A Sub-State Tournament. The play of Smith and Harper was key as Jacy Ermel suffered an injury during Monday's practice and could not play...

Sharp leads Tigers to first-round victory over Trojans with 22-point performance

Local school district officials said they are pleased with Gov. Kathleen Sebelius' recent proposal to keep K-12 school funding at 2009 levels. Last week, Sebelius proposed changes to the 2010 budget that would maintain public school funding at its current levels for the next two years thanks to money Kansas is scheduled to receive from the recently passed $787 billion federal stimulus package. ...

Students at Eugene Ware Elementary School are eating, exercising and excelling. Since its implementation in the fall of 2006, the Eat, Exercise and Excel program for first graders at Eugene Ware has expanded into a school-wide program. The EEE program makes it possible for students to eat lunch in the classroom, take part in physical activity, take multi-vitamins and have water bottles in the classroom...

The newly assembled Fort Scott Community Gala Committee has announced the date for the first Fort Scott Community Gala. The committee, formerly the hospital foundation gala committee, has decided on Saturday, Aug. 22 for the Fort Scott Community Gala, which will be held in the River Room of the newly renovated Stout Building, 3 W. Oak...

St. Mary's Catholic School students and teachers cheered and clapped as a medallion was placed onto the new school building. The school's student body watched intently Monday as Mid-Continental Restoration employees Josh Rauscher and Jim Gladbach positioned an ornamental decoration into place above the door on the new school building, located at 716 S. ...

Each year, the Farm Service Agency earmarks a portion of its farm loan funding for socially disadvantaged applicants, people who have been subjected to racial, ethnic or gender inequality without regard to their individual qualities. Socially disadvantaged applicants may be women, African Americans, American Indians, Hispanics, Asian and Pacific Islanders or Alaskan Natives. ...

With spring right around the corner, here is a timeline of suggestions for cool season grasses such as tall fescue or Kentucky bluegrass. Remember that a good, thick lawn is the best weed preventer and may be all that is needed on a healthy, vigorous lawn...

The 40th Annual Fort Scott Community College Elementary Music Festivals will be conducted Saturday, April 18, and Saturday, May 2. On April 18, vocal solos, vocal ensembles, choirs and piano solos will be judged. On May 2, instrumental solos and ensembles, bands and orchestras will be judged...

UNIONTOWN -- Years of hard work and dedication have paid off for Uniontown High School student Alexandria Miller. Miller, a senior FFA student at UHS, recently learned that she is the recipient of the Southeast District FFA Star Farmer award for 2009. ...

Women put on their dancing shoes Saturday during the second annual Day of Dance for Health. About 150 women attended the event, where they were treated to an opportunity to exercise with dance, learn about heart disease, and participate in health screenings...

In a special ceremony at Fort Scott City Hall, Ron Puterbaugh pledged to protect the citizens of Fort Scott and uphold the laws recorded in both the state and national constitutions. At 9 a.m. Wednesday, Fort Scott City Clerk Diane Clay swore Puterbaugh in as the new chief of the Fort Scott Police Department. Puterbaugh, a 27-year law enforcement veteran, was hired in December to fill the empty police chief position vacated by former Public Safety Director Jeff Davis in October...