Stories from Wednesday, March 11, 2009

HUTCHINSON -- Jayhawk-Linn's girls weren't able to overcome a 13-1 first-quarter deficit and fourth-seeded Cherryvale went on to a 56-37 victory in the first round of the Class 3A State Tournament at the Sports Arena here Wednesday night. "Our girls have played hard all year," Jayhawk head coach Charlie Beckman told KOMB radio's Al Hurt. "There's no quit. But when you spot them that many, it's going to be tough."...

In celebration of Women's History Month, Fort Scott National Historic Site presents "On the Hem of History: Researching 19th Century Women's Lives". The program begins at 2 p.m. Saturday and features speaker Michelle Martin, President of Discovering History, LLC and former history instructor at Fort Scott Community College. Martin will explore the challenges of researching women's lives and how she turns her research into first person living history programs...

unday, the Fort Scott Police Department discovered Leslie Bernard Howard had been taken into custody by the Frontenac Police Department as a burglary suspect, according to a press release from the FSPD. Frontenac police officials advised local officers that some of the items Howard had in his possession were likely taken from a business in the local area. ...

In order to ensure area residents are prepared for the next severe storm that makes its way through Bourbon County, Bourbon County Emergency Manager Keith Jeffers is attempting to educate people about the dangers of tornado-producing storms during National Severe Weather Awareness Week...

A local property owner lost the fight to save her property as the Fort Scott City Commission moves forward with demolition. Marsha Cowen owns the property located at 102 S. Hill which was condemned by the city on May 6, 2008, because it was deemed unsafe. Cowen and her family have owned the property for approximately a year and were looking to gain one more month to make the standing structure safe...

UNIONTOWN -- On Monday, the USD 235 Board of Education voted to not renew the contracts of long-time administrator Marianna Daugherty and third-year Uniontown High School teacher Brooke Belcher. During their regular meeting, the board voted unanimously to not renew either staff member's contract for the 2009-10 school year. ...