Stories from Thursday, September 3, 2009

Arrest Reports: Daugherty, James Bryant, 29, 802 Shepard No. 15, Fort Scott, was arrested by Bourbon County Sheriff's Office on Aug. 25, 2009 at 2:01 p.m. on a Bourbon County warrant. He was released on the same day at 3:07 p.m. on a $400 bond. Fulk, Robert Lee, 46, 2370 Limestone Rd., Fort Scott, was arrested by Fort Scott Police Department on Aug. 25, 2009 at 11:50 p.m. for DUI and expired registration. He was released the next day at 5:22 a.m. on a $1250 bond...

Bob Garner brings two decades of banking experience with him to his new job as president of Citizens Bank, N.A. Bank officials recently announced that Garner, who is from Joplin, Mo., has been hired as the bank's new president of the Fort Scott market...

LOUISBURG -- Chris McAllister scored Fort Scott High's only goal here Tuesday as host Louisburg bounced the Tigers 8-1 in a non-league contest. Crosswhite and Wilson scored two goals each for the Wildcats, who improved to 1-1 on the season. No other details were available from this game...

FRONTENAC -- Pleasanton's volleyball team lost all three matches in a quadrangular against Class 3A schools here Tuesday night. The Blu-Jays lost to Frontenac, 23-25, 25-12, 25-15, Galena, 25-13, 25-16, and Neodesha, 25-10, 25-10. Frontenac was a Class 3A State qualifier in 2008 and head coach Danny Looney said the Blu-Jays played their best match of the young season...

UNIONTOWN -- Uniontown's volleyball team split a triangular with Crawford-Neosho-Cherokee League schools here Tuesday night, sweeping Erie and falling to Girard in three games. The Eagles (6-1) whipped Erie, 25-3, 25-13. Abbie Smith converted 10 of 13 chances in attack and had 8 kills. Jessie Camac was 7 of 7 in attack and picked up 2 kills...

PITTSBURG -- Fort Scott High School's tennis team split a 12-match dual with Pittsburg here Tuesday with five victories coming in singles. This was an extra meet placed into the schedule as the girls were not scheduled to play again until Tuesday after opening the season with a home tournament back on Aug. 24...

The first junior varsity and varsity outings for Fort Scott High's golf team will be on the Tigers' home course. The junior varsity starts first by participating in Uniontown's JV tournament at the Fort Scott Country Club Friday. The varsity hosts its own invitational Tuesday at 3 p.m...

Flu season is coming and local health officials want the public to be ready. From 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 10, the Southeast Kansas Multi-County Health Department and the First United Methodist Church, 301 S. National Ave., will conduct a drive-by flu clinic at the church in order to provide flu shots for area residents...

Fort Scott Police Department officers responded to Rusty's Sports Bar & Grill early Saturday morning after receiving a call that a person had been stabbed. Officers arrested Kevin Simons, a 44-year-old truck driver from West Moreland, Tenn., for the stabbing of Timothy Bassett shortly after 1:30 a.m. Saturday. FSPD Lt. Shaun West said officers took Simons into custody for aggravated battery...

Device found in Fulton building thought at first to be pipe bomb

A hunter education course is scheduled to take place Sept. 15, 17 and 19 in Fort Scott. The three-day course, which is offered to hunting enthusiasts who are at least 11 years of age, tests each participant's ability to master rules and regulations regarding safe hunting practices. ...

COLUMBUS -- Fort Scott High School's junior varsity volleyball team began its season here Tuesday night by sweeping three opponents, including Iola and Independence. Against Columbus, the scores were 25-7, 25-18. Kenzie Heatherly served 4 aces. Taylor Grant had 4 kills and Jessica Cox recorded 6 digs...