Stories from Monday, October 12, 2009

With the sports programs, apparel companies, television commercials proudly displaying the color pink, it is hard to not recognize the impact that breast cancer has in the United States. October was declared Breast Cancer Awareness Month 25 years ago to educate America about second most common form of cancer among women. ...

FORT SCOTT, Kan. -- Fans of the original "Star Trek" television series, which aired from 1966-69, will remember Nichelle Nichols as Lt. Uhura. What many people may not know is that Lt. Uhura is not the role that Nichols originally read for when the show was being cast in the mid-1960s...

FORT SCOTT, Kan. -- Fort Scott High School's junior varsity volleyball team split a triangular at the FSHS gymnasium Thursday night. The Tigers defeated Columbus, 25-15, 25-15. Kenzie Heatherly served 4 aces for the Tigers and Paige Denton served 2. Taylor Grant led with 3 kills. Fort Scott lost to Pittsburg, 25-21, 25-21...

FORT SCOTT, Kan. -- The kid was all right. Fort Scott's Luke Brown became the first sophomore to start a game at quarterback in the known history of the Tiger football program Friday night as an eight-game losing streak was broken with a 35-6 Homecoming victory at Frary Field in Southeast Kansas League play...

OLPE -- Defending Class 2-1A State runner-up Olpe shut out visiting Uniontown, 48-0, here Friday night. Olpe was ranked No. 2 in Class 2-1A by the Wichita Eagle going into the contest. The Eagles (2-4) was held to 62 yards of total offense in 37 plays by Olpe, which also calls its teams the Eagles...

INDEPENDENCE -- Fort Scott High School's tennis season came to an end here Friday as each of the Tigers' entries were eliminated in one match at the Independence Class 4A Regional Tournament. However, the Tigers showed marked improvement this season, winning the most total matches as a team (31) since 2005 after a winless season in 2008...

UNIONTOWN -- Southern Coffey County swept Uniontown in the championship match of the Uniontown Invitational here Saturday, 25-21, 27-25. The Eagles (27-2) and Titans won their pools with undefeated 4-0 marks. But UHS head coach Jackie Hall said that passing struggles in pool play caught up to her team in the finals...

Cold, wind, mist. None of those things really bothered Fort Scott High's soccer team as they pounced Columbus 7-1 in Southeast Kansas League play at Ellis Park Monday. The game was originally scheduled for Thursday but postponed due to the condition of the field...

No. 3-ranked Fort Scott stayed on track Saturday afternoon with a 21-0 victory over Dodge City in Jayhawk Conference play at Frary Field. The Greyhounds improved to 5-0 in the conference and 6-0 overall, taking over first place for themselves, at least for the moment, as Butler drew the bye and remained at 4-0, 5-1. Dodge City remained tied for last place with Highland as both teams are 0-4, 0-6...

During National School Bus Safety Week, Oct. 19-23, the Safe Kids Kansas organization is reminding parents and caregivers that school bus transportation is the safest way for school-aged children to ride. School buses are nearly eight times safer than passenger vehicles. ...

Activities and life on the frontier during the mid-1800s will be the focus of a special event this weekend at the Fort Scott National Historic Site. Music, dance and living history presentations will be among the activities scheduled for the Frontier Day celebration from 11 a.m. ...

Twenty-three-year-old Alanna Smith of Kansas City, Kan., was killed Sunday night when the vehicle she was driving crossed over the center line and struck another vehicle. Smith was traveling southbound on U.S. Highway 69 in a 2008 Nissan Passenger when she crossed into oncoming traffic and collided with a 1997 Chevy Suburban driven by Andrew Womelsdorf, 34, of La Harpe, near Deer Road about 10 miles south of Fort Scott. ...

With the H1N1 virus spreading and seasonal flu season approaching, the American Red Cross is offering important tips for people who are sick or are taking care of someone with the flu. "It's important to know what to do to protect yourself and others when you are taking care of someone who has the flu," Red Cross Disaster Health and Mental Health Services Chief Nurse and Director Sharon Stanley said...