Stories from Tuesday, October 20, 2009

RICHMOND -- Uniontown High School's volleyball team had to make adjustments as players battled the flu and went 2-3 at the Central Heights Tournament against mostly bigger schools. "We had a day of constant adjustments on the court," Eagle head coach Jackie Hall said. "We had Abbie (Smith) out with the flu, so we were running lineups we had not worked on. But the team responded well and we did our best."...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Many Fort Scott residents, as well as a few former ones, had high finishes in the Wadell & Reed Kansas City Marathon here Saturday. Trey Vernon, who was a Kansas State champion in cross-country as a high-school senior at Fort Scott High School, won the marathon -with a time of 2 hours, 34 minutes, 46 seconds over the 26.2-mile course. Vernon currently lives in Manhattan...

GARNETT -- Fort Scott High School's volleyball team wrapped up the regular season with a third-place finish at the Anderson County Tournament here Saturday. "Overall, the girls played well," Fort Scott head coach Carol Bingesser said. "We were battling not feeling 100-percent (healthy) as a team. The girls stayed focused and played very well as a team."...

CHANUTE -- Pittsburg defeated Chanute, 25-22, 25-8, here Monday night, a victory which was a favor for its biggest rival. Chanute came into this Southeast Kansas League triangular -- originally scheduled for Oct. 1 but postponed due to a flu outbreak -- with a chance to tie Fort Scott High for the league championship. But Pittsburg's sweep gave the Blue Comets their second league loss...

COFFEYVILLE -- The Fort Scott High School soccer team won its ninth and 10th games of the season here Saturday as the Tigers posted two shutout victories to win the Coffeyville Tornado Tournament for the first time ever. The previous record for victories in a season was 7, which the Tigers had in 2004. ...

Saturday afternoon was a mighty good day for No. 3-ranked Fort Scott Community College as it whipped Highland, 59-17, on Homecoming in Jayhawk Conference play at Frary Field. "The sun finally came out, it's Homecoming and it ended up being a really nice day," Fort Scott head coach Jeff Sims said...

Willis James Reynolds, age 92, resident of Uniontown, died Friday evening, October 16, 2009, in the Mercy Health Center Emergency Room. He was born November 23, 1916, in Uniontown, the son of Fred J. Reynolds and Lula Lucetta Love Reynolds. He married Evelyn Lucile Mumbower on August 17, 1940...

Rachel Claire Leek, age 20, of Lawrence, died Oct. 16 in Topeka as a result of a hit-and-run accident. She was born May 30, 1989 in Olathe, the daughter of James and Sandra Leek. She graduated from St. Thomas Aquinas High School in 2007, and went on to attend both Johnson County Community College and the University of Kansas. She was currently employed with Wheatfield's Bakery in Lawrence...

Frank Leon Jensen, age 71, a former resident of Fort Scott, and more recently of the Kansas City area, died Friday, October 16, 2009, at St. Luke Hospital in Kansas City, Missouri. He was born October 8, 1938, in Hennessy, Oklahoma, the son of William C. Jensen and Dorothy Iven Jensen...

WOODS -- Chris and Lael Woods, Bronson, along with big sister Kaydra Woods, are proud to announce the birth of their daughter, Makiah Marie Woods. Makiah was born at 8:16 a.m., Tuesday, Oct. 13, 2009 at Mt. Carmal Regional Medical Center in Pittsburg...

FOUNTAIN -- Racheal Jane Favor and James Dewayne Fountain Jr., Fort Scott, along with siblings Michael, Malachi, and Mia Jane, are proud to announce the birth of their son, Messiah Joseph Dewayne Marcell Fountain. Messiah was born at 11:13 a.m., Monday, Oct. 19, 2009 at Mercy Health Center in Fort Scott...

BAYHONAN-JOHNSON -- Mitchell and Melody Johnson, Pleasanton, are proud to announce the birth of their son Jasper Ray Bayhonan-Johnson Jasper was born at 8:16 a.m., Thursday, Oct. 15, 2009 at Mercy Health Center in Fort Scott. He weighed 7 pounds, 5.5 ounces at birth...

PETERSON -- Ben and Amy Peterson, Overland Park, and big brothers Gabe and Kaleb, are proud to announce the birth of their daughter, Kalea Elise Peterson. Kalea was born at 11:59 a.m., Tuesday, Oct. 6, 2009 at Olathe Medical Center in Olathe. She weighed 8 pounds, 12 ounces at birth...

Harold George Stevens 86, formerly of Fort Scott, died Sunday morning October 18, 2009 at the Garden Terrace Nursing Home in Overland Park, Kansas. Funeral Arrangements for Harold Stevens are incomplete and will be announced later by the Konantz-Cheney Funeral Home 15 W. Wall Street, Fort Scott, Kansas...

The Sixth Annual Taste of Fort Scott held Saturday night at Liberty Theatre was a great success Eleven restaurants participated in the event this year: Sugarfoot and Peaches, The Buffalo Grill, The Fort Scott Farmer's Market, Cranberry Creek Tea Room, Opie's/Taco Tico, Woods Bakery and Deli, Racitti's, Marsha's Great Plains Deli, Espressly for You, The Fort Scott Country Club and Wal Mart Bakery and Deli...

The Fort Scott Community College Agriculture Department hosted local community members during a dinner on Sept. 27. The evening provided an opportunity for the department's four instructors: Ryan Edgecomb, meats judging coach, James Thompson, livestock judging coach, Rachel Martin, horse judging coach, and Chad Cross, rodeo coach, to inform community members about the success and future direction of the FSCC Agricultural Department, an FSCC statement said...

The Fort Scott Community College Alumni and Friends Association is seeking nominations for the 2010 Outstanding Alumnus and Young Alumnus awards. Anyone may nominate a candidate with final selection being made by the Alumni and Friends Association Board of Directors. Nominations are due by Oct. 30...

The Fort Scott Community College Board of Trustees heard details on Monday about the first employee satisfaction survey conducted at FSCC in several years. FSCC Director of Human Resources Cheryl Combs was present during the board's regular meeting to discuss results of the survey with the board. The survey was conducted in May by an employee relations committee at the college...

The Fort Scott City Commission will discuss a possible increase of the Transient Guest Tax at Tuesday's regular meeting. According to a letter from the Transient Guest Tax Committee to the commission, their recommendation to not increase the tax from its current rate of five percent was based on an understanding that the city's budget has been cut...

There will be a pep rally for the Fort Scott Community College football team tonight at 9:30 p.m. at Arnold Arena following the FSCC volleyball match. The volleyball match against Coffeyville will begin at 6:30 p.m. It's a key match for the Greyhounds, who are seeking to qualify for the Region VI Tournament...

GREAT BEND -- Although Uniontown's golf team did not perform as well as coach Jason Tourtillott would have hoped for as a team, his Eagles had good moments of play at the Class 3-2-1A State Tournament here Monday and cut their team score over 100 strokes from last year's State Tournament...

HUTCHINSON -- Fort Scott High junior Kacie Brown finished tied for 25th place at the Kansas Class 4A State Golf Tournament here Monday. Brown shot 53's on each nine to finish with a total of 106. The score was the same as Brown recorded at State last season, when she finished 38th. She did not qualify as a freshman in 2007...

Fort Scott High School's soccer team concluded its best regular-season in the 10-year history of the program Tuesday with a 4-0 shutout of Riverton at Ellis Park. The Tigers finished the regular slate at 11-5 and are virtually certain to host a playoff game for the first time ever. ...

The first Fort Scott Community Gala was a success in more than one way, according to organizers. The gala, held on Aug. 22 at the River Room, was attended by nearly 400 people and raised in excess of $23,000. The gala steering committee is comprised of a group of volunteers dedicated to continuing the tradition of the gala with the purpose of benefitting different community organizations and projects each year. ...

Though short and sweet, Tuesday's Fort Scott City Commission meeting was not unproductive. With only three of the five commissioners in attendance, the commission took on two agenda items with the first being the Transient Guest Tax and the other a waiver of the fireworks ordinance for Friday's Fort Scott High School football game...

UNIONTOWN -- Dedication and hard work has spelled success for a group of juniors at Uniontown Junior Senior High School. UJSHS officials recently learned that the school has been awarded a certificate of merit as part of the 6th Annual Challenge Awards. ...

NEVADA -- Area veterans will get some helpful information during a Saturday event at the Nevada Elks Lodge. Two local groups, the Nevada Elks Lodge No. 564 and the Ladies Auxiliary of the Veterans of Foreign Wars No. 2175 have collaborated to offer a veteran's fair from 9 a.m. ...