Stories from Tuesday, March 13, 2012

100 YEARS AGO (1912) A special meeting of the board of education was called for this evening, at which time arrangements will be made for the immediate printing of the bonds for the issue of $110,000 voted some time ago for the erection of a new high school building and an addition to the Margrave Street structure...

To the Editor: Uniontown School District had the honor of hosting the Kansas Class 2A Sub-State basketball tournament this past week. I was able to attend most of the games and enjoy watching this level of sports. However, I was disappointed to observe that most of the local personnel who were supervising and having key responsibilities weren't dressed with pride. ...

Youngsters from local and area high schools spent Friday afternoon touring Fort Scott Community College and visiting with school officials during the annual Spring Senior Day. Unlike the Senior Day on March 2 that focused on the academic programs offered through FSCC, Friday's session provided more than 40 students and their parents with information about occupational programs like transportation, cosmetology, nursing, John Deere and Harley Davidson...

A group of local residents recently stepped up to benefit the Bourbon County Relay for Life. On Jan. 28, local band Triple Threat played a benefit concert on the patio at Holmtown Pub. The cover charge was donated to Relay for Life on behalf of "Dancing with Our Stars" competitors Larry Davenport and Stacy Wunderly. A total of $800 was raised...

Arthur C. Jordan, 85, of Las Vegas, Nev., passed away from pancreatic cancer on March 6, 2012, at home surrounded by family. He was born April 8, 1926, in Kansas City, Mo., son of Hazel and Arthur Jordan. He was the youngest of four siblings. On Dec. 7, 1950, in Fort Scott, Kan., he married Leona B. Clayton, who survives...

Estel Marie Fyne, 86, resident of Fort Scott, Kan., died Saturday, March 10, 2012, at Mercy Hospital. She was born May 5, 1925, in Phillipsburg, Mo., the daughter of Lewis Schulz and Anna Hille Schulz. She married James Fyne on March 10, 1956, in Lawrence, Kan. He preceded her in death in June of 1988...

Coty and Megan Sleeper, Girard, Kan., and sibling Kaitlyn Sleeper are pleased to announce the birth of their daughter and sister Kensley Marie Sleeper on Thursday, March 8, 2012, at 2:45 p.m. at Mercy Health Fort Scott. Kensley weighed 8 pounds, 12 ounces...

Kyle and Kendra Perry, Moran, Kan., and siblings Drew and Luke Perry are pleased to announce the birth of their son and brother Adam Kyle Perry on Monday March 12, 2012, at 12:05 a.m. at Mercy Hospital Fort Scott. Adam weighed 8 pounds. Maternal grandparents are Bill and Sharilyn Lamb, Moran...

To mark national Severe Weather Awareness Week, the city of Fort Scott will be participating in the statewide tornado drill for Kansas and Missouri at 1:30 p.m. today. The purpose of the annual drill is to test everyone's readiness for life-threatening severe weather events such as tornadoes, flash floods, large hail and damaging winds, according to the National Weather Service website...

A continuance was granted Monday afternoon in the case of a local man facing charges of murder and arson. During an appearance by defendant Brent Bollinger in Bourbon County District Court, Bourbon County Magistrate Judge Rebecca Stephan approved a request by Bollinger's attorney, Paul Morrison, for a continuance in the case before a preliminary hearing is set. ...

Sara Michelle Thomas, 37, Fort Scott, was arrested by the Bourbon County Sheriff's Office at 10:52 a.m. Thursday on a Bourbon County warrant. She is currently being held with no bond. Rachael Leslie Fisher, 18, Stockton, Mo., was arrested by the Fort Scott Police Department at 6:37 p.m Thursday on criminal damage to property. She posted a $1,250 bond and was released at 8:49 p.m. the same day...

The countdown is just about a month and we will be moving into our new apartment. in Marshfield. I do believe I can see the light at the end of the tunnel. My problem is trying to maneuver around the house, it is almost like a tunnel, what with the mountain of boxes that are beginning to pile up all over the house. The walls are bare, the shelves are bare, in fact it doesn't really look like our house anymore...

Americans consume much more sodium than they should, according to a report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Most of the sodium comes from common restaurant or grocery store items. Ten types of foods are responsible for more than 40 percent of people's sodium intake. ...

The Fort Scott Forensics team did it again as they were able to split into two directions and still win both tournaments. These mark the ninth and 10th titles for the Tigers in just seven weeks. At Paola, the team was led by 11 finalists with seven eventual champions...

Some 365 Republicans from Bourbon and Linn counties gathered to select their presidential preference at Saturday's caucus. Along casting ballots, the gathering in the Linn County 4-H Barn at Mound City also gave participants a chance to hear from candidate representatives and concerned party members...

SALINA -- There was a post on Twitter Saturday afternoon that described two typical points of view when it comes to playing third-place games. "One team wants to win a trophy," the post said. "The other team doesn't want to be there." Both teams in the Class 4A State Basketball Tournament's third-place game Saturday afternoon wanted the trophy. In the end, Fort Scott's boys earned it by edging top-seeded Pratt, 54-53...