Stories from Wednesday, October 17, 2012

CHENEY -- Uniontown's season came to an end here Monday at the Class 3-2-1A State Girls' Golf Tournament. Neither of the Eagles were able to medal but Head Coach Jason Tourtillott had nothing but praise for their performances. Monica Ramsey shot 112 for the Eagles...

HESSTON -- Southeast Kansas golfers had to go to a playoff to decide who was the best in the state at the Class 4A State Girls' Golf Tournament here Monday. Meanwhile, Fort Scott had two representatives here. Senior Karley Stark finished her career by shooting a 53 on the front nine and 57 on the back for a 110 at Hesston Golf Park...

EMPORIA -- The three entrants from Fort Scott High School were unable to win a match at the Class 4A State Tennis Tournament. But Head Coach Lynn Barr says that in no way diminishes what the Tigers accomplished this season. "These girls have nothing to feel bad about and should be very proud of all that they accomplished this season," he said. "It was one of the best seasons in recent history for our girls' program and these young ladies were very instrumental in that success."...

INDEPENDENCE -- Fort Scott Community College's volleyball team defeated Independence in four sets in Jayhawk Conference-Eastern Division play here Monday night. The scores were 25-12, 23-25, 25-10, 31-29. Haylee Toothman was credited with 22 kills for the Greyhounds in the match while Ali Cure had 11 and Jacy Ermel had 10. Taylyn Schwartz was credited with 51 assists. Kate Smith had 28 digs while Cure had 20...

WICHITA -- Even though the women's team has six returning players from last season and men's head coach Michael Cook is beginning his fifth season, Fort Scott Community College's basketball teams were both voted to finish last in the Jayhawk Conference-Eastern Division in a coaches' poll released at a pre-season media conference here Monday...

100 YEARS AGO (1912) Today nearly $60,000 was paid out to the employees of the Missouri Pacific Railroad alone. This the largest payroll the company has had for some time. Extra men have been added to the shops until it is running to fullest capacity with no room for added workers. Three or four months ago the payroll was about $20,000 and that was thought to be extra large and now it has been increased three times...

Nancy Carol Decker, age 74, resident of Foster, Mo., died Monday, Oct. 15, 2012, at her home. She was born May 19, 1938, in Parkville, Mo., the daughter of Sam Clark and Nettie Bryan Clark. She married Lester Hobbs in 1956. He preceded her in death on Nov. 16, 1973. She married John Counterman in 1974. They later divorced in 1985. She married Joseph Decker in 1986...

Veronica Ruth Jones, age 69, resident of Pleasanton, Kan., died Tuesday, Oct. 16, 2012, at Mercy Hospital in Fort Scott, Kan. She was born May 10, 1943, in California. She married Gary Jones on April 24, 1965. He preceded her in death on May 10, 2009. She enjoyed working puzzles and playing bingo. She also had a large collection of stuffed animals...

William "Billy" Joseph Counterman, age 36, resident of Pleasanton, Kansas, died Sunday, Oct. 14, 2012, at the Mercy Hospital emergency room in Fort Scott. He was born Dec. 20, 1975, in Kansas City, Kan., the son of John Counterman Sr. and Nancy Clark Counterman...

Julia Dryden-Lancaster and Brad Ogle, Fort Scott, and siblings Amberley Ogle, Dakoda Ogle and Hunter Ogle, are pleased to announce the birth of their daughter, Aiva Marie Ogle at 3:20 p.m., Wednesday, Oct. 10 at Mercy Hospital Fort Scott. Aiva weighed 7 pounds, 8 ounces at birth...

Shawn and Samantha Reinecke and siblings Layla, and Knox, are proud to announce the birth of their twins, Lillian Caroline and Jude David, on Oct. 8 at Neosho Memorial Hospital in Chanute. Lillian weighed 6 pounds, 6 ounces and Jude was 5 pounds, 9 ounces at birth...

Jacqueline Dayle Smith, 25, Fort Scott, was arrested at 3:57 p.m. Oct. 15 by the Fort Scott Police Department for driving while suspended and released the same day at 8:01 on a $1,250 bond. James Dewayne Fountain Jr., 20, Pittsburg, was arrested at 1 p.m. Oct. 11 by the Bourbon County Sheriff's Office on a Bourbon County warrant for domestic battery and is still being held at this time...

Fort Scott native Jill Suzanne (Anderson) Williamson earned her law degree from the University of Calgary, Faculty of Law, on May 10. Jill will begin her law career as a judicial clerk at the Alberta Provincial Court before rejoining a criminal defense firm based in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. ...

During this week's Fort Scott Community College Board of Trustees meeting, members acted on a number of motions, including: Trustees approved payment of expenses relating to the Sept. 7 storm. An itemized listing of expenses will be available on the November board of trustees agenda. ...

Mixing the history of the Cherokee Nation with his own, Fort Scottian Floyd Feezel spoke about his background to a handful of people attending "Genealogy: A Guide to Your Past" on Saturday. Put on by the Old Fort Genealogical Society, the conference, which featured several speakers, was held in the Round Room of the academic building at Fort Scott Community College...

Spreading the gospel has become something of a family affair for Pastor Paul Rooks and his wife, Shelley, of Grace Tabernacle Baptist Church. The couple's three children are all actively involved in spreading the message of the Lord, from grown daughter Brittani Garber, an associate pastor and youth director's wife in Wyoming, to their teenage son, Chase Rooks, 19, who currently attends Crown College of the Bible in Powell, Tenn., and is studying to be a missionary, to their youngest, Courtney Rooks, a Fort Scott High School sophomore, who works in a special youth program at Grace called Patch the Pirate.. ...

Following a brief executive session at Tuesday's Fort Scott City Commission meeting, Mayor Jim Adams announced that the city is moving forward on its lease with the Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks to allow hunting on land it owns located in Bourbon County...