Stories from Tuesday, June 4, 2013

Fort Scott Community College's baseball team and head Coach John Hill III marked a milestone year. Among the many firsts, the Greyhounds: Advanced to the Super Regional Championship for the first time since 2009. Finished with the third most victories in program history with 40...

Alma May (Allison) Heer Hood, 92, a longtime resident of Overland Park, Kan., peacefully slipped away to be with Jesus on Sunday, June 2, 2013. Alma was born on Nov. 20, 1920, in Delphos, Ottawa County, Kan., to Everett and Maud (Barrett) Allison. She joined a half-brother Robert, a half-sister Anna, and a sister Alfa. ...

James Nelson Hammer, age 88, former resident of Fort Scott, more recently of Overland Park, Kan., died Wednesday May 29, 2013, at the Del-Mar Gardens in Lenexa, Kan. Jim was born April 18, 1925 in Fort Scott, the son of William Earl Hammer and Mary Elizabeth Reynolds Hammer. ...

Hundreds of farm animals are expected to be herded into the Bourbon County Fairgrounds this weekend for a livestock show benefiting area youth. The Old Fort Classic Swine, Beef, Sheep and Goat Show is set to take place from 8 a.m. to noon Saturday at the fairgrounds...

With not quite half the year gone, Bourbon County Commissioners took time out Monday to meet with county department heads to assess where each department is on completing 2013 goals the board set at the start of the year. Among those goals was hosting the March 21 17-county meeting at Fort Scott Community College. Commission Chairman Allen Warren thanked county supervisors for their help in making the event a success...