Stories from Friday, October 11, 2013

Lifelong Fort Scott resident Kenneth Davis has always been passionate about the overall cleanliness of his hometown. Davis was recently recognized by Fort Scott City Manager Dave Martin "for his years of hard work and a heart for Fort Scott." Davis' efforts to keep Fort Scott looking pristine date back to the 1950's when he ran his own tree clearing business. ...

Rhonda Dunn is ready to jump into her new job as Bourbon County treasurer. Dunn of Fort Scott, who defeated former longtime treasurer Susan Quick in the November 2012 election, was sworn in Tuesday by Bourbon County Clerk Kendell Mason at the Bourbon County Courthouse...

Glenn E. Davis, age 89, a resident of Wichita, Kan., died Wednesday, Oct. 9, 2013, at the Medicalodge of Wichita. He was born Aug. 20, 1924, in Redfield, Kan., the son of Albert Ephriam "Bert" Davis and Gladys Boone Davis. He had worked as an aircraft mechanic for Boeing, Beechcraft and Cessna...

Marion Anna Elisabeth Bordelon, age 59, a resident of Fort Scott, died Thursday, Oct. 10, 2013, at her home. Services for Marion Bordelon will be announced by the Cheney Witt Chapel, 201 S. Main, Fort Scott.

Gladys Opal Shaw, age 92, Pleasanton, Kan., passed away on Wednesday Oct. 9, 2013 at Prescott Country View. Graveside services will be held at 11 a.m. Monday, Oct. 14, 2013 at the Pleasanton Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 10 a.m. to service time at the Schneider Funeral Home and Crematory, Pleasanton Chapel. ...

ALTAMONT -- Fort Scott Middle School football played a pair of games at Labette County last Thursday. The seventh-grade team lost 6-2 while the eighth grade won 22-14 in their season finale. Fort Scott head coach Alvin Metcalf reported that Alec Michaud tackled a Labette County running back on the first place of a drive, which put the Tigers (2-2) ahead 2-0 in the first quarter. ...

UNIONTOWN -- The Uniontown Junior High football team cruised to an easy victory Thursday night, defeating the visiting Pleasanton Blu Jays, 42-32. "I thought the boys played hard, we really got after it early, got up early, and I was glad everybody got in the game," Uniontown head coach Chad Hays said . "We just couldn't be more proud of our boys tonight."...

When it comes down to it, all we're really looking at is a bunch of numbers. When the Kansas State High School Activities Association decides each year what classes each one of its 300-plus schools will be assigned to, it just looks at numbers. How many students were in the school building that day? That's all. There's no consideration to whether the school is rural or urban, nor if the school has a greater percentage of boys than girls or vice versa...