Stories from Tuesday, October 22, 2013

Injuries have hampered Uniontown's cross country team this season. The team's only female runner, junior Rachel DeMoss, suffered a season-ending injury about two weeks ago and just three boys remain active. "The season hasn't been going as well as I would have liked," Eagle head coach Sabrina Wilkinson said. "All my runners have been suffering from minor injuries causing them to not be able to practice as hard as they need to to be prepared for the races."...

MELVERN -- Marais des Cygnes Valley, ranked No. 4 in Eight-Man Division I by kpreps.com, handled Uniontown, 70-22, Friday night in District 2 play. The Eagles (3-1 district, 5-2 overall) scored first after returning the opening kickoff inside the Trojans' 10-yard line. Marais des Cygnes scored to tie the game at 8-8. Then another long kickoff set up a short drive again for Uniontown, which scored to make it 16-8...

Fort Scott Community College volleyball defeated Northeastern Oklahoma A&M for the third time this season in their Dig Pink Night match at Arnold Arena Friday night. The Greyhounds (16-16) dropped the first set but won in four 20-25, 25-20, 25-13, 25-11. Fort Scott defeated NEO September 18 at Miami, Okla., in five sets and at the Coffeyville Tournament in three on October 4. The Lady Norse picked up their only win in the season series, 3 sets to 2, at the Allen Tournament on September 21...

RICHMOND -- Uniontown High's volleyball team used the Central Heights Tournament Saturday as preparation for this weekend's Class 2A Sub-State tournament at Pleasanton. Playing against mostly bigger schools, the Eagles (25-10) went 2-3 on the day. They beat the other Class 2A-sized schools they faced and lost to two Class 3A teams and a 4A team...

TOPEKA -- Both of Fort Scott High School's entrants were 2-2 at the Class 4A State Tennis Tournament here over the weekend. The meet was delayed one day due to rain and cold temperatures and was held Saturday and Sunday. Seniors Courtney Crain and Kenna Savage, appearing as a team for the second consecutive season, finished the season with a 23-11 record. ...

HUTCHINSON -- Those who thought they were experiencing deja vu during the fourth quarter of Fort Scott Community College's football game at Hutchinson Saturday night can feel perfectly justified. For the second time this season, the Greyhounds found themselves going into the fourth quarter with a lead only to allow 35 unanswered points...

Members of the Board of Zoning Appeals met with a representative of Springfield Sign and a representative of Shepherd Team Auto Plaza to discuss a sign variance request from Ray Shepherd Motors, Inc., during the board's meeting Monday afternoon at City Hall...

The Southeast Kansas Multi-County Health Department was given permission Monday to move to the Public Works Office located on the second floor of the Bourbon County Courthouse after employees complained of odors from the roofing repair project. Alice Maffett, public health nurse, attended the Bourbon County Commission meeting armed with information regarding the negative health effects from tar fumes. ...

Talk of a potential Fort Scott Community College and Pittsburg State University "enhanced" partnership intensified Monday evening during the monthly FSCC Board of Trustee's meeting. "What does the future hold for Fort Scott Community College as we explore a potential partnership with Pittsburg State University?" Robert Nelson, FSCC Board of Trustee's chairman, asked. ...

Mary Gladys Fewins passed away peacefully at her home Thursday, Oct. 17, 2013. Gladys was born Nov. 22, 1916, on a farm near Elsmore, Kan., to William Otto and Alice Gertrude Shoup Boler. After her mother's death, she was raised by her father, older sister Wilma, and her Grandma Shoup. ...

Edna Schasteen, age 95 of Mound City, Kan., died Saturday Oct. 19, 2013 at the Prescott Country View Nursing Home. She was born on July 22, 1918 in Linn County, Kan., the daughter of Ira and Rachelle Meech Walker. Edna was a graduate of Mound City High School. ...

Cathy Martin, 59, of Fort Scott, died Monday morning, Oct. 21, 2013 in El Dorado, Kan. Arrangements for Cathy Martin are incomplete and will be announced later by the Konantz-Cheney Funeral Home.