Stories from Friday, November 15, 2013

Mary Fischer, a resident of Fort Scott and student at American School, was awarded a $2,000 second place prize in the Lowell Milken Center International Discovery Award competition. The competition was titled: "Students Uncover Unsung Heroes Who Have Changed the World." Fischer was bestowed the prize Wednesday at the Lowell Milken Center in downtown Fort Scott...

Fort Scott police are seeking help from the public in locating a suspect who led representatives of several law enforcement agencies on a high-speed chase throughout parts of Bourbon County Wednesday afternoon. Multiple agencies, including the FSPD, the Kansas Highway Patrol and the Bourbon County Sheriff's Department, pursued a red 1993 Jeep Cherokee from within the city limits of Fort Scott and through parts of Bourbon County both north and south of town...

The Fort Scott Airport Advisory Board remains at a loss as to what to do about the annual Airport Day event, but it plans to continue researching ways to conduct an air show in 2014. Three members of the board met Thursday afternoon to continue discussions on the future of Airport Day. Since there were not enough board members present for a quorum -- four members of the six-member board are needed -- no action could be taken during the meeting...

UNIONTOWN -- The Uniontown Junior High seventh-grade girls' basketball team defeated Westphalia, 16-14, here Thursday night. Down 11-6 at halftime, the Lady Eagles rallied in the second half to take a 12-11 lead. After falling behind 13-12, the Lady Eagles finished off Westphalia with a late 4-1 run...

Another night, another four wins for the Fort Scott Middle School girls' basketball teams. The seventh-grade "B" team began the night by holding off Parsons for a 13-10 victory. Then the seventh-grade "A" team dominated the second half on its way to a 40-26 win over the Vikings. The eighth-grade "B" team shut out Parsons for three quarters as it went on to a 22-5 whitewashing. And the eighth-grade "A" team finished off the night with a 28-10 victory...