Stories from Friday, November 22, 2013

FAYETTE, Mo. -- C.J. Hall scored a season-high 21 points as Fort Scott Community College's mens' basketball team took a 78-52 victory over the Central Methodist University junior varsity here Wednesday night. The Greyhounds, who improved to 3-4, led 46-26 at the half. They shot 45 percent from the field, making 27 of 60 field-goal attempts. Hall was 8 of 11 overall from the field and 5 of 7 from 3-point range...

Buford Cullen Larson, age 80, of Fort Scott, Kan., formerly of Elsmore, Kan., passed away at his home on Wednesday, Nov. 20, 2013. Buford was the second of two children born to Vernon A. and Zodeen (Rumbeck) Larson. He was born on the family farm near Elsmore on Aug. ...

Each weekday, a group of businessmen gather for coffee and conversation at Nate's Place, located at the Lyons Twin Mansions. There have been additions and deductions from the group since they first started meeting in the 1970's, Phil Hammons, a group member said...

A community wide Thanksgiving Service has been scheduled for 7 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 26, at Life Point Assembly of God, located at the corner of Main and east National Avenue. This community wide worship service is sponsored by the Fort Scott Ministerial Alliance, representing a wide variety of churches in the Fort Scott area...

This year's traditional Community Thanksgiving Dinner will be somewhat different for organizer Marjorie Schwalm and her family. Schwalm, whose husband Ross died Sept. 16, will try to make it through organization of the community-wide social event this year without his help. Schwalm said Ross was instrumental in helping with the event each year...

Fort Scott Middle School's girls pulled off another sweep Thursday night as the seventh- and eighth-grade "A" teams both defeated Jayhawk Junior High. The seventh grade won 20-5 and the eighth graders took a 27-8 win. Jayhawk used some of its eighth graders in the seventh-grade contest as there are only five from the lower grade in the basketball program...