Stories from Saturday, December 14, 2013

Marie N. Lawrence, age 82, a resident of Fort Scott, Kan., died Friday, Dec. 13, 2013, at Fort Scott Mercy Hospital. She was born July 2, 1931, in Iola, Kan., the daughter of Lloyd Madison Turner and Ruth Elnora Masden Turner. Marie married Junior Eugene Lawrence on June 4, 1948, in Deerfield, Mo. ...

Hazel Holmes Grigsby was born May 18, 1912 on the family farm at Prescott, Kan., to Arthur and Florence McLaughlin Holmes. Hazel passed away on Monday, Dec. 9, 2013 at the age of 101. She was raised on the family farm, received her education in the Prescott area and was married in Prescott to Ellsworth Grigsby. ...

Rickie Lee Overcash, age 57, resident of Bronson, Kan., died Thursday, Dec. 12, 2013, at his home. He was born March 6, 1956, in Norfolk, Va., the son of Hoyt and Mary Gregory Overcash. He married Pam Jacks. He worked as a steel mill mechanic. Rickie greatly enjoyed caring for animals and fishing. He was especially fond of spending time with his nieces and nephews, often accompanying them to the park. He attended the Bronson Baptist Church...

Editor's Note: This is the first of a two-part series looking at a program geared towards preparing students for the workforce. Business and industry leaders in Fort Scott are seeking to launch a program that will introduce Fort Scott High School students into the local workforce upon graduation. While the program has no official name yet, USD 234 Superintendent Diane Gross referred to it as a workforce development and peer mentoring program during the Dec. 9 USD 234 Board of Education meeting...

An arrest was made Thursday in a case involving a one-vehicle fatality accident this spring that resulted in the death of local woman. Authorities said Friday Melba Lynn Marsh, 51, of Fort Scott, was arrested at 12:45 p.m. Thursday by the Bourbon County Sheriff's Office. Bourbon County Sheriff Bill Martin confirmed the arrest was related to a motor vehicle accident near Devon earlier this year...

ve set the date for a public hearing to amend the Fiscal Year 2013 budget. They met with Terry Sercer of Diehl, Banwart, Bolton CPAs, PA of Fort Scott, and County Treasurer Rhonda Dunn Friday to review the amendments, the approved the amendments, which include the Landfill and Sewer District No. 1 funds...

Dressed as Santa's Elves, Fort Scott Community College theatre students Carly Hyer (left) and Carley Nelson (right) provide entertainment during Friday night's Dolley the Trolley ride around Fort Scott. The elves sang holiday carols and told Christmas jokes during the 50-minute Fort Scott Area Chamber of Commerce sponsored ride to see Christmas lights...

MOUND CITY -- Fort Scott Middle School's eighth-grade basketball "A" team defeated Jayhawk Junior High 23-15 here Thursday night to improve to 9-2 on the season. There wasn't a "B" game due to lack of numbers at JJH. Seventh-grade "A" results were not available at press time...

HUMBOLDT --Emily Shinn scored 18 points here Friday night as Uniontown's girls routed Crest, 64-36, on the final night of the Humboldt Round-Robin Tournament. Eagle boys lost to Crest, 57-41. Thursday night, Uniontown girls lost to Erie, 54-45, and Eagle boys fell to Erie, 69-56...

Fort Scott High School's boys continue to struggle scoring, shooting just 28 percent from the field in a 56-36 loss to Labette County in Southeast Kansas League play at the FSHS gymnasium. Labette County (1-0 SEK, 2-0 overall) didn't seem to show any effect from playing for the second consecutive night. The Grizzlies defeated Frontenac, 73-39, in a make-up game at Altamont Thursday night...

Fort Scott High School's girls got off to a strong start in Southeast Kansas League play Friday night as they rolled by Labette County, 63-39, at the FSHS gymnasium. The 63 points were the most scored by a Tiger team since a 70-25 victory over Coffeyville on Jan, 26, 2010...