Stories from Tuesday, January 21, 2014

There were many adults who helped Allen Warren as a young 4-Her. Because of them, he made a decision to continue his involvement in the program. On Jan. 9, Warren was recognized for his contribution to the Bourbon County Fair when he was inducted into the Kansas Fair and Festivals Hall of Fame in Topeka...

Directed by Winfield Scott Elementary School music teacher Amanda Johnson, 21 students from the school's first and second grade choir sing Teresa Jennings "I Have a Dream" in honor of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. The students were part of Fort Scott Community College's Martin Luther King, Jr. Day tribute program, which took place inside the theatre of the Danny and Willa Ellis Family Fine Arts Center...

To the victor goes the spoils, or in this case, the state championship trophy. The Fort Scott High School two-speaker debate team of Tyler Slinkard and Taylor Nielson took home the Class 4-A 2014 High School State Debate tournament crown. The championship event was held at FSHS over the weekend for Class 4A and 3-2-1A, two and four-speaker division teams...

Memorial service for J. Steven Barlow, age 74 of Princeton, Ill., was Wednesday, Jan 15, 2014 at 11 a.m. at the First Presbyterian Church. Rev. Brian Hall will officiate. Burial will be private and at a later date. The family will received friends on Tuesday, Jan 14, 2014 from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. at the Norberg Memorial Home...

Charles Bernard "Charlie" Wenderott, age 79, resident of Fort Scott, Kan., died Saturday, Jan. 18, 2014, at Fort Scott Manor. He was born Aug. 28, 1934, in Alma, Kan., the son of William and Veronica Schmidt Wenderott. He graduated from Alma High School in 1952. ...

Tropha V. Allen, age 91, Linn Valley, Kan., passed away on Saturday Jan. 18, 2014. Funeral service will be 11 a.m. Wednesday, Jan. 22, 2014, at the Calvary Baptist Church in La Cygne, Kan. Burial will follow in the Jingo Cemetery. Friends may call from 10 a.m. to service time Wednesday at the Church. Contributions are suggested to the Tropha Allen Memorial Fund. On line expressions can be left at www.schneiderfunerals.com. Arrangements: Schneider Funeral Home and Crematory, La Cygne Chapel...

Penny S. Smith, 55, of Girard, died at 11:31 p.m., Friday, Jan. 17, 2014 in the Via Christi Hospital in Pittsburg where she entered Jan. 14. Penny was born March 8, 1958 in Kansas City, Mo., a daughter of Eugene and Jackie (Sharp) Munson. After Mr. Munson died, Penny was adopted by Joe Horton...

Both of Fort Scott High's freshmen teams defeated Chanute in the first round of the home round-robin tournament at the FSHS gymnasium Monday night. Tiger girls won 31-16 after leading 16-2 at the half. Fort Scott's boys took a 57-40 win after outscoring the Blue Comets 21-9 in the second quarter...

BASEHOR --Fort Scott High's Jake Durossette, the No. 2-ranked wrestler in Class 4A at 145 pounds in the Kansas Wrestling Coaches Association poll, finished third in the always-tough Basehor-Linwood Bobcat Classic here over the weekend. Two other Tigers medaled. Jerad Heckman, ranked No. 4 at 126 pounds, finished fifth in his weight class. And Brendon Blackburn, No. 5-ranked at 285 pounds, finished fifth in his final tournament before upcoming shoulder surgery...