Stories from Tuesday, January 28, 2014

Ada Louise Beal, age 86, a resident of Ft. Scott, Kan., died Sunday, Jan. 26, 2014, at the Fort Scott Medicalodge. She was born March 2, 1927, in Fort Scott, the daughter of Frank W. Beal and Ethel Galvin Beal. Ada had worked for many years as a Certified Lab Assistant for both Newman Young Clinic and Mercy Hospital. She had also served as caretaker of the Lath Branch Cemetery. Ada enjoyed quilting and embroidering. She was a member of the First Church of God and the V.F.W. Ladies Auxiliary...

James Alich McMillin Sr., 87 of Butler, Mo., passed away at Medicalodge in Butler Jan. 26, 2014. He had been in failing health the past three years. Jim was born to Otha and Una Pearl McMillin in rural Brownington, Mo., on March 12, 1926. After attending rural schools, he served in the Army during World War II with a Cavalry unit, and later as an M.P. ...

Uniontown High School's 2014 winter homecoming candidates are from left, front row: Jordan Mason, Lakyn Coyan, Hannah Travis, Ambar Abrego, Haven Bradbury; back: Chase Gleason, Joseph Duffey, Blake Dillow, Montana Beerbower and Huy Nguyen. The coronation of king and queen will take place between the girls' and boys' basketball games this Friday, Jan. 31 in game competition against Crest High School. The homecoming dance will follow the games...

A Redfield man lost his home to a fire that had Bourbon County rural firefighters working several hours Friday and Saturday. Bourbon County rural firefighters from multiple departments responded Friday afternoon to a house fire at 1091 Indian Road. Bourbon County Fire District No. 3 Coordinator Delwin Mumbower said the blaze likely started accidentally from hot coals used in a wood stove that had been moved outside by the resident, Glenn Post...

During the public forum portion of the Fort Scott Community College Board of Trustees regular monthly meeting Monday evening, former Kansas Senator Bob Marshall shared his concerns relating to the proposed technical education center in Crawford County. Marshall brought to the meeting an excerpt of an August article from the Pittsburg State University Collegio, which he referred to during his public forum comments...

Fourth and fifth grade members of the Reba E. Davis Memorial Drumming Circle in Iola perform with their instructor as musical entertainment during the 68th annual meeting of the Bourbon County Conservation District Saturday night at Fort Scott Middle School...

A group of area farmers were recognized Saturday night at the 68th annual Bourbon County Conservation District meeting in the Fort Scott Middle School commons area for their work in conservation. Conservation awards are given annually to salute those farmers who use time, knowledge and finances to save the resources on their farms for the future...

EL DORADO SPRINGS, Mo. -- Fort Scott High's junior varsity boys basketball team defeated Butler, Mo., 58-23, in the first round of the El Dorado Springs Tournament here Monday night. Wyatt Reehl led the Tigers with 14 points followed by A.J. Smith with 11 and Austin Cook 10...

Tiger boys finish second to Iola

SALINA -- Fort Scott Community College's women lost to Brown Mackie, 74-65, here Saturday in a game that counts toward Region VI Division II post-season tournament seeding. The Greyhounds (0-2 region, 8-13 overall) led 36-33 at the half. Brown Mackie (1-1, 13-7) outscored Fort Scott 41-29 in the second half...

SALINA -- Fort Scott Community College's men fell to Brown Mackie, 83-62, here Saturday in a game that counts toward post-season seeding in Region VI Division II. The Greyhounds (1-1 region, 7-13 overall) led 33-32 at halftime but Brown Mackie shot 66 percent from the field in the second half on 21 of 32...

PAOLA -- Jacob Durossette won the 145-pound bracket and five other Tigers medaled as Fort Scott High's wrestling team too part in the Paola Invitational here Saturday. Durossette (17-2), ranked No. 1 in Class 4A by the Kansas Wrestling Coaches Association, received a first-round bye. ...

FRONTENAC -- Katren Rienbolt scored a "quiet" 30 points and Ashley Cook added 25 as Fort Scott High's girls led from start to finish and downed Kansas City (Mo.) Hogan Prep in Saturday's fifth-place game in the Kansas Army National Guard Tournament...

FRONTENAC -- Fort Scott High's boys led from start to finish as the Tigers took fifth place in the Kansas Army National Guard Tournament here Saturday night. A 66-50 win over Nevada gave Fort Scott (5-6) its fifth win in its last six games following an 0-4 start...