Stories from Friday, March 7, 2014

Merle Dean Karns, age 89, a resident of Wichita, Kan., died Tuesday, Jan. 28, 2014, at the Robert J. Dole Veterans Hospital in Wichita. There was cremation. Pastor Matthew Hamilton will conduct a memorial service at 1:30 p.m. Monday, March 10 at the Cheney Witt Memorial Chapel. ...

Mary Lou (Helton) Sheperd, 67, passed away March 6, 2014 at her home in rural Carl Junction, Mo., following a long illness. She was born Sept. 24, 1946 in Canon City, Colo., to Edwin and Hettie Helton. Mary spent 29 years working for the Department of the U.S. ...

Dorothy Mae Stinnett, 93, of Fort Scott, died Tuesday evening, March 4, 2014, at the Fort Scott Presbyterian Village. She was born Feb. 13, 1921 in Moran, Kan., the daughter of Charley Lee and Mary Lou (Tackkett) Teel. She married Harold Russell Stinnett in Garnett, Kan. He preceded her in death Nov. 14, 2000...

The Fort Scott City Commission has learned of possible state legislation that could have an impact on Fort Scott Community College and local taxpayers. During their Tuesday meeting, commissioners and other city officials discussed possible legislation that could be introduced that would involve the state funding the mill levy for the five smallest community colleges in Kansas, based on assessed valuation - FSCC being one of those - over a three-year period...

The Fort Scott Community College (FSCC) Rodeo Team is hosting the 33rd Annual Spring Rodeo today through Sunday at Arnold Arena onthe FSCC main campus. Events start at 7:30 p.m. today. There are two performances on Saturday, at 1:30 p.m. and 7:30 p.m...

A public meeting to discuss the possibility of a new jail in Bourbon County was held Thursday night at the Danny and Willa Ellis Family Fine Arts Center on the campus of Fort Scott Community College. Bourbon County Sheriff Bill Martin discussed with the audience his office's rationale for needing to build a new facility. ...

TOPEKA -- One Fort Scott club wrestler won a state championship and four kids in all have qualified for an upcoming regional competition. They competed in the Elementary Duals Qualifier at Salina last weekend. Denton White, pictured, won the state championship in his division, six-and-under 39 pounds. He is the son of Shane and Theresa White of Mound City...

OXFORD -- Uniontown High's boys were eliminated from post-season play by fourth- seeded Oxford, 47-35, here Tuesday night in a first-round Yates Center Class 2A Sub-State Tournament game. The Eagles finished the season with a record of 8-13. Oxford (16-5) advances to play top-seeded Howard-West Elk tonight in a semifinal at Yates Center...

Fort Scott Community College's baseball team was swept by Johnson County in a Jayhawk Conference-Eastern Division doubleheader at Lions Field Thursday afternoon. The visiting Cavaliers won the opener 1-0 and took the second game 4-2. The only run of the opener scored in the top of the fifth inning when John Fairchild sacrificed to allow Anthony Miller to score. Miller led off the inning with a single to left, was bunted to second and moved to third on Hayden Steele's single...

Three members of Fort Scott Community College's men's basketball team and one from the women's team were recently honored by Jayhawk Conference-Eastern Division II head coaches with All-Conference honors. Men's head coach Michael Cook was honored as the Coach of the Year in the division as he led the Greyhounds to their first conference title since 1967, when Fort Scott tied with Independence and Coffeyville. ...

SPRING HILL -- Second-seeded Paola held off Fort Scott High's girls, 47-40, in the semifinals of the Spring Hill Class 4A-Division I Sub-State Tournament here Thursday night, bringing an end to the Tigers' season. Fort Scott (16-5) was playing without senior point guard Maddi Allen, who injured her knee in the first half of last Thursday's game at Pittsburg...