Stories from Saturday, March 29, 2014

It was a night for honors, for community contributions, for celebrating volunteerism, and for extending thanks for good works. The annual Fort Scott Area Chamber of Commerce Awards Celebration recognized a handful of businesses and individuals for giving back and for extending a helping hand...

The Reconciliation Quilt, a post-Civil War quilt, is now on display in Grand Hall at the Fort Scott National Historic Site. The display is open from 11 to 3 p.m. today and Sunday and April 4-6. The Reconciliation Quilt was created in 1867 by Lucinda Ward Honstain. The quilt being displayed is a reproduction created by Hortense Beck of Topeka in 1995. Also on display are many Log Cabin quilts, which are part of the International Quilt Study Center's Education Collection...

Topics ranging from conservation and a new U.S. farm bill, to civil rights and politics were among those broached during a visit by U.S. Sen. Jerry Moran, R-Kan., to Fort Scott on Friday. Moran, a native of Plainville, said the visit was one of numerous town hall meetings scheduled as part of his continuing statewide listening tour. ...

Wanda Ruth Wilson, 83, of Fort Scott, passed away Friday morning, March 28, 2014 at the Guest Home Estates. She was born Jan. 6, 1931 in Walnut, Kan., the daughter of Wayne and Pearl Blanche (Wright) Geiger. She married Riley W. Wilson Aug. 22, 1948 in Walnut, Kan., and he preceded her in death Dec. 31, 1982...

Margie Kathleen Northrop, age 92, died Tuesday, Dec. 17, 2013, at the Fort Scott Manor. She was born Oct. 3, 1921 in Rich Hill, Mo., the daughter of Thomas Frederick Lyons and Nannie Brown Lyons. She was a 1938 graduate of Fort Scott High School. Margie married Harold Northrop on April 1, 1949 in Bentonville, Ark. He preceded her in death on June 14, 1998. She was retired as a secretary for Western Insurance Company followed by 10 years employment with KMDO Radio Station...

TALEQUAH, Okla. -- Josh Lattimer, former linebacker at Pittsburg State, has been hired as defensive coordinator at Northeastern State University. Lattimer coached the last two seasons at Ellsworth (Iowa) Community College, serving as defensive coordinator in 2012 and head coach last season. The Panthers went 2-8 in 2013, suffering one loss in overtime, one with five seconds remaining and another by one score. Lattimer's first victory came in five overtimes over Arkansas Baptist...

Darlene Marie Grant, age 88, a former resident of rural Mapleton, Kan., and more recently of Chanute, Kan., died Thursday, March 27, 2014, at her home in Chanute. She was born May 9, 1925, in Mapleton, Kan., the daughter of Thomas E. Ball and Dollie Jane Gunsolley Ball. ...

Coming off a strong finish last year, Uniontown High School's softball team is hoping that an experienced group of seniors can continue to build on that success. The Eagele finished with a 9-10 overall record, 7-5 in in the Three Rivers League, but caught fire at the right time and went on to win the Regional, advancing to the program's first Class 2-1A State Tournament appearance at Emporia before narrowly falling to Oskaloosa, 2-1, in the first round...

Edward Irvine Blincoe, Sr., 88, formerly of Fort Scott, passed away Dec. 17, 2013 in Denver, Colo. He was born Oct. 2, 1925 in Fort Scott, Kan., the son of Ernest Edward and Francis (Irvine) Blincoe. He married Betty Burns Armstrong Nov. 25, 1949 in Hutchinson, Kan., and she survives of the home...

Maurine Louise Dodge Harward, 100, residing in Hemet, California passed away suddenly Saturday afternoon, March 22, 2014. Maurine, born March 18, 1914 in Fort Scott, Kan., was the daughter of Fred S. Dodge and Emma Stratton. She was the last survivor of her siblings Ross Dodge, Leonard Dodge, Dorothy Dodge Hall, Hazel Dodge, Clark Dodge and Fred "Jack" Dodge. She is survived by her son Garn Scott Harward and his spouse Linda, as well as her daughter Jennifer Espejo...

The bar has been set high for this year's Fort Scott High School baseball team. Third-year head coach Josh Regan has 30 players out for his squad this season, one which is still relatively young as there are just two seniors on the team. "It's a lot but it's a solid 30," Regan said Wednesday afternoon. "Top to bottom, we're very, very good."...

PITTSBURG -- Fort Scott High School's junior varsity tennis team saw its first action of the season here Thursday in a round-robin tournament. There were No. 1 and No. 2 singles pools but only one doubles pool as only two schools had a No. 2 doubles team ready to play...

Three girls and two boys from Uniontown's basketball teams received honors from league coaches as the All-Three Rivers League teams were selected Wednesday night. The girls were seniors DaNisha Robinson, Emily Shinn and Jessica Farra, all chosen for the Second Team. The two boys were also seniors placed on the Second Team, Joseph Duffey and Skyler Riley...

The offense broke out in a huge way for Fort Scott Community College's softball team against Cottey College at the Betty Ruth Willard Complex Friday afternoon as the Greyhounds swept the visiting Comets 19-0 and 24-4. Fort Scott had 13 hits in the opener and 22 in the nightcap. Coming into the game, the Greyhounds had scored 87 runs the entire season, or about 3 per game...