Stories from Saturday, October 4, 2014

Kenny Felt photo/Special to The Tribune Ajele Smith gives Michaela Webb a congratulatory kiss after they were crowned king and queen during Fort Scott High School's Homecoming ceremony Friday. Fort Scott defeated Prairie View 42-8.

Bourbon County Commissioners on Friday made the first formal move towards proceeding with a new jail project, but the move wasn't made unanimously. Commissioners signed a contract agreement with Piper Jaffray of Leawood to serve as the financial advisor for the project...

Marilyn McCoo and Billy Davis, Jr., recipients of this year's Gordon Parks Choice of Weapons award, shared some stories of their lives and award-winning music careers during a Gordon Parks Celebration Tribute Dinner Friday night at the Liberty Theatre...

Eva Carolyn Lawson, age 81, formerly of Fort Scott, Kan., passed away on Oct. 2, 2014 at her home in Smithville, Mo. Carolyn was born Aug. 24, 1933, in Redfield, Kan., the daughter of James Earl and Eva Angie (LaRue) Anderson. She attended Fort Scott High School and worked for many years at Key Work Clothes in Fort Scott. She married Herbert Lawson on Nov. 25, 1958. They farmed and raised cattle in Kansas and Missouri for 40 years...

ALTAMONT -- Fort Scott High's volleyball team maintained a half-game lead in the Southeast Kansas League race with 2-1 victories over Independence and host Labette County here Thursday. The Tigers are 4-0 in the SEK and 16-11 overall, a win ahead of Chanute, the only other unbeaten team in league play. The Blue Comets posted sweeps of Pittsburg and Coffeyville in Coffeyville Thursday to improve to 3-0, 21-2...

Fort Scott High School's football team rolled on Homecoming night at Frary Field Friday night, beating a Pioneer League team for the 10th consecutive time as they downed Prairie View, 42-8. This was the first time in this series that both teams entered a meeting with winning records. But while Prairie View suffered its first loss last week, playing Ottawa tough at home, the Tigers had to rally from 10 points down to beat Coffeyville at home...