Stories from Monday, December 22, 2014

It's always a good idea to be prepared for travel as the first signs of winter weather have already arrived in the area. Kansas Highway Patrol Technical Trooper and Public Resource Officer Rick Wingate said some of the most common problems troopers deal with during winter seasons are motorists driving too fast for the weather conditions and not wearing their seat belts...

Bourbon County commissioners finalized paperwork Monday to borrow money for a new road grader and new patrol car radios. John Hill, vice president of City State Bank, presented the commissioners with the equipment purchase agreements. One agreement was for a 2014 Caterpillar road grader for $122,875. To help pay for the new piece of county equipment, the commission traded in an old one and reached into the county's special equipment fund...

This house at 753 S. Clark St., features a little bit of everything for the Christmas season, including several lighted Santa Clauses and his reindeer, lighted Christmas trees and candles, carolers, snowmen, a Nativity scene and many other holiday sights...

Helen J. Young, age 93, former resident of Fort Scott, and more recently of Owasso, Okla., died Sunday, Dec. 21, 2014, at the Evergreen Care Center in Owasso. Services for Helen Young will be announced by the Cheney Witt Chapel, 201 S. Main St., Fort Scott...

PLEASANTON -- Uniontown's boys prevailed over Pleasanton 54-42 here Friday night. David Bradbury led Eagles' scorers with 17 points, including four three-pointers, while Colt Sutterby had 14 and Garrett Elder finished with 10 points in the Eagles victory. Sutterby sank six field goals and Elder added four. Elder and Sutterby each went two-for-two from the free throw line and Bradbury went one-for-three at the line during the contest...