Stories from Wednesday, January 7, 2015

Maybe you have sang along with them on one of their Country music hits, "Fast Movin' Train" and "When She Cries." Or maybe you danced to their song, "I'll Still Be Loving You" at your wedding. Restless Heart, the Country band who wrote those songs, is coming to Fort Scott this Friday night...

The Fort Scott City Commissioners learned Tuesday night that the U.S. Highway 69 Association will not be the one to push for a by-pass around Fort Scott -- unless that's what Fort Scott wants. Members of the U.S. 69 Association executive board attended Tuesday's commission meeting to explain the group's priorities and its purpose...

The Fort Scott Police Department on Tuesday afternoon arrested a juvenile in connection with a threatening email that was sent to the Fort Scott High School Monday. A day after the investigation began, a 16-year-old Bourbon County male was arrested at the Fort Scott Police Department on charges of conspiracy to commit aggravated criminal threat...

Eva Readinger, 81, of Nevada died early Tuesday morning, Jan. 6, 2015 at the Moore-Few Care Center in Nevada. Per Eva's request the family will have a visitation from 2 to 4 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 10, 2015 at the Konantz-Cheney Funeral Home. Burial will be at a later date. Full obituary will appear in the Friday edition...

Mary Katherine (Land) Turley, 93, passed away peacefully in her sleep on Jan. 3, 2015, at Medicalodge in Fort Scott, Kan. Mary K was born at home in Fort Scott, Kan., May 23, 1921. Her parents were Basil I. Land and Cora Elizabeth (Masterson) Land, and she was the eldest of four children. ...

Gordon Dean Williams, age 73, resident of Mapleton, Kan., formerly of Desoto, Kan., died Monday, Jan. 5, 2015, at his home. He was born on Aug. 13, 1941, in Coldwater, Kans., the son of Wilford Franklin Williams and Lyla Pauline Freeman Williams. He worked as a mechanic for Superior Toyota in Kansas City. ...

MOUND CITY -- Shalina Harper's 24-point effort was not enough for Uniontown's girls here Tuesday night as the Eagles fell to Jayhawk-Linn, 57-33, in a non-league contest between the Three Rivers League rivals. Harper also had 7 rebounds and 4 steals for the Eagles, who are 1-6. Megan Smith finished with 3 steals and 2 assists...