Stories from Tuesday, January 20, 2015

Patricia E. "Pat" Mathews, age 73, Pleasanton, Kan., passed away on Sunday, Jan. 18, 2015. She was born in Picher, Okla., on April 30, 1941 the daughter of Melvin Leo and Opal Faye Rector Bryan. She married Neal Mathews on May 22, 1959. Pat was a self-employed beautician working out of the shop at her house. ...

Madeline Oliva Jewell, 90, of Fort Scott, passed away Thursday evening, Jan. 15, 2015. She was born April 22, 1924 in Brixey, Mo., the daughter of Dred M. and Pearlie A. (Smith) Bushong. She married William R. Jewell Oct. 30, 1943 in Pittsburg, Kan., and he preceded her in death March 15, 1993...

Dr. David Gordon, biologist at Pittsburg State University, talks about bees during the Bourbon County Conservation District's 69th annual meeting and dinner Saturday night at Uniontown High School.

As dry conditions continue in the area, Bourbon County rural firefighters continue to battle a wave of brush and grass fires. Just a few days after dealing with five separate fires in various parts of the county Friday afternoon and evening, rural fire agencies fought two more fires Monday afternoon. Three of the Friday fires were related to the burning of brush or trash...

Those who attended the Lunch and Learn held Monday at the Gordon Parks Museum were encouraged to follow Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s example and do something for others on a regular basis. About 60 people attended the event where LaShawn Miller, a Fort Scott Community College adjunct instructor, spoke about King's life "Are We Living the Dream?"...

INDEPENDENCE -- Independence kept Fort Scott Community College's women winless in January and in Jayhawk Conference-Eastern Division play with a 71-39 rout of the Greyhounds at the ICC Fieldhouse here Saturday night. The Greyhounds' last victory came on December 12, their last game before the holiday break, when they beat North Central Missouri at Arnold Arena. ...

Fort Scott High School's boys drew the No. 5 seed while the girls will be seeded eighth at the Frontenac Raider Kansas National Guard Invitational, which begins Thursday. Fort Scott's boys were seeded with a record of 5-3 and will take on Winfield (6-2) at 7 p.m. Thursday night in the old gym at Frontenac High School. The girls (1-7) will follow with an 8:30 contest against Oklahoma City-Classen School of Advanced Studies (12-2) in the same facility...

BASEHOR -- The Basehor-Linwood Bobcat Classic is always loaded, even for those schools which bring full teams. So Fort Scott High's two medals from it's contingent of just five wrestlers can be considered one of the season's bright spots. In a tournament loaded with nine teams ranked by the Kansas Wrestling Coaches Association, Missouri's defending State runner-up in Class 2 and two other top-10 teams from last season and one of Colorado's top big-school programs, four of the five Tigers won at least one match.. ...

INDEPENDENCE -- Fort Scott Community College's men broke a seven-game losing streak with a 65-51 victory over Independence in Jayhawk Conference-Eastern Division play here Saturday night. Will Harrington led the Greyhounds with 17 points, 6 rebounds, 5 assists and 3 steals as Fort Scott won at Independence for the first time since Jan. 10, 2007. The Greyhounds and Pirates did not face each other last season due to the separation of Division I and Division II teams into their own divisions...