Stories from Friday, February 6, 2015

Thomas G. Cooper, age 87, a former resident of Richards, Mo., and more recently of Cameron, Mo., died Wednesday, Feb. 4 at the Missouri Veterans' Home in Cameron. Funeral services for Tom Cooper will be announced by the Cheney Witt Chapel, 201 S. Main, Fort Scott...

Wanda J. Powell, 75, of Parsons, died at 5 a.m., Wednesday, Feb. 04, 2015, at her daughter, Ginger's, home. She was born Dec. 26, 1939 at Fort Scott, a daughter of Jesse and Mae Elizabeth (Parker) Rose. She was raised there and attended Fort Scott schools...

Tim and Jenny Guilfoyle, parents of 10-year-old Holden Guilfoyle, continue an effort to raise awareness of the rare disease their son continues to battle. Fort Scott City Commissioners on Tuesday approved the use of Gunn Park and Shelter House No. 5 at Gunn Park for the fifth annual Holden's Hope Hero Run 5K race on May 2...

Fort Scott High School students Jon Carpenter as Ducktective Web, and Clayton White as Bill, interview FSHS student Holly Duff as Hen as they rehearse a scene from "Web Files," one of five stories that are part of "Furry Tales," an interactive children's play showcasing the books of children's author Margie Palatini. The scene was staged in the style of the old "Dragnet" television program...

It took less than 15 minutes Thursday evening for Bourbon County Republicans to elect Justin Meeks as the interim county attorney to fill the unexpired term of Terri Johnson. The position opened when Johnson was selected as a Sixth Judicial judge. She will be sworn in today in Linn County...

Cowley's women scored 22 of the game's first 26 points and left Arnold Arena with an 86-38 victory over Fort Scott Community College Wednesday night in Jayhawk Conference-Eastern Division play. The Tigers (4-4 East, 20-5 overall) made nine of their first 11 field-goal attempts during that opening run, during which freshman forward Hannah Alexander scored 8 consecutive points...

Looking at raw stats, such as the box score that accompanies this story, isn't necessary to dissect the game between Fort Scott Community College's men and Cowley College at Arnold Arena Wednesday night. It just simply comes down to this: the visiting Tigers played better during the first five minutes and the last five minutes...

Greyhound football sees movement on national signing day