Stories from Wednesday, February 25, 2015

Temperatures were a little warmer Tuesday than they had been on Sunday or Monday, and are expected to remain warmer through most of the week.

Fort Scott Deputy Fire Chief Dave Bruner has a new opportunity to put his expertise to use coming his way. Bruner, who has spent 21 years with the Fort Scott Fire Department, learned earlier this month he has been appointed to the MERGe EMS team to represent Region 6 in Kansas. MERGe is a statewide mutual aid group that supports EMS agencies across the state with disasters and emergencies...

Residents of Fort Scott, Bourbon County and the area are invited to a Legislative Update Coffee hosted by the Fort Scott Area Chamber of Commerce. The event will take place on Saturday, February 28, 2015 from 8:30 to 10 a.m. at Catherine's Café on the lower level of Mercy Hospital...

Jason E. Silvers/Tribune photo Fort Scott City Manager Dave Martin, right, speaks during a public meeting Tuesday night at the fire station on the east side of the city. The purpose of the meeting was to gather input from residents and property owners along East Wall Street regarding a planned property improvement blitz in May organized by the Good Neighbor Action Team. Craig Campbell, left, GNAT volunteer leader, and Bourbon County Treasurer Rhonda Dunn, right, listen in...

Dr. Everett Max Coon, age 81 years old, of Knoxville, Tenn., died at home on Monday, Feb. 16, 2015. Born in Prescott, Kan., on Feb. 2, 1934, Everett was preceded in death by parents, Ralph and Edna Mae Coon; sister, Ann Dillie; and son, Leon Coon. Everett is survived by his wife of 63 years, Nelda, who he met in high school and married shortly thereafter in 1952. ...

Fort Scott Middle School's boys basketball teams recently concluded their seasons in road games Tuesday and Thursday of last week. On February 17, the Tigers played in Parsons. The seventh-grade "B" team began things with a 30-15 win over the Vikings. Keenan Guilfoyle led FSMS with 7 points...

FREDONIA -- Uniontown High School's wrestling team competed in the first-year program's first Regional Tournament here over the weekend. The Eagles sent four competitors to the Fredonia Class 3-2-1A Regional, placing 21st. John Emmerson wrestled at 145 pounds. ...

COFFEYVILLE -- Fort Scott's girls found themselves in a 23-point hole in the second quarter here Tuesday night, then fought back to get within eight early in the fourth. But Coffeyville pulled ahead again and went on to a 78-62 win in Southeast Kansas League play...

COFFEYVILLE -- Kaleb DeLaTorre put Fort Scott High's boys ahead in overtime with a 3-point shot, then made a pair of free throws with less than 15 seconds to go to make the lead two possessions wide, allowing the Tigers to prevail, 68-67, over Coffeyville in overtime in a Southeast Kansas League battle here Tuesday night...