Stories from Wednesday, May 6, 2015

Doris Sorrells, age 84, resident of Nixa, Mo., formerly of Fort Scott, died Tuesday, May 5, 2015, at Christian Health and Rehabilitation of Nixa. Services for Doris Sorrells will be announced by the Cheney Witt Chapel, 201 S. Main St.

Clarence Jackson Townsley, age 97, Blue Mound, Kan., passed away on Monday, May 4, 2015 at the Fort Scott Manor, Fort Scott, Kan. He was born on Dec. 22, 1917 at Blue Mound the son of Clarence Arthur and Corda Edith Jackson Townsley. He graduated from Blue Mound High School in the Class of 1935. ...

Larry Lyons poses with his granddaughter, Brooklyn Lyons, in front of the veteran's tribute she did. Brooklyn researched her grandfather for the seventh-grade language arts project at Fort Scott Middle School. Students spent five weeks working on their projects, according to Patty Cowan, language arts teacher. Students interviewed veterans, a relative if possible, then researched their branch of the military and the conflict the vets served in...

Fort Scott street crews will soon get busy addressing the condition of more local roads after approval of the annual street program Tuesday by the Fort Scott City Commission. Commissioners lent approval to the 2015 street program, which this year includes 13 total projects; four asphalt intersection improvement projects, three parking lot projects and six off-street parking area projects on various streets in the city...

For the safety of drivers and county workers, a reduced speed limit is now in force along areas where county road construction is taking place. On Tuesday, Public Works Director Jim Harris asked the Bourbon County Commissioners to give him the authority to post reduced speed limit signs where road crews are working on resurfacing projects...

The Fort Scott Police Department has taken into custody a Fort Scott man in connection with his alleged involvement in the death of a 6-month-old boy. FSPD officers, along with members of the Fort Scott Fire Department and Mercy EM,S responded to a residence at 309 S. Broadway St., for an accident that took place involving Aiden J. Osborn, according to a news release issued Tuesday by the FSPD...

POMONA -- Uniontown's golf team prepared for its home tournament by taking three of its members here Monday for a tournament hosted by West Franklin. Nick Reynolds shot a personal-best 9-hole score of 41 on the front nine for Uniontown but had troubles on the back and finished with a 95. Dalton Clifton shot 108 and Ty Covey finished with a 133...

UNIONTOWN -- St. Paul swept Uniontown here Monday, 12-9 and 13-0, in a Three Rivers League make-up doubleheader. The second game ended after five innings due to the 10-run mercy rule. Uniontown (1-7 TRL, 3-13 overall) led after the first inning of the opener, 2-1. J.P. Pearson led off the inning with a single and Jesse Kuns was hit by pitch. Broderick Glessner's 2-out single scored both runners...

Senior Day resulted in some lineup changes for Fort Scott High in the varsity game against Nevada Tuesday afernoon. But the Tigers, ranked second in Class 4A-Division I in the latest Kansas Association of Baseball Coaches poll, kept up their winning ways, beating the visitors 10-0 in six innings at Dave Regan Stadium...