Stories from Tuesday, September 22, 2015

Patricia Ann Edwards, 76, Adrian, Mo., died Saturday, Aug. 15, 2015 at Adrian Manor, Adrian. Memorial services will be held at noon Saturday, Sept. 26, 2015 at The Carriage House, 301 South Main, Fort Scott, Kan., 66701. Patricia was born June 8, 1939 in Bayard, Kan., the daughter of Ralph H. and N. Ruth (Williams) Thomas...

Linda Dean Sheppard, age 67, Joplin, Mo., passed away at 6:25 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 16, 2015 at her home after a brave and valiant battle with cancer for over two years. Linda was born Aug. 12, 1948 in Kansas City, Mo., to Juanita Reed Povenmire and the late John Povenmire and had lived in Joplin since 2001...

Charles Albert "Chuck" Marsh, 53, of Granbury, Texas passed from this life on Tuesday, Aug. 11, 2015 at 7 p.m. at Plaza Medical Hospital in Fort Worth, Texas, where he had been in critical condition for 34 days. Chuck was born Dec. 29, 1961 in Kansas City, Mo., To James and Shirley Marsh, second born of four sons. ...

Rural fire department officials are doing what they can to address a need for volunteer firefighters in Bourbon County. Officials said four individuals who have expressed interest in becoming a rural volunteer firefighter learned more about serving on fire departments, how fire departments are organized and the training involved during a volunteer firefighter recruiting meeting Saturday afternoon at the Uniontown Fire Station...

Becky the elephant seems to enjoy her shower supplied by the Fort Scott Fire Department with trainer Armando Loyal supervising Monday afternoon. Becky is part of the Carson and Barnes Circus of Hugo, Okla., which performed at the Bourbon County Fairgrounds. Parents and children came to watch the elephants being bathed before the first performance at 4:30 p.m...

RIVERTON -- Uniontown High School's volleyball team won two of three matches in a non-league quad here Thursday. The Eagles topped Columbus and Galena but fell to Riverton. "I was very pleased with our play," Uniontown head coach Jackie Hall said. "These are 3A and 4A schools and it is always good to see how you can compete outside the (Three Rivers League) and against larger schools."...

IOLA -- Fort Scott Community College volleyball, ranked No. 13 in NJCAA Division II, went undefeated over the weekend at the Allen Invitational here. In Friday's first match, the Greyhounds (15-5) swept the Ottawa University junior varsity, 25-19, 25-12, 15-13. Julia Stringer had 11 kills and 16 digs for the Greyhounds. Morgan McNeley handed out 17 assists and Mickey Trimble dished out 11. Brandi Huesman served 4 aces. Emily Bruce picked up 15 digs...

No. 5 Butler arrived at Frary Field Saturday apparently determined to show that the Grizzlies are back as national champion contenders. Butler never relented during a 70-20 blowout of Fort Scott Community College in a Jayhawk Conference game at Frary Field...

Uniontown made the decision to postpone Friday night's Three Rivers League eight-man football contest against Crest so that players and fans alike could avoid having to deal with the thunderstorms that eventually passed through the area. Crest couldn't avoid the Uniontown's thundering Eagles Saturday afternoon when the teams played the game under sunny skies. ...