Stories from Friday, October 2, 2015

Fort Scott Director of Economic Development Heather Griffith has been selected as a 2015 recipient of the annual Bob Ady Scholarship. Griffith, economic development director for Fort Scott since 2013, is one of eight recipients recently selected by the Mid-America Economic Development Council for the annual Bob Ady Scholarship Program...

cial meeting Monday night, the USD 235 Board of Education approved its republished budget. There was no public comment. "When our budget was originally published, a revenue source was misplaced in the bond and interest fund," Interim Superintendent Jan Hedges said. "That source is approved for the Local Option Budget fund. We republished to correct the error."...

Even though the location for the new county jail has not been determined, shoppers are already beginning to pay for the project. Beginning Thursday, the sales tax rate increased in Bourbon County as part of the $6.8 million bond issue to fund a new county jail...

In a six-team district, such as the group known as Eight-Man Division I District 2, district play begins early. In fact, it begins tonight when Uniontown travels to St. Paul to take on the Indians in a game that has great implications. The Eagles (3-0 TRL, 4-0 overall) and Indians (3-0, 3-1) are two of the three co-leaders in the Three Rivers League's eight-man division along with fellow district opponent Marmaton Valley (also 3-0, 3-1). ...

In past seasons, Prairie View football didn't enjoy a strong reputation. But things are different so far this season up in LaCygne. Prairie View is 3-1 this season after suffering its first loss of the season last week to Frontier League opponent Ottawa, 20-13. The Cyclones are also 3-1 with their only loss coming in the season opener to league rival Louisburg, which is also 3-1. The Wildcats are coming off a loss last week to league rival Paola by an 11-10 score...

Right now there are just two teams with winning record remaining on Fort Scott Community College's schedule. But they meet one of them on Saturday on the road -- No. 17 Dodge City, which is 3-0 in the Jayhawk Conference and 3-1 overall. Dodge City's lone loss is to Iowa Western (3-2) -- the other team on Fort Scott's schedule with a winning record. ...

Fort Scott High golfers competed in a varsity meet at Pittsburg Tuesday while JV golfers competed in Uniontown's home tournament at Fort Scott on Monday. In the varsity tournament, Camiren Defebaugh shot 51 on the front nine and 49 on the back to finish with a score of 100. That score tied for 15th place...

The Fort Scott Middle School volleyball team swept visiting Parsons at home Monday. The Tigers' seventh-grade B Team captured a 25-16, 25-20 victory. The seventh-grade A Team prevailed, 25-17, 25-15. The eighth-grade B Team took a 25-20, 25-16 decision. The eighth-grade A Team rolled 25-11, 25-21...

Fort Scott Community College's volleyball team, which moved up one spot to No. 17 in this week's NJCAA Division II poll, dispatched Hesston in four sets at Arnold Arena Wednesday night in a non-conference dual. The Greyhounds prevailed in the dual, 25-14, 17-25, 29-27, 25-16. Though this was not a conference dual, Hesston is a Region VI Division II independent. Thus, this dual did count toward post-season tournament seeding...

Fort Scott Middle School's eighth-graders went toe-to-toe with a bigger, quicker Parsons team at Frary Field Thursday night before the visiting Vikings won on the last play of the game, 50-44. Parsons also won the seventh-grade game, 20-0, as Yusef Kindrick scored two touchdowns on long runs. Luke Bradbury rushed for 85 yards for the Tigers. Quarterback Will Wunderly completed 5 of 10 passes for 34 yards...

Leon Richard "Lonnie" Cleaver, 89 of rural Fort Scott, died Thursday evening, Oct. 1, 2015 at the Guest Home Estates. Funeral arrangements for Lonnie Cleaver are incomplete and will be announced later by the Konantz-Cheney Funeral Home.

Carolyn Mae Black, 82, of Mound City, Kan., died at 1:35 a.m., Thursday, Oct. 1, 2015 at Olathe Medical Center. Carolyn was born June 10, 1933 in Pleasanton, Kan., to Hughie Ulysses and Margaret Ethel (Norbury) Black. In 1951, Carolyn graduated from Pleasanton High School. ...

Fort Scottians JoAnn Thomas and her grandson, Lucas Snyder got to see Pope Francis on Sept. 22 through the generosity of Jennifer Jackman. Jackman is a Gold Star mother, one who has lost a child while serving in the military. She was given tickets to attend the welcoming ceremony on the White House South Lawn but was unable to attend...

A portion of Sixth Street near National Avenue was closed while city crews made some minor repairs to a water main.