Stories from Saturday, October 17, 2015

A Fort Scott man pleaded not guilty Friday to charges he faces surrounding the death of an infant in April. During an arraignment and felony plea hearing in Bourbon County District Court, Anthony M. Anderson pleaded not guilty to charges of first degree felony murder and child abuse, which he faces for his alleged involvement in the death of a 6-month-old boy...

During a stop in Fort Scott Thursday, U.S. Senator Jerry Moran spoke to members of the community during a joint meeting of the Kiwanis Pioneer and the Kiwanis clubs. One of the topics Moran spoke about is the importance of a hospital to a community...

UNIONTOWN -- Uniontown Junior High's volleyball teams both fell final match of the season here Thursday night as visiting Jayhawk-Linn won each match in two sets. The seventh-grade team lost, 25-18, 25-4 to finish with a record of 5-2. "Overall, we had a great season.," UJH seventh-grade coach Paula Coyan said. "I am proud of the effort and good attitude my girls had all season long"...

State Tournaments will be held Monday with one Fort Scott golfer, Camiren Defebaugh, and four Uniontown golfers playing in their respective tournaments. Class 4A State will be held in Hays while Class 3-2-1A action will take place in Cheney. Although the Southeast Kansas League team and individual champions were determined last week after the conclusion of Fort Scott's home tournament, the official standings were released earlier this week...

The Fort Scott Community College men's basketball team will host their annual "Meet the Greyhounds" night at Arnold Arena at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday evening. Admission is free and there will be a taco dinner served for $5 which includes two tacos, rice and drink...

Uniontown Junior High football team put the cherry on top of a perfect season with a 46-16 rout of Jayhawk-Linn here Thursday night. The convincing victory capped the Eagles second consecutive unblemished season. The Eagles finished 7-0 this year and 6-0 in 2014...

FAIRWAY -- Fort Scott High School's volleyball team did not win the Southeast Kansas League championship here Thursday night. But their victory over Chanute allowed the Tigers to tie for third place and forced the Blue Comets to settle for a tie for the title with Pittsburg...

CHANUTE -- Fort Scott senior Cassidy Westhoff and junior Devin Brooks became the first runners from the same school to sweep the varsity championships in 11 years at the Southeast Kansas League Cross-Country Meet here Thursday. Westhoff successfully defended her girls' championship, which led Fort Scott to its first girls' team title, winning a tie-breaker over four-time defending champion Chanute...

CHANUTE -- Carter Young rushed for 150 yards and four touchdowns here Friday night as Fort Scott High's football team easily won its Class 4A-Division I District 4 opener over Chanute, 58-13, at the Chanute Community Sports Complex. The other District 4 game was also a laugher as Paola crushed Labette County at home, 55-14...