Stories from Friday, November 20, 2015

USD 235 Board of Education members have homework due Monday. The board met in a preliminary meeting Tuesday with an external search advisory group to begin the first step in the search for a superintendent. Board President Matt Wood asked fellow board members to meet again Monday to bring ideas for a community focus group. That group will contribute input for the new superintendent search, Wood said...

When the Bourbon County Commissioners returned from their lunch break Tuesday, they faced nearly all of the sheriff's office and jail employees. The employees shared issues they say are hampering their work -- low wages, the vacation policy, lack of technology and shortage of manpower...

Three members of Uniontown's volleyball squad were named to the All-Three Rivers League team, which was released last week. Senior Lindsay Nietfeld was voted onto the First Team. There were five players who were unanimous choices: Jayhawk-Linn seniors Brielle Ware and Lauren Sluder, Marmaton Valley senior Kenzie Tynon, St. Paul senior Josie Albertini, and Pleasanton senior Sydney Dent. Also chosen were junior Miranda Golden of Crest and junior Breanna Vail of Oswego...

Fort Scott's seventh-grade "A" team rolled by Jayhawk-Linn easily Thursday night, taking a 40-4 win. The eighth-grade "A" team rallied to take a 4-point lead with 1:09 to go but the Jayhawks fought back and won 27-25 on a buzzer-beating layup. There were no "B" games for either grade...

Fort Scott Community College's women had a good first half Wednesday night as they took on Division I school Independence at Arnold Arena, trailing by just 6 points at the half. Then came the third quarter, bogged down by 23 fouls -- including two technicals on the same play -- and 32 free-throw attempts by both teams combined. After Indy scored the first 9 points of the quarter, the Pirates (6-1) shut down the Greyhounds' offense and went on to take an 85-62 victory...

It's there on a sheet of paper, glaring as it indicates an area of insufficiency in Wednesday night's junior-college basketball game at Arnold Arena. Fort Scott Community College's men had just 23 rebounds in a 68-58 loss to former division rival Independence. The Pirates had 43 rebounds, including two more defensive boards than the Greyhounds (1-6) had as a team...