Stories from Friday, December 18, 2015

Raymond Leonard Poole, age 92, Mound City, Kan., passed away on Monday, Dec. 14, 2015 at the Olathe Hospice House. Visitation will be held from 2 to 4 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 20, 2015 at the Schneider Funeral Home and Crematory, Mound City Chapel. Contributions are suggested to the Olathe Hospice House. On line condolences for the family can be left at www.schneiderfunerals.com. Arrangements: Schneider Funeral Home and Crematory, Mound City Chapel...

PARSONS -- Fort Scott Middle School's seventh-grade girls' basketball teams concluded their seasons here Monday night. The "A" Team took a 45-6 victory while the "B" Team lost 17-15. Sami Bradbury led the "A" Team with 15 points and also picked up 4 steals. Kenly Jones added 10 points. Ashanti Green collected 6 rebounds. The A Team finished the season with a 12-3 record...

Eight area football players were recognized by either the Wichita Eagle or Topeka Capital-Journal recently by being placed on those newspapers' All-State football teams. The Wichita Eagle named three Fort Scott High School players to it's All-Class 4A-Division I team. Offensive lineman Austin Cook and kicker Brody Southwell were placed on the First Team. Linebacker Carter Young was placed on the Honorable Mention list...

Even before the deed for property selected for the new jail has passed hands, county commissioners on Tuesday were told the project is most likely going to be over budget -- unless construction bids come in lower than expected. Commissioners met with Larry Goldberg, president of Goldberg Group Architects LLC; Steve Smith and Archie Smith of Universal Construction; Financial Advisor Greg Vahrenberg of Piper Jaffray; Bobby Reed, Southeast Kansas Regional Correctional Center jail administrator; Ben Cole, undersheriff; Justin Meeks, county counselor; and Jim Harris, public works director.. ...

The Fort Scott City Commission addressed some end-of-year financial items during their last meeting of 2015. On Tuesday, commissioners approved some amendments to the city's budget as well as some slight increases in utility rates scheduled to take effect in 2016. During a public hearing in which there were no public comments, commissioners approved amending five different funds in the 2015 budget...

An old tanker car was recently uncovered and rediscovered on the retired railroad tracks just south of the new Riverfront Park road in the north part of Fort Scott.