Stories from Wednesday, April 27, 2016

Helen Carol Hixon, age 78, a resident of rural Fort Scott, Kan., died Sunday, April 24, 2016, at the Medicalodge of Fort Scott. She was born Jan. 1, 1938, in Parsons, Kan., the daughter of Eldon Findley and Ula Carr Findley. Helen graduated from the Fort Scott High School with the Class of 1955. ...

Virginia Irene Blankenship departed this life in peace on April 20, 2016, at Vintage Park Assisted Living, Paola, Kan. She was born April 23, 1923, the youngest of five children to Edgar "Doc" and Dora Post. Virginia grew up in rural Fort Scott, Kan. ...

Kelli Woodring, kindergarten teacher at Winfield Scott Elementary, and preschooler Lincoln Kincheloe balance on one foot Tuesday during the Kindergarten Roundup at WSE. This exercise, as well as numerous others, are used to help determine a child's readiness for school. The Roundup also included physicals and hearing and vision tests...

Fort Scott Community College's baseball team will hold a baseball youth camp for children ages 4-14 at Lions Field on Tuesday, May 3, from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Registration for the camp begins at 5 p.m. behind the first-base dugout. In case of rain, the camp will be held inside the practice facility or on the football practice field...

CHANUTE -- Fort Scott High's junior varsity tennis team concluded its season here Monday. Levi Reichard played No. 1 singles for the Tigers, going 0-4. His losses came versus Kaden Hammer of Parsons, 6-0, Cy Smith of Independence, 6-4, and Kolby Ussery of Chanute and Jamean Delp of Pittsburg, both by 6-1 scores...

Fort Scott Community College's baseball team took a break from conference play to face the Baker University junior varsity at Lions Field Monday. The Greyhounds (34-17) won the opener easily, 11-2, but had to rally to win the second game, 9-8. Baker led the first game 2-0 after two but Fort Scott's bats came to life in the bottom of the third. Danny Crews and Mackay Williams each hit 2-run home runs during a 6-run inning...

PAOLA -- A Paola rally in the bottom of the seventh inning of the second game allowed the Panthers to complete a sweep of Fort Scott High School baseball in a non-league doubleheader here Monday. The Panthers won the opener, 9-3, and took the nightcap, 4-3, by scoring in the bottom of the seventh after the Tigers (9-5) had tied the score in the top of the frame...

COFFEYVILLE --Fort Scott High School's softball team extended its winning streak to 11 games Monday, taking a pair of wins over Coffeyville in Southeast Kansas League play. The Tigers (8-0 SEK, 13-1 overall) won the opener, 15-7, and dominated the nightcap, 12-0 in five innings...

As was promised, answers to questions Nicki Traul has about the width and traffic count for Soldier Road were available Tuesday. On April 19, Traul asked Bourbon County Commissioners why there is no plan to make Soldier Road a hard-surface road again and why the road appears to be getting narrow...

CHANUTE -- Fort Scott High School's tennis team finished fifth out of seven schools here Friday at the Chanute Invitational. This was a bracket-style tournament, rather than a round-robin. El Dorado was the winner with 22 points, edging out host Chanute by one point and third-place Paola by two. Iola was fourth with 19 points with Fort Scott fifth with 13...