Stories from Friday, August 12, 2016

Allen Rockne Jones, 73 of Punta Gorda, Fla., passed from this life to his heavenly home on Aug. 4, 2016. Born in Parsons, Kan., on Oct 3, 1942 to the late Arthur L. and Nina Irene (Hesting) Jones. Allen graduated from W.B. Ray High School, Corpus Christi, Texas, in 1960. ...

Gregory Dewayne Post, 46, of Kansas City, Mo., passed away Aug. 8, 2016, at Research Medical Center following an accident. He was born Dec. 29, 1969, in Fort Scott to Cynthia Wheeler Post and Gregory Post. He graduated from Fort Scott High School and Fort Scott Junior College. He later attended Pittsburg State University and Kansas State University at Manhattan...

Fishing at Uniontown City Pond will be handicapped accessible, but not for at least another year. The Uniontown City Council fishing dock will likely come in 2017, instead of this year. The council made the decision Tuesday during its monthly meeting to start the new city pond dock project next year. The pond is adjacent to Uniontown Junior High School...

A sizable grant will help a local coalition in its efforts to promote healthy lifestyles. Bourbon County is one of eight Kansas communities recently chosen as a grantee in the largest community grant program ever funded by Blue Cross Blue Shield of Kansas. The county has been selected as a Pathways to Healthy Kansas community...

WICHITA -- It was a memorable night for Fort Scott's LaRoche family at the National Baseball Congress World Series here Wednesday night. After serving as co-architect of the Kansas Stars, a club comprised of former Major League Baseball players, Adam LaRoche and his teammates took the field Wednesday evening to face the NJCAA National Team, which eked out an 11-10 win...

WICHITA -- Fort Scott's Adam LaRoche was 2 for 3, driving in 3 runs and hitting his second home run of the tournament as the Kansas Stars eliminated the defending champion Seattle Studs, 10-2, in the quarterfinals of the National Baseball Congress World Series at Lawrence Dumont Stadium here Thursday night...

The Fort Scott Recreation Commission recently held its annual Home Run Derby. Results are as follows: -- 9-year-old boys: 1. Chayden Clayton, 2. Reece Roberts, 3. Ryder Newton. -- 9-year-old girls: No entries. -- 10-year-old boys: 1. Amari Berry, 2. Cal Cosens, 3. Cedrik Martin...

Gary Karl Skinner, 64, of Fort Scott, passed away Wednesday morning, Aug. 10, 2016 at Mercy Hospital. He was born March 10, 1952 in Fort Scott, Kan., the son of Clifford Karl and Violet (Clarke) Skinner. Gary grew up in the Hiattville area and attended Hiattville Elementary and Uniontown High School. ...

A generous grant received for the past 12 years has run out for USD 235. That is just one factor in an increase of the school district's mill levy by 2.9 mills, Superintendent Jan Hedges told the Tribune. The William L. Abernathy 2003 Charitable Trust has provided an average of $73,380 a year to the district, with a total amount of $939,950 through the years, Hedges said...

The USD 234 Board of Education took a look back and a glimpse into the future during a special meeting Wednesday at the Carriage House. Although it was not a business meeting and board members took no action on any items, the planning session gave them a chance to review the district's accomplishments over the last couple of years and look at future items impacting education. Board members also had opportunities to ask questions throughout the four-hour session...