Stories from Wednesday, November 16, 2016

The Fort Scott Community College Board of Trustees is grappling with a policy that will comply with the state conceal and carry law, but at the same time, protect students, faculty and staff. Trustees learned during their meeting Monday FSCC President Alysia Johnston is continuing to work on a policy in relation to residence halls and other campus buildings...

The USD 234 Board of Education received another update Monday on timelines for completion of school bond projects still underway at all district schools. Robby Manthei, project manager for Nabholz Construction Services of Olathe, shared information on when certain areas are planned to be turned over to the schools, as well as some issues workers have run into on the projects...

The Bourbon County Commissioners signed off on the final election results Tuesday. The results did not change after ballots were canvassed Monday.

PITTSBURG -- Jayhawk-Linn's boys and St. Paul's girls were the picks in Three Rivers League pre-season coaches polls released by KSHQ Radio here Monday. Uniontown's boys and girls were each picked to finish in third place. The boys received three first-place votes while the girls picked up one...

PITTSBURG -- Fort Scott High School's boys were picked to finish in a tie for third while the girls were tabbed for fifth place by Southeast Kansas League coaches in polls released Monday at a media conference hosted by KSHQ Radio. Pittsburg was the team of choice in both polls, picking up five of the seven first-place votes from boys' coaches and four of seven from the girls' coaches. ...

PITTSBURG -- Fort Scott Middle School's first interscholastic wrestling dual saw 23 athletes participate here Monday evening. Each one wrestled two matches and the combined record of the Tigers for the night was 21-25. The middle-school wrestling program came into being just a few weeks earlier when it was approved by the USD 234 board. ...

WILBURTON, Okla. -- Fort Scott Community College's men fell to 1-3 on the season with a 92-77 loss to Eastern Oklahoma State here Saturday. Each of the Greyhounds' losses have come to a team that plays at the NJCAA Division I level. Fort Scott plays in Division II...

Fort Scott Community College's Rodeo Team finished the fall portion of its schedule Oct. 29 at Northwestern Oklahoma State University in Alva, with the men's team placing first and the women's team placing sixth. Several FSCC student-athletes delivered exceptional performances. ...

GARDEN CITY -- Fort Scott Community College's football team was hoping to play spoiler but No. 1-ranked Garden City scored 19 points in the second quarter without a response and went on to a 27-6 victory in Jayhawk Conference play at Broncbuster Stadium here Saturday...

KANSAS CITY, Kan. -- With their wins over the weekend at the Keith Lindsay Classic here, Fort Scott Community College's women have accomplished a feat that has not been achieved since 1982. Friday's 74-70 win over Penn Valley put the Greyhounds at 5-0, their best start since 2007-08 when they also won their first five games...