Stories from Saturday, January 28, 2017

Kan. Rep. Lynn Jenkins, a Republican and five-term veteran of the Kansas House, has announced she will not seek re-election in 2018. In a news release issued by Jenkins' office Wednesday, the congresswoman said she plans to retire from Congress and pursue opportunities in the private sector...

Beginning July 1, Uniontown USD 235 will have a permanent superintendent. Board of Education members voted Wednesday night to issue a contract to Brett Howard. The vote to hire Howard was unanimous. Howard's two-year contract comes with a $90,000 annual salary...

Retired educator Shirley Palmer shows first grade students from Winfield Scott Elementary School a lunch pail that would have been used by students in the late 1800s during a Kansas Day activity Friday at the one-room Fort Lincoln School. The school was established in 1870. ...

COLONY -- Uniontown's boys moved into a tie for third place in the Three Rivers League following a 53-18 blowout of Crest here Friday night. Uniontown's girls, meanwhile, dropped into a tie for eighth following a 49-46 loss to the Lancers. The Eagles (3-1 TRL, 8-5 overall) led Crest 11-5 after one and never allowed the Lancers (3-1, 4-7) to score more than 6 points in a quarter. They led 34-7 at the half...

GIRARD -- Ryan Thomas converted an "old-fashioned" 3-point play here Friday night with 31 seconds remaining in overtime that held up as the winning score for Fort Scott High's boys in a 65-62 win over Girard. Tiger girls were within 5 points after three quarters but Girard outscored Fort Scott 21-5 in the final stanza and went on to a 54-32 win...

There is no doubt concerning the level of dedication Alvin Metcalf, Jr. has for the sport of wrestling. The former Tiger, now Fort Scott High's head coach, also looks to promote the sport whenever he can. The effort he made on Thursday night by staging an event at Memorial Hall appeared to be a rousing success. ...