Stories from Wednesday, March 1, 2017

UNIONTOWN -- Fifth-seeded Oswego rallied from a 14-point deficit late in the first half and was able to hold on to the lead despite horrible fourth-quarter free-throw shooting to eliminate fourth-seeded Class 2A Sub-State Tournament host Uniontown, 65-63, here Monday night...

Micheal Louis Larrabee, 27, of Fort Scott, died Thursday, Feb. 23, 2017. He was born April 26, 1989 in Kansas City, Kan., the son of Michael Louis and Mary Amanda (Rivera) Larrabee. Survivors include his wife, Marie (Sheriff) Larrabee, of the home; his children, MacKinzie, MiKeal, MaKinna, MaKinleigh, Malaky, and Madilyn, also of the home; his father, Michael Larrabee, and his step-mother Becky Larrabee; his sisters, Michelle Renfroe of Darnell, Ark., Pam Turner of Independence, Mo., Misty Shelley, of Riverside, Mo., Melisa Fernandez, of Fort Scott, Kan., and Jonque Haislip of Kansas City, Mo.; and his brothers, Max Garcia of Kansas City, Mo., and Charles Begulia, of Kansas City, Kan. ...

Joyce Elaine Howard, age 68, a resident of rural Fort Scott, Kan., passed away early Monday, Feb. 27, 2017, at the University of Kansas Medical Center in Kansas City, Kan. She was born Nov. 17, 1948, in Fort Scott, the daughter of William Endicott and Grace Lorene Cash Endicott. ...

Sibio (Nac) Naccarato died peacefully on Feb. 17, 2017 at age 96. Nac was born Dec. 28, 1920 in Corona, Kan. He served in the Army Air Corps during WWII in the 15th Air Force based in Italy with the 456th and 301st bombardment groups as a lead navigator for both B-24 and B-17 heavy bombers. ...

The Fort Scott Community College Board of Trustees on Monday voted to move forward with the next step in a plan that would bring the John Deere Technician Training program, currently located in Frontenac, to Bourbon County. FSCC officials have discussed moving the program in recent months, after learning in late 2016 the college had lost its lease on the building used for the John Deere program, which trains students to become certified in servicing John Deere equipment...

Bourbon County Commissioners on Tuesday voted unanimously to not add 16 beds to the Bourbon County Law Enforcement Center project. The decision was made after hearing comments from Sheriff Bill Martin, his staff, members of the public and receiving financial information from County Treasurer Rhonda Dunn...

OSWEGO --Fourth-seeded Oswego needed overtime to outst Uniontown's girls, 46-43, in the first round of Class 2A Sub-State Tournament play here Tuesday night. "Losing in overtime is a tough way to end the season," Eagle head coach Dustin Miller said. "The girls fought to the bitter end and that speaks to the character of these young ladies. It has been my privilege to be their coach this year."...