Stories from Tuesday, April 10, 2018

John Wesley Rankin, age 56, lifetime resident of Fort Scott, Kan., died Monday, April 9, 2018, at his home. There was cremation. A memorial service will be held at 2 p.m. Tuesday, April 17, at the Cheney Witt Chapel, 201 S. Main, Fort Scott. Private burial will take place in the West Liberty Cemetery. ...

Harold G. Cagle, age 77, a resident of rural Fort Scott, Kan., passed away Monday, April 9, 2018, at his home. He was born June 6, 1940, in Stidham, Okla., the son of Charles Cagle and Alicia Davis Cagle. Harold served with the United States Army from 1957 to 1959. ...

Harley Lloyd Moss was born May 19, 1927 in Prescott, Kan., to Roy Mark Moss and Elsa Landona Woods Moss and left this life for his heavenly home on April 9, 2018, at the age of 90 years, 10 months and 21 days in Fort Scott, Kan. He was married to Lucy Evelyn Cassidy on Feb. ...

When Bourbon County Commissioners meet Tuesday, April 17, they are expected to adopt a resolution to allow voters to decide if drinking establishments can sell liquor by the drink without any food sales requirement. Commissioners met with city officials Tuesday to discuss language for a question to be placed on the Nov. 6 General Election ballot...

Several emergency responders, city and county officials and representatives of other groups assembled Tuesday to discuss a plan for an event similar to a devastating March 2005 fire in downtown Fort Scott. Bourbon County Emergency Manager William Wallis wrote and coordinated the mock tabletop exercise, which took place inside the Emergency Operations Center at the Bourbon County Courthouse...

UNIONTOWN — Southeast outscored Uniontown 25-4 over the course of a Three Rivers League doubleheader here Monday. The Lancers won game one 13-3 and took the second 12-1, remaining undefeated on the season at 8-0 (league and overall). Megan Colvin allowed no earned runs on 5 hits and 2 walks while striking out 12 in the opener for Southeast...

MORAN — Northeast came out on the short end of a high-scoring contest in the first game here Monday but managed to take a split from Marmaton Valley in Three Rivers League play. The Wildcats won game one 11-10. Northeast took the second game, 8-5, holding off a Wildcat rally in the bottom of the seventh...

CHANUTE — Fort Scott High’s junior varsity track team finished in second place while the boys claimed fourth at the Chanute meet here Monday. Fort Scott’s girls scored 101 1/3 points, finishing 30 points behind Iola. Labette County won the boys’ team title with 93 points while the Tigers fnished two points out of third place with 51...

UNIONTOWN —Three Rivers League newcomer Southeast posted a sweep of Uniontown here Monday, winning by scores of 3-1 and 10-7. Uniontown’s only run in the opener scored when Alec Womelsdorf reached base on a 2-out error, moved up on a walk to Kolby Seested and scored on Chase Fuhrman’s single in the fourth inning, cutting the Lancers’ lead to 2-1...

MORAN — Northeast’s baseball team overcame a run-rule loss in the first game to salvage a split with Marmaton Valley in a Three Rivers League doubleheader here Monday. The host Wildcats won the opener, 16-6, backed by a 10-run first inning. The Vikings (2-4 TRL, 2-6 overall) won game two 12-9, holding off a seventh-inning rally...

Fort Scott Community College’s baseball team salvaged a split of its season series with Jayhawk Conference-Eastern Division opponent Kansas City Kansas Saturday by rallying in both games of a 7-6, 15-13 sweep of the Blue Devils. The Greyhounds dropped the first two games of the series Thursday in Kansas City...

Fort Scott finished second in the Adam LaRoche Tournament at Dave Regan Stadium Saturday following a 3-2 loss to Webb City, Mo., in the championship game. The Cardinals scored twice in the top of the sixth inning to secure the win. The eight-team tournament, which underwent several scheduling changes in order to make sure the participating teams got to play at least twice, resumed on Saturday with Fort Scott and Olathe West finishing up a semifinal game that was stopped on Thursday night. ...