Stories from Friday, April 20, 2018

Joan M. Dickson, age 88, a resident of Easton, Maryland, passed away on Oct. 25, 2017, at the University of Maryland Shore Medical Center in Easton. She was preceded in death by her husband, James "Jim" Dickson; her parents, Dr. Charles and Wilma Mosley; and her sister, Helen Louise Dix...

Ronald Button, age 80, a resident of Fort Scott, died Friday, April 20, 2018 at his home. Funeral arrangements for Ronald Button will be announced by the Cheney Witt Chapel, 201 S. Main.

A recently released syllabus detailing an opinion by the Kansas Supreme Court explains the reversed decision in a 2012 murder trial prosecuted by current Bourbon County Attorney Jacqie Spradling. Former Topeka resident Dana Chandler was convicted in 2012 by a Shawnee County District Court jury of premeditated first-degree murder following the 2002 shooting deaths of her ex-husband Michael Sisco and his fiancee, Karen Harkness, both of Topeka. ...

The Fort Scott National Historic Site is offering area youth an opportunity at a summer job with a historical twist. Tiffiny Durham, museum technician at the site, spoke to the Fort Scott City Commission Tuesday about the Youth Conservation Corps Summer program, an internship opportunity at the fort that runs from June 18 to Aug. 11...

Terry and Jean Cadenbach of Rolla, Mo., right, get their horses, Outlaw Jesse James and Smoke, acclimated to the Fort Scott National Historic Site Friday afternoon while talking with fellow reenactor Eddy Cox in preparation for the annual Civil War Encampment. ...

ARMA — With a sweep of Pleasanton here in Three Rivers League play, Northeast has won four straight games and improved to 6-6 in both league play and overall. The Vikings took game one from the Blu-Jays, 7-5, and the nightcap, 9-2. Freshman Rachel Fox (2-4) was the winning pitcher in each game and also had 3 hits in the doubleheader...

MORAN — Uniontown’s softball team split with rival Marmaton Valley here Thursday in a Three Rivers League doubleheader. The Eagles won the opener, 11-7, but fell to a Wildcat rally in the nightcap, 7-6. Keeley Goodridge led the Eagle offense in the opener with 4 hits while Sivanah McAnulty had 3. Karleigh Schoenberger and Mackenzie Woods each had 2...

BURLINGTON — Uniontown’s Ben George won two events at the Southern Coffey County Relays, held here Thursday. George took first place in high jump, clearing 5 feet, 8 inches, and triple jump with a leap of 39’ 2 1/4”. He also finished fifth in the 400 meters...

Mercy Clinic Fort Scott will offer $10 sports physicals in Suite A of the clinic May 2 from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. No appointment is necessary and the $10 rate is available only on this date. The fee will be donated back to the student’s school activity fund. In 2016, the clinic donated $2,400 to local schools to help with equipment or supply purchases...

Fort Scott High School’s baseball team swept Independence at Dave Regan Stadium Tuesday night, moving into second place behind Pittsburg in the Southeast Kansas League. The Tigers (5-2 SEK, 7-4 overall) routed the Bulldogs in game one, 17-3, and took the second game, 6-4...

Fort Scott Community College’s softball season is in a stretch of tough games as the regular season comes to a close. Monday, the Greyhounds took on then-No. 5 ranked Cowley at home, only to be swept by the division-leading Tigers in Jayhawk Conference-Eastern Division play...

Fort Scott Community College’s baseball team split with No. 10-ranked Cowley in a Jayhawk Conference-Eastern Division doubleheader at Lions Field Thursday. The Greyhounds won the opener, 5-1, but the Tigers roared back in the nightcap for an 18-5 win...

Paola’s teams swept the team titles at Friday’s Fort Scott Relays for the seventh consecutive season. Paola’s boys, who have won this meet 11 straight times, scored 136 points, won five events and claimed 24 medals as they beat Chanute by 29 points...