Stories from Tuesday, April 24, 2018

Nora Jean O’Dell, aged 94, wife of Merlin O’Dell, born March 27, 1924, the fifth of six children of Roy and Ruth McKinnis, of Uniontown, Kan., died late Saturday morning, April 21, 2018. She was lovingly lifted to the waiting arms of her Savior by children, grandchildren, great-grandchildren, nieces and nephews, a sister-in law, neighbors, friends, church-members, her pastor, the members of Mercy Hospice, and the dedicated and empathetic staff of Guest Home Estates...

Vic left Earth for his heavenly home on Saturday, April 21, 2018. He was born in Nevada, Mo., on Oct. 30, 1940, to Earl and Marge Jadlow. He graduated high school in Ft. Scott, Kan., with the class of 1958. He married Sally Margaret Freeman in June of 1962 in Ft. ...

Marilyn Ann Prather, 78, Chanute, Kan., passed away on April 22, 2018 surrounded by her loving family at Neosho Memorial Regional Medical Center. She was born to Guy Edgar and Mary Leola (Hall) Post in Fort Scott, Kan., on June 23, 1939. Marilyn was the definition of a classic classy lady. ...

Tyler Sharp, with Bourbon County Public Works, uses a skid steer to level dirt near a bridge on Second Street Tuesday morning. Public Works Director Jim Harris said it was reported Friday following a routine inspection of the bridge that “some minor problems” were found with the footing around the bridge abutments. ...

The Fort Scott Community College Board of Trustees on Monday moved forward with the purchase of the Red Ram Motel for student housing. Following an executive session to discuss acquisition of real property that lasted about an hour and 45 minutes, trustees returned to open session and unanimously approved two motions; one to purchase the Red Ram motel located at 701 N. National Ave., and another to authorize the issuance of certificates of participation estimated to be $900,000...

The 36th Civil War Encampment was held Saturday and Sunday at the Fort Scott National Historic Site. Several programs and demonstrations were held during the event. The weekend gave reenactors an opportunity to teach visitors what a soldier’s and, in some instances, his family’s life was like at the fort during Civil War. Fort Scott served as a supply base for several federal troops...

Uniontown baseball sweeps Wildcats YATES CENTER — Uniontown’s baseball team swept Yates Center here Monday night in a Three Rivers League doubleheader by scores of 8-1 and 15-5. Ty Griffiths hit a 2-run home run in the second inning of the opener for the Eagles (8-4 TRL, 10-4 overall)...

MOUND CITY — Northeast’s Carlee Beard was the only event winner among area athletes at the Jayhawk-Linn Invitational here Monday. This meet included Class 4A schools such as Prairie View and Louisburg in the field. With that, Northeast’s girls finished fifth in team standings with 32 points and five medals. Uniontown’s girls were seventh with 22 points and picking up eight medals. Prairie View was the winner with 158 points while Olpe was second with 135...

Fort Scott High School’s varsity tennis team finished third in an eight-team tournament here Friday but was unable to play the make-up of its home tournament on Saturday. The Tigers scored 17 points, edging out Labette County by one point for third. Chanute’s varsity team won the team title by one point over El Dorado, 24-23...

Fort Scott High School’s baseball team dominated Labette County in a sweep of a Southeast Kansas League doubleheader at Dave Regan Stadium Friday, keeping their hold on second place in the league. But on Monday, the Tigers were swept at Paola in a non-league twinbill...

After suffering a home sweep at the hands of defending Southeast Kansas League champion Independence at home a week ago, Fort Scott High’s softball team has taken out its frustration on its last two league opponents, outscoring them 65-9. Friday at Don Hewett Field, the Tigers rolled Labette County by scores of 15-0 and 19-8. Fort Scott needed only 9 hits to win the opener and cranked out 19 in the nightcap...

Tenth-ranked Cowley clinched the Jayhawk Conference-Eastern Division championship for the 19th time in the last 26 seasons here Monday by sweeping Fort Scott Community College 7-0 and 13-2. The Tigers (28-4 East, 36-9 overall), who have won 16 of their last 17 games, held the Greyhounds (23-9, 37-13) to seven hits the entire day...