Stories from Tuesday, May 29, 2018

Alice B. Ramsey, 86, formerly of Uniontown, Kan., passed away May 26, 2018, at Country Place Living in Fort Scott, Kan. She was born March 7, 1932, in Fort Scott, the daughter of Glen and Grace (Konantz) Griffith of Uniontown. Alice married Ed L. Ramsey in Uniontown, May 26, 1951. ...

Juanita L. Card, 92, passed away peacefully on May 26, 2018 at St. Martha’s Manor in Downingtown. She was the wife of Harold E. Card, who passed away in 2010, and with whom she shared 58 years of marriage. She is survived by her daughter Cheryl and son-in-law David of Exton, four grandchildren: Amanda Baker of Alfred, N.Y.; Adrienne Rezvani of Olathe, Kan.; Jason (and Sarah) Baker of York, Penn.; and Lyndsey (and Gordon) Holmes of East Fallowfield; and two great-grandchildren Maribeth Baker and Arianna Rezvani. ...

Douglas Duane “Big Doug” Bower, age 47, a resident of rural Deerfield, Mo., left this earth for a better place on the other side, Saturday, May 26, 2018, at the University of Kansas Medical Center in Kansas City, Kan. He was born Nov. 5, 1970, in Fort Scott, Kan., the son of John Henry Bower and Amelia Elizabeth Jones Bower. ...

Woodland Hills Golf Course played host to a three-person scramble on Saturday. Results were as follows: First Flight: The first-place team of Brandon Boyd, Shawn Marshall and Travis Schilling shot 59. They won $429. Second place went to John Leek, Chase Halsey and Jon Allen with their score of 60. They won $165...

WICHITA — Uniontown’s Ben George and Northeast’s Jasper Atchison returned from the Kansas State Track and Field Championships with medals. The meet was held at Wichita State University Friday and Saturday. Atchison won his medal on Friday, finishing in eighth place in the Class 3A boys’ 3,200-meter run in 10:16.20. Owen Pearce of Kingman was the winner in 9:35.45...

WICHITA — Fort Scott High School senior Paxsten Eads and freshman Ella Beth won medals at the Kansas State High School Track and Field Championships here over the weekend. Eads won two medals in Class 4A girls’ distance events. She won the first one in the very first event of the meet on Friday morning when she finished fifth in the 3,200-meter run with a time of 11:37.40. Taylor Briggs of Chapman was the winner in 11:03.78...

Re-enactors demonstrated what soldiers and civilians ate during the 19th century as part of “Highlights in History” activities throughout the holiday weekend at the Fort Scott National Historic Site.

Multiple injuries were reported in a two-vehicle accident Sunday afternoon at the intersection of Third Street and U.S. Highway 69. According to the Kansas Highway Patrol, the accident was reported at 12:35 p.m. Sunday at Third Street and U.S. 69, about .2 miles from Sixth Street on the highway...

Bourbon County Commissioners are having discussions on what to do with some surplus furniture and equipment currently housed at the courthouse. On Tuesday, Maintenance Supervisor David Neville told commissioners many of the surplus items he has found in the courthouse are four-door metal file cabinets...

Due to the hot weather Monday, the crowd attending the Memorial Day Services at the U.S. National Cemetery was spread out as everyone gathered in the available shade. The annual service was under the auspice of the American Legion Post 25. Assisting were the Veterans of Foreign Wars post 1165, which organized placing flags along East National Avenue and along the lanes inside the cemetery. The VFW also provided the color guard...