Stories from Friday, September 13, 2019

Johnny Allen Smith, age 73, of Williamsburg, Kan., formerly of Pleasanton, Kan., passed away on Thursday, Sept. 12, 2019. Graveside funeral service will be held 10 a.m. Monday, Sept. 16, 2019 at the Princeton, Kan., Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 2 to 4 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 15, 2019 at the Schneider Funeral Home and Crematory, Pleasanton Chapel. Contributions are suggested to Care to Share. Online condolences can be left at www.schneiderfunerals.com...

USD 234 administrators on Monday reported on continued work on the district’s educational mission and goals, as well as response to a new drug testing policy put in place this year. Doug Altic, counselor at Fort Scott High School, and David Brown, principal at Fort Scott Middle School, said their staff and students are working on individual plans of study for students, which tie into the district’s plan to reshape educational goals to fit the district. ...

It will take time for the Uniontown Junior and Senior High School to go through the process of changing its educational focus from standardized testing to an individualized education. On Monday, The USD 235 Board of Education heard an update on the schedule for the Kansas Can School Redesign project from committee member Scott Sutton...

Even though the Bourbon County Law Enforcement Center has been occupied for a little more than a year now, the heating, ventilation and air conditioning system continues to cause problems. On Tuesday, Bourbon County Commissioners voted to pay for a new control system from money the county has to make the final payment for the project...

The Friends of the Fort Scott National Historic Site hosted a Remembrance Day on Wednesday, the 18th anniversary of the attacks. Throughout the day at the Heritage Park Pavilion at First and Main streets, several volunteers read names over the downtown sound system of those who died as a result of the attacks and during the War on Terror...

Ruby Violet Brenneman, age 81, La Cygne, Kan., passed away on Thursday, Sept. 12, 2019 at her home. Funeral service will be 11 a.m. Wednesday, Sept. 18, 2019 at the Calvary Baptist Church in La Cygne, Kan. Burial will be in the Oak Lawn Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 5 to 7 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 17, 2019 at the Schneider Funeral Home and Crematory, La Cygne Chapel. Contributions are suggested to Care to Share. Online condolences can be left at www.schneiderfunerals.com...

The Fort Scott Tiger football team found itself outmatched by a powerful Paola Panthers team that clobbered the Tigers 58-0 Friday night at Frary Field. The Tigers (1-1 overall, 1-0 in the SEK0 dealt with offensive line issues and a strong Paola defense all night. The Tigers were only able to muster 35 total yards the entire game (-6 rushing, 42 passing) against the Panthers stifling defense. The Panthers were ranked No. 4 in the state heading into the game...