Stories from Tuesday, January 16, 2024

Judy Lynne Miller, age 63, Pleasanton, Kan., passed away Friday, Jan. 12, 2024. A funeral service will be held 11 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 27, 2024 at the Schneider Funeral Home and Crematory, Pleasanton Chapel. Burial will be in the Fisher Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 5 to 7 p.m. ...

Ralph Eugene Wheeler, 79, of Fort Scott, Kan., passed away peacefully in his home on Jan. 15, 2024, in Fort Scott. Born on Sept. 24, 1944, in Fort Scott, Ralph was a beloved father, grandfather, and friend to all. Ralph had a zest for life and was known for his love of fishing, corny sci-fi movies, and food. ...

Over the weekend, Bourbon County received its first blast of hazardous winter weather for the new year. Steven Lindenberg, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service office in Springfield, Mo., said Tuesday an area stretching from Southeast Kansas into Southwest Missouri received received varying amounts of snow ranging from a trace, up to four inches. The snowfall came with dangerously cold temperatures that dipped below zero in some areas...

A team of 4-H members from Southeast Kansas has won the national livestock judging title, scoring a four-point win over Oklahoma at the Western National 4-H Roundup in Denver. The Southwind Extension District team tallied 2,546 points in contests that involved judging cattle, goats, sheep, swine and oral reasons. Kyser Nemecek and Reegan McDaniel led the team individually, scoring 864 and 850 points for second and fifth place, respectively...

The Fort Scott High School Tiger boys and Lady Tiger basketball teams will compete in the 2024 Four State Classic Thursday through Saturday in Frontenac. See Wednesday's print or online edition for full story.

The Uniontown High School Eagle boys basketball team continued its recent hot streak with another league win, 54-40, over Altoona-Midway Friday night in Uniontown. After starting the year by dropping its first four games, the squad is now 4-0 in Three Rivers League play, and has improved to 4-4 overall, UHS Head Coach Chad Hays said...