Stories from Monday, May 14, 2007

WICHITA, Kan. -- Fort Scott Community College held off a rally from Dodge City to take an 8-7 victory in the Region VI Tournament quarterfinals at Lawrence-Dumont Stadium here Friday evening. The Greyhounds advanced to a Saturday night meeting with the winner of the late Neosho County-Butler game, which was set to begin at 7 p.m. ...

CHANUTE -- Fort Scott High's softball team scored 28 runs in a sweep of Chanute in a Southeast Kansas League doubleheader there Thursday. At Iola, Pittsburg gained a sweep of the Fillies and won its first SEK softball title, finishing 9-1 in the SEK. The Tigers ended up in second place at 10-2 with an overall record of 11-3, the same as the Purple Dragons. All three of Fort Scott's losses have come against Pittsburg, including one in the first round of the Tigers' home tournament...

PARSONS, Kan. -- Fort Scott High School's boys finished fourth while the girls were seventh at the Southeast Kansas League Relays here Friday. Chanute won the boys' title while Pittsburg took the girls' championship by two points over Chanute. Chanute's boys scored 98 points while runner-up Iola scored 92. Pittsburg was third with 85 points while the Tigers finished with 76...

PLEASANTON -- Jayhawk-Linn swept the boys' and girls' titles at the Three Rivers League relays here Friday with both teams posting large scores in an extra-large meet. Uniontown and Pleasanton finished second and third on each side as well. This meet had all nine current TRL members plus St. Paul and Chetopa of the Mineral Belt League, which did not hold a championship this year...

TOPEKA -- Fort Scott High School's Bryce Hart and Stephen Buntain took second place in doubles at the Class 4A State Tennis Tournament Saturday. In a replay of both the Southeast Kansas League Tournament championship match and the Independence Class 4A Regional finals, Andrew Posch and Dan Porter of Independence defeated Hart and Buntain in the State final on Saturday, 6-0, 6-1...

WICHITA -- Fort Scott Community College's baseball team lost its last two games in rough fashion at the Region VI Tournament at Lawrence-Dumont Stadium here over the weekend. After beating Dodge City in the first round Friday night, the Greyhounds were roughed up by the Jayhawk Conference-Western Division's top seed, Butler, on Saturday, and the Eastern Division's regular-season champion, Cowley on Sunday...

The director of security at the Southeast Kansas Regional Correctional Center could be headed to jail. That is, if he fails to raise $1,300 bond. SEKRCC director of security Darrell Spencer could serve an hour in a mock jail cell as part of the Muscular Dystrophy Association's special event called "Lock-Up."...

An old-fashioned scavenger hunt will take place on Saturday, June 2 during the 2007 Good Ol' Days festival. Teams consisting of two to five players will meet at 10:45 a.m. at the pavilion at Heritage Park, First and Main streets. The hunt will begin at 11 a.m. and end at 1 p.m...

Several questions were raised about Fort Scott's proposed $6.5 million aquatic center during last Thursday's question and answer session at Buck Run Community Center. Questions ranged from the pool's amenities, to programs to even parking. One of the most compelling questions of the night was asked by local resident Kevin Allen about 45 minutes into the session. ...

Raymond Wesley Comstock, age 77, a resident of Coffeyville, died Friday, May 11, 2007 at the V.A. Hospital in Topeka. He was born February 21, 1930 in Lyndon, the son of Alonson Bull Comstock and Garnet Emerald Ferris Comstock. He married Shelby Jean Grant on September 24, 1960...

Kent Buford, of Fort Scott, passed away Thursday May 10, 2007 at St. Luke's in Kansas City, Missouri, at the age of 57. Kent was born on July 25, 1949 in Fort Scott, to George "Art" and Lucille (Brennan) Buford, who owned Art's Fruit Market in Belltown...

Beverly Ann Farley Head, age 66, resident of Iola, died Sunday, May 13, 2007 at her home. She was born December 6, 1940 in Fort Scott to parents Waldron W. and Sibyl Elinore Converse Farley. Beverly was the eldest of 16 brothers and sisters. She grew up in eastern Kansas and attended schools in Pleasanton, Vinland, and graduated from Kincaid High School in 1960...

Each year adult and youth organizations across the country partner together for Join Hands Day. This event helps to bridge the generation gap and improve communities along the way. This year Modern Woodmen camps 514, the Echoes of the Trail Committee members, and staff members of the site joined together to plant an herb garden at the Fort Scott National Historic Site in Fort Scott...

Virginia Chambers of LaCygne spent the weekend of April 28 through May 2 with Lavone Page. She was a visitor at church April 29. Mr. and Mrs. Dean Mitchell attended the fund raiser dinner at the Garland Fire Department, April 28. The P. P. R. committee met May 1 at the church with David Schwalm presiding. Those present were Pastor Peterson, Beverly Davis, Judy Tripp and Clara Brewer...

100 YEARS AGO (1907) D.P. Thomas was today notified that his cement plant here had been given the contract for furnishing cement for 50 blocks of paving to be laid at Muskogee. The cement will be used as forming a base for the pavement. This means a great number of carloads of cement for the Territory city...

The May meeting of the Pierian Beta Club met at the home of Kathryn Morrison with Jan Patterson and Kathryn Aldis as co-hostesses. Vice President Marian Strahan conducted the business meeting in the absence of the president. The club collect was recited by the 15 members present. ...