Stories from Friday, November 30, 2007

WILLARD, Mo. -- Fort Scott High School's girls were able to stay with defending Arkansas Class 3A State runner-up Shiloh Christian for the first 13 minutes of a first-round game of the 20th Annual Willard Tri-State Classic here Thursday night. The Saints, however, would go on a 23-4 run over the next 10 minutes of play and remain undefeated in four outings with a 56-32 victory over the Tigers...

WILLARD, Mo. -- Fort Scott High School's boys got good play from the starting five all the way down to the 10th man on the roster in a devastatingly efficient 74-31 victory over Shiloh Christian of Springdale, Ark., in the first round of the 20th Annual Willard Tri-State Classic here Thursday night...

MESA, Ariz. -- Fort Scott Community College first-year coach Jeff Sims came out of a local steakhouse Thursday afternoon into cloudy skies with 72-degree temperatures and almost sounded as though he was never going home. "Where else would you want to go?" Sims said, after preparing his club for Saturday's Valley of the Sun Bowl against No. ...

Last week I wrote about the importance of healthy, strong families in our communities and in society. For many years researchers in the field of family studies have asked "What makes a strong family?" "What are the qualities that make for success in families?"...

100 YEARS AGO (1907) "Hiattville Giants 6--Fort Scott 'Has Beens' 0"--is the brief story to be told of one of the greatest football games ever pulled off in this city. The game at Athletic Park yesterday was witnessed by 1,500 people, or the largest crowd that ever saw a game in this city. ...

Fort Scott High School musical groups are polishing their talents in preparation for an upcoming honor performance. Select members of the FSHS Choir, Band and Orchestra will perform in the Southeast District, Kansas Music Educators Association (KMEA) Honor Performances at 7 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 1 in the Altamont High School auditorium. The SE KMEA district spans 15 counties, FSHS Orchestra teacher Jane Williams said...

The USD 234 Board of Education, on Monday, plans to take the next step in the district's part of a statewide plan to address the issue of bullying in Kansas schools. During its Nov. 5 meeting, the board reviewed and accepted a written anti-bullying policy that defines bullying as any intentional written, verbal or physical act or threat that creates an intimidating, threatening or abusive environment for staff and students...

Holiday decorations, especially candles and electrical lighting, can be fire hazards, and the Safe Kids Kansas organization reminds parents and caregivers to take a few precautions when decorating for Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa and other winter festivities...

Charles Rees's house burned down. His dog died. And his four wheeler was stolen. All in a span of three days. A bright, glowing light woke Diana Hunter. She raised from bed and looked out the window. Hunter saw the porch enveloped in flames. She rushed to a room where Rees, her brother, was sleeping and woke him up. ...

Authorities discovered a body among the charred remains of a house at 301 N. Shute St. after a fire gutted the structure Wednesday. Officials have not released the name or age of the person who died. They are awaiting preliminary results from the autopsy, which was done in Topeka, to determine an exact cause of death and positively identify the person. ...

Olivedean "Dee" Greig, age 61, a resident of Hepler, KS, died Wednesday, November 28, 2007, at her home. She was born May 8, 1946, in Chanute, KS, the daughter of Alva Clark and Gladys Stierwalt Clark. She married Billy Greig in 1977. He preceded her in death. ...