Stories from Wednesday, January 30, 2008

UNIONTOWN -- Uniontown's girls fell in Three Rivers League play here Tuesday night, 43-38, to Chetopa after the Green Hornets outscored the Eagles 15-9 in the fourth quarter. "This is one we let get away," Uniontown head coach Ken Holt said. "We had too many mistakes at critical times and they took advantage. We just have to get ready for Marmaton Valley on Friday."...

ALTAMONT -- Sometime during the second quarter of this Southeast Kansas League basketball game here Tuesday night, Fort Scott High's offense disappeared. For over 15 minutes of game time, the Tigers were unable to score a field goal and what looked to be an easy win instead turned into a disappointing 45-39 loss to Labette County at Harrison Gymnasium...

Young people from all across Southeast Kansas will celebrate notable portions of the state's history this spring in Fort Scott. Fort Scott Community College will once again host the fifth annual History Day celebration and District 2 competition March 1 on the FSCC campus, 2108 S. Horton St...

Local students who may have dreams of becoming a professional athlete some day were encouraged to stay in school On Jan. 16, several members of the Kansas City Royals visited Fort Scott Middle School students. Leading the group of men through the school, Ryan Lefebvre, a Royals TV and radio broadcaster, took questions from the students for the athletes to answer...

A 23-year-old Fort Scott man pleaded guilty Monday to sexually molesting a 15-year-old girl last January. Daniel D. Parker enter a plea deal with the Bourbon County Attorney's Office in which he pleaded guilty to one count of indecent liberties with a child, a felony severity level 5 person felony...

Fifty years ago, nine black teenagers braved verbal taunts and physical abuse as the first of their race to attend classes at Little Rock Central High School, and Kendall Reinhardt was there. He wasn't one of the group that became known as the Little Rock Nine; he was a white student starting his senior year -- a year that young people look forward to all through their school years. ...

Teegan Jackson Stiles, a boy, was born at 6:21 p.m. Monday, Jan. 28, 2008, at Mercy Health Center to parents Trent and Andrea Stiles, Fort Scott. He weighed 8 pounds, 7 ounces at birth. He joins a brother, Camden Stiles. Maternal grandparents are Lyle and Linda Catron, Nevada, Mo. Paternal grandparents are Doug and Chris Stiles, and Connie Stiles, all of Nevada, Mo...

Identity theft is a crime which is on the rise. According to the Federal Bureau of Investigation, in the U.S., more than 10 million people experienced identity theft in 2005. I recently was at a workshop led by Marilyn Bischoff, Extension family economics specialist at the University of Idaho, Boise. She stated that nearly 30 million people have been affected by identity theft in the last five years...

100 YEARS AGO (1908) The Carnegie Library Board was in annual session last evening and Chas. Nelson, one of the oldest members on the board, was elected president to fill out the unexpired term of the late W.H. Stout, who died last week. Mr. Nelson has been vice president under Mr. ...

The Uniontown FFA Chapter will conduct a benefit chili and soup supper from 4:30 to 7:30 p.m. Friday at West Bourbon Elementary School, 602 Fifth St., Uniontown. Proceeds from the event will benefit the family of local resident Courtney Clayton, whose family was forced to relocate after a fire completely destroyed their house and belongings on Jan. 15...

ALTAMONT -- Fort Scott High's defense, especially it's full-court press, was more than up to the task in its rematch with No. 6 Labette County at Harrison Gymnasium here Tuesday night. However, the Tigers' offensive woes -- they shot just 17 percent from the field -- undermined that effort and the Grizzlies took a 57-47 victory that put them back in sole possession of first place in the Southeast Kansas League (9-1 SEK, 12-2 overall)...