Stories from Monday, March 9, 2009

In a National Weather Service conference call earlier this afternoon counties along the Kansas/Missouri boarder are advised to take precautions as storms move north from Okla. During the call it was noted that the storms would build in intensity as they travel north...

ARKANSAS CITY -- The Kansas Jayhawk Community College Conference recently announced its All-Conference basketball teams. Three players from Fort Scott Community College received honors. Sophomore Leondra-Doomes Stephens was named to the Women's Eastern Division First Team and as the division's Most Valuable Player. ...

Fort Scott Community College's baseball team finally got to play its first home games Saturday afternoon. After sprinkler malfunctions and snowstorms caused their original home-opening game to be moved and the rest of that series to be cancelled, the Greyhounds got their first home wins of the season...

OSAGE CITY -- Jayhawk-Linn's girls will be going to the Class 3A State Tournament at Hutchinson this weekend, earning the berth by defeating Burlington, 51-48, in the finals of the Osage City Class 3A Sub-State Tournament here Saturday night. The Jayhawks (18-5) will be the No. 5 seed at State and have drawn Cherryvale (18-5) at their first-round opponent. They will play in the final game of the first day of play at 8:15 p.m. Wednesday night...

Bourbon County Appraiser Judy Orton reminds personal property owners and commercial personal property owners that assessment forms are due in her office by Monday, March 16. Rendition forms were sent out earlier this year. Anyone with trucks running over a 12M tag, boats, mobile homes, or golf carts are required to report these to the County Appraiser's office, or a penalty will be applied. ...

The Fort Scott Skate Park Committee will be kicking off spring break with an event for the whole family. The public is invited to a showing of "King of Skate" at 10 a.m. Saturday at Fort Cinema. Admission is free with soda and popcorn available for $2...

About seven years ago, the H.L. Stout Building, 3 W. Oak St., was close to being demolished before local businessman Dean Mann and his wife, Becky, came to its rescue. "That building was literally days away from being condemned and torn down," Becky Mann said. "The roof had severe damage and had almost caved in. The city was ready to condemn it. It was a hazardous building. We hated to see that building with such a long history lost."...

NWS report says straight-line winds caused damage