Stories from Monday, December 14, 2009

PLEASANTON -- Jayhawk-Linn's girls finished a sweep through the Linn County Tournament here Saturday night with a 49-13 bashing of host Pleasanton. Due to an error with the Tribune's fax machine, Jayhawk-Linn scoring totals are not available. The Jayhawks shot 50 percent from the field, making 22 of 56 field-goal attempts. Emma Hargrove had 6 rebounds to lead the 'Hawks (4-0) and Meriel Long had 11 steals...

Uniontown boys bash Altoona-Midway to get first victory

WEST PLAINS, Mo. -- Fort Scott Community College's men fell to 3-9 on the season after dropping both games at the Missouri State-West Plains Classic here over the weekend. Friday, the Greyhounds fell to MSU-WP 58-45. Saturday, they dropped a close one to Arkansas Baptist, 64-60...

EUDORA -- Fort Scott High School's wrestling team brought nine wrestlers to the Eudora Tournament of Champions over the weekend and six of them came back with medals. Results of round-robin pools determined which eight wrestlers in each class moved on to the brackets on Saturday. Pool results were not provided by Eudora officials...

WASHINGTON -- With the help of United States Rep. Lynn Jenkins, R-Kan., and U.S. Sen. Sam Brownback, R-Kan., the expansion of U.S. Highway 69 will continue in 2010. The United States Senate and House of Representatives passed legislation Monday morning to fund the United States Departments of Transportation and other agencies. ...

A popular local art festival that took place last spring is returning for the holiday season. The Merry Mojo Holiday Concert, which will feature entertainment for people of all ages, is scheduled for 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 22, at the Danny and Willa Ellis Family Fine Arts Center at Fort Scott Community College, 2108 S. ...

The National Guard Armory in Fort Scott, 2301 S. Horton St., is one of 18 National Guard armories statewide that will close early next year due to state budget cuts, the Kansas Adjutant General's Department announced Saturday. The decision to close the facilities and consolidate operations into 38 existing locations resulted from state budget cuts announced in the governor's budget reduction package on Nov. ...