Stories from Tuesday, April 13, 2010

Una Erline Bowles, age 85, former resident of Deerfield, Mo., died Saturday, April 10, 2010, at the home of family members in Mapleton, Kan. She was born Oct. 28, 1924, in Redfield, Kan., the daughter of Harry E. Wilson and Pearl Gunsolley Wilson. Una was a 1942 graduate of Fort Scott High School...

Mercy Rehabilitation Services will sponsor Saturday's Fort Scott Community College baseball doubleheader against Labette. The first pitch for the first game is scheduled for 1 p.m. This is the second year Mercy has been the sponsor of an FSCC baseball contest as it also sponsored a game last season...

A split with fourth-place Labette kept Fort Scott Community College's softball team in the hunt for a first-round home series in the upcoming Region VI Division II post-season tournament. Labette won the opener 3-1 but Fort Scott took the second game 5-2 to remain tied for the 10th position in post-season seeding with Cloud County...

The Fort Scott Community College Athletic Department is hosting the annual Greyhound Golf Classic on June 4. The tournament will be held at the Fort Scott Country Club. Check-in begins at 9 a.m. along with a continental breakfast. Shotgun start is at 10 a.m...

National Public Safety Telecommunications Week, which runs through Saturday, is designated to honor those who perform dispatching duties for law enforcement. The week is sponsored by the Association of Public-Safety Communications Officials International. Celebrated annually, the week honor the thousands of men and women who answer emergency calls, dispatch emergency professionals and equipment, and render life-saving assistance to the world's citizens...

Fort Scott Community College recently announced the dates for its spring musical, "Damn Yankees." Performances are set for 7:30 p.m April 22-24 and a 2 p.m. matinee on Sunday, April 25. All performances will take place in the theatre of the Danny and Willa Ellis Family Fine Arts Center on the FSCC campus, 2108 S. Horton St. Ticket prices are $9 for general admission, $7.50 for students and senior citizens, and $5 for FSCC students...

The USD 235 Board of Education met Monday to discuss several issues, including budgeting for the 2010-11 school year. With the possibility of major cuts in state funding, the board discussed several possible cuts and adjustments the school district could make in the budget to prepare the district for less funding...

The attendance center issue was not the only item that the USD 234 Board of Education addressed during their regular meeting on Monday. Board members discussed the district's recent budget issues and conducted other routine business during the meeting. ...

The City of Fort Scott is one step closer to moving City Hall into its new location. According to Fort Scott City Manager Joe Turner, the city will be closing on the building located at 123 S. Main Street at 1 p.m. today to make the purchase official...