Stories from Friday, May 14, 2010

UNIONTOWN -- With the Three Rivers League championship on the line here Wednesday evening, visiting Chetopa defeated Uniontown 4-3 and 5-1 to finish the league portion of the schedule unbeaten. The Hornets finished 10-0 in TRL play and are 17-3 overall. Uniontown was 5-3 in league play -- the Eagles won't be able to make up games with St. Paul -- and will go into their own Regional Tournament next week with a record of 11-5...

The Fort Scott Community College Baseball program has announced that sophomores Brandon Davis and Tyler Spear have signed scholarship offers with NCAA Division I universites. Davis, a catcher from Highlands Ranch, Colo., signed with the University of Arkansas at Little Rock. He will join fellow Greyhound baseball alumni Jason Houston and Kelson Boyer on the Trojan baseball team...

MANHATTAN -- The Kansas Department of Transportation will work in conjunction with Purple Wave Auction to auction more than 300 items in an online auction May 20. KDOT has held two previous online auctions whch have generated nearly $1.4 million, turning its unused equipment into liquid assets that can be put back into the state's communities...

WASHINGTON -- U.S. Senator Sam Brownback, R-Kan., and Representative Todd Tiahrt, R-Kan., held a bi-partisan press conference Thursday announcing the introduction of the bi-cameral Fair Defense Competition Act that would require the Department of Defense to consider World Trade Organization decisions for military acquisitions...

To ensure justice for victims of child pornography, Governor Mark Parkinson signed S Sub for Sub for HB 2509 today, creating a private cause of action for victims of the crime. "Our children are our most precious asset, and as Kansans, we will not stand for such heinous acts," Parkinson said. ...

The Fort Scott National Cemetery is getting a makeover. Several repairs and renovation projects are either planned or currently underway at the 147-year-old cemetery to make its appearance more appealing to visitors, among other reasons, according to Fort Scott National Cemetery Director William Owensby...

The location for the Shrine Circus this weekend has been changed due to recent heavy rainfall and the chance for more rain on Saturday. The circus, originally scheduled to take place from 4:30 to 7:30 p.m. Saturday at the Bourbon County Fairgrounds, will now take place at Arnold Arena's indoor rodeo facility, 2108 S. ...

Residents in Bourbon County may have escaped the threat of tornadoes this past week, but they are now dealing with large amounts of rain. According to Bourbon County Emergency Manager Keith Jeffers, the part of the county received anywhere from 4-6 inches of rainfall in the past week, with the most significant rains falling in the southern portion of the county. ...

It was a nice evening Monday night for the Senior Swingers dance. The rain had stopped and we missed the storm. We arrived at 5 p.m. and one of the office help had put up the chairs and was setting up the tables. Mary Sue helped him finish. There weren't any basketball boys on the floor so as soon as the folks started coming, the coffee was ready and we did some visiting...

Death rode into Fort Scott on Pale Horse on May 13, 1863 and absconded with the soul of a Union soldier. In this context, "Death" was one of the "Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse." Death was riding a pale colored horse because that was often the color of a corpse then and now. ...

Samantha Reinecke is honored to be your Mrs. Kansas, proudly representing married women across the state. Samantha Reinecke, wife of Shawn Reinecke, mother of Layla, 2, and daughter-in-law of Max and Maxine Reinecke, Fort Scott, was crowned April 17 as Mrs. Kansas 2010...

"Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you." (Matt 7:7) A few of us at Fort Scott High School are asking, seeking, and knocking, praying a door will be blown off its hinges. Pechone Stepps, a para-professional in our school, was once a talented basketball player and St. ...

Edith Charmian Gorman, age 89, of Mound City, Kan., passed away Wednesday, May 12, 2010 at Fort Scott Manor at Fort Scott, Kan. Edith was born in Mound City, Kann., on April 9, 1921, the daughter of Gus and Grace Good Warzel. The family later moved to Fort Scott, Kan., where Edith spent most of her life until her marriage to Bernard Gorman on June 9, 1949, at which time Edith and Bernard returned to Mound City, Kan...

The Memorial Service for Lillie Stark, has been changed to 1 p.m., Saturday, May 15, 2010, at the Church of the Nazarene, Pleasanton, Kan. Burial will be at the Prescott, Kan., Cemetery.

GILLIS -- Hailey and Brian Gillis, RIch Hill, and big brother Cooper, are proud to announce the birth of their daughter and sister, Sadie Lane Gillis. Sadie was born at 8:10 a.m., May 11, 2010 at Mercy Health Center in Fort Scott. She weighed 6 pounds, 6 ounces at birth...

U.S. Cellular recently announced that 3G Mobile Broadband service will be coming to Kansas by the end of this summer. The network upgrade will deliver data to customers 10 times faster on their wireless phones -- at no additional cost -- through Evolution-Data Optimized (EVDO) technology, commonly refered to as 3G...

For 26 years, the largest agricultural commodity in Kansas has been celebrated in May. And this year is no different; Governor Mark Parkinson has declared May as Beef Month! What a better time to get out the grill, have a gathering of friends and family and enjoy a great tasting steak or hamburger!...

Most everyone has heard the old axiom "April showers bring May flowers." The past couple of Aprils have produced plenty of showers alright. Last year the National Weather Service (NWS) recorded 9.11 inches of rain for April in Fort Scott. Again this year, heavy rains have recently hit Tennessee, Alabama, and Georgia...

UMB Bank, n.a., the lead bank of UMB Financial Corporation, announces the acquisition of CardPartner from Serverside Group. The agreement was signed in the first quarter 2010 and terms of the deal are not disclosed. The acquisition is a natural evolution of the relationship between UMB and CardPartner. ...

The Internal Revenue Service will host a special nationwide open house on Saturday to help small businesses and individuals solve tax problems. IRS staff will be available on-site or by telephone at about 200 IRS offices nationwide to help taxpayers work through their problems and walk out with solutions, a statement from the agency said...