Stories from Wednesday, February 13, 2013

UNIONTOWN -- Uniontown's basketball teams swept Altoona-Midway here Tuesday night in Three Rivers League play. Uniontown girls opened with a 68-17 thrashing of the Jets that moved them into fourth place in the TRL. Eagle boys defeated the Jets, 54-40...

It took a little time for Fort Scott High's girls to get going Tuesday night. But once they did, they rolled to a 52-27 victory over Parsons in Southeast Kansas League play and remained in first place although the race has tightened up a bit. Second-place Chanute got nipped by fourth-place Pittsburg, 43-41, as the Purple Dragons kept their slim chances of getting at least a share of the title alive. Meanwhile, Labette County got by Independence, 37-34, to take over second from the Blue Comets...

The identity of the Fort Scott High School boys' basketball team is abundantly clear: A defensive-oriented squad that's going to win games with scores in the 40s. And that could earn the Tigers a first-round home game in their own Sub-State coming up in two weeks...

Walt and Juanita Fredrickson, rural Fort Scott, will celebrate their 60th wedding anniversary on February 14. The Fredrickson's were married on February 14, 1953 in Neodesha. In addition, Juanita Fredrickson will celebrate her 86th birthday. They reside at 2296 Eagle Road, Fort Scott, Ks. 66701...

Jan. 26 Noise complaint, 400 block 2nd Check vehicle, 700 block Scott Open door, 1000 block Main Check vehicle, 1800 block Oak Traffic complaint, Hwy 7 Seeking advice, info, 1600 block National Follow-up, 700 block Main Request ambulance, 700 block Wilson...

Alarm dates between 2-4-13 and 2-10-13 Extrication of victim(s)...

Mathew Allen Wheeler, 23 year-old male, Fort Scott, was arrested on 2/11/13 at 6:11 p.m. by he Bourbon County Sheriff's Office for indecent liberties with a child and electronic solicitation and is still being held at this time.

James Everitt, 76, of Fort Scott, Died Tuesday morning, February 12, 2013, at St. Luke's Hospital in Kansas City, Missouri. Funeral arrangements for James Everitt are incomplete and will be announced later by the Konantz-Cheney Funeral Home.

Jack Henry Schwatken, age 84, Webb City, Mo., passed away on Monday, February 11, 2013 at Webb City Health and Rehabilitation Center. Jack was born March 4, 1928 in Fort Scott, Kansas, son of the late Orville Leo Schwatken and Blanche Irene Simpson Schwatken. ...

Melvin Leroy Antrim, age 81, resident of Fort Scott, died early Monday, February 11, 2013, at Mercy Hospital in Springfield, Mo. He was born October 10, 1931, in Zenda, Kan., the son of Glen and Mary Antrim. Mel graduated from Fort Scott High School with the class of 1949. He earned his Bachelor's Degree from Pittsburg State Teachers College, a Master's Degree from Drake University, Des Moines, Iowa, and a PhD from Iowa State University...

Cecilia Rosetta Smilie Ethan and Amanda Smilie of Chanute announce the birth of their daughter, Cecilia Rosetta Smilie, Jan. 30, 2013 at 4:14 p.m. at the Neosho Memorial Regional Medical Center in Chanute. She weighed 9 pounds, 12 ounces and was 21 inches long. Maternal grandparents are David and Sheila Blubaugh. Paternal grandparents are Dale and Patty Smilie. The new baby's siblings are Helena and Benedict...

Editor's Note: Each year, Unified School District 234 is required to publish an update concerning the cleanup of asbestos in school buildings and facilities. This year's report has been prepared by Susan Brown. In October, 1987, a new AHERA (Asbestos Hazard Emergency Response Act) Law went into effect. This new law required all K-12 schools, both public and private, to inspect buildings for the presence of a common building material called "asbestos."...

Editor's Note: Due to the many topics covered in this interview, it will be presented in two parts. The second part will appear in Thursday's edition. USD 235 Superintendent Randy Rockhold is genuinely concerned that his seventh-grade daughter might not receive the quality education his older children have and that other Uniontown youth might not be afforded the same educational opportunities as those who came before them...

Somewhere between 15 and 20 Fort Scotians took an icy plunge into 37-degree water on Saturday during the Polar Plunge to benefit Special Olympics at the Crimson Villa Apartments pool in Pittsburg. It was the seventh year for the plunge in Pittsburg and on Saturday, the Winfield Scott Elementary team of "The Mischievous Monkeys" made their presence known, raising about $3,300 for the benefit, including about $800 dollars that was donated by students at the school...

Fort Scott High School's chemistry classroom has received a makeover. With the assistance of local industry Labconco and Plant Manager Mike Lakeman and Logistics Office Manager Kristy Bolden, chemistry teacher Heather King has a new look to her classroom, from work areas to a fume hood...