Stories from Friday, March 29, 2013

There's no question what Uniontown head coach Chris Woods expects from his Eagle baseball team this season. "Uniontown's No. 1 goal is to win the Three Rivers League," Woods said. "I feel we will be very competitive. We are young but determined. The guys work hard and are learning quick."...

Eva Marie Brecheisen, age 80, of Welda, Kan., passed away on Tuesday, March 26, 2013, at Richmond Healthcare Center in Richmond, Kan. She was born on Nov. 17, 1932, in Springer, N.M., the daughter of Charles Pierson Carmean and Dorothy May (Meier) Carmean. ...

The city's codes department plans to take a stricter approach toward cleaning up an ongoing problem in the city - trash. Crays addressed the Fort Scott City Commission during their March 19 meeting to explain the codes department's plan to become more stringent in its enforcement of city codes...

Whether it be a round of golf or satisfying a hungry appetite, Fort Scottians have a couple of opportunities next Saturday for fellowship and at the same time will be able to help the families of two local children currently battling major illnesses...

Maurine McCalment, left, and Ruth Townsley, pose with the Easter Bunny at Fort Scott Manor's Easter party on Thursday. The event was held outside so those attending could enjoy the mild weather. Townsley is a resident and McCalment is a frequent visitor...

High school and college students from Kansas will be attending the 2012 SkillsUSA Masonry competition and the Annual Construction Trades Career Fair on April 5 at the Pittsburg Construction Trades Building located at 1301 E. 27th Terrace in Pittsburg. The SkillsUSA competition will run from 7:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m...

Ruby Keith got a call from the Monsanto Company urging her to apply for a grant which would give money to her choice of non-profit organizations in her community, a $2,500 grant each. "I was asked who I would give it to if I received it. Not long after, they called and said my name had been drawn out," Keith said in an interview...

Freshman left-hander Payton Logan didn't allow a hit as Fort Scott Community College's baseball team shut out the Evangel University junior varsity in the first game of a doubleheader at Lions Field Thursday. Logan (1-0) allowed 2 walks and struck out 8 in 5 innings, which is as far as the game went due to the run-rule. Only one Evangel runner reached second base...