Stories from Saturday, April 6, 2013

The three members of the Garland Rural Fire District No. 2 fire board -- including two new appointees -- held a special meeting Thursday night to plan for restructuring the department after a long-running conflict between the Drywood Township and the GRFD...

At the request of Commissioner Barbara Albright, County Attorney Terri Johnson gave a brief update on an ongoing criminal investigation involving a former county clerk's office employee during a busy Bourbon County Commission meeting on Friday. "The investigation is being conducted by the KBI (Kansas Bureau of Investigation,)" Johnson said. "They are still conducting the investigation and have not turned anything over to me for review or potential charges."...

Applying what they are learning in the classroom, and honing their skills through competition, about 1,500 area youth came together Friday at Fort Scott Community College. The local college hosted the 32nd annual Key Industries Aggie Day on Friday, with representatives from over 100 regional high schools...

Loretta Mae Mason, age 88, of Mound City, Kan. died Thursday, April 4, 2013 at the Prescott Country View Nursing Home. Family is respecting her request for cremation and no service. Private family inurnment will take place at a later date.

Dorothy Mildred Keller Yarick, age 90 of Hume, Mo. passed away at Fort Scott Mercy Hospital on Monday, April 1, 2013. Dorothy was born Jan. 11, 1923 to Bessie Orlena and William Meredith Keller in Linn County, Kan. Dorothy attended Brush College and Mt. Leonard rural elementary schools and was a 1941 Hume High graduate. She played coronet in the high school band...

Marian L. Haller, age 78, a resident of Fort Scott, Kan., died Friday, April 5, 2013, at the Ft. Scott Manor. She was born Nov. 1, 1934, in Fort Scott, Kan., the daughter of Ted R. Haller and Margaret M. Gump Haller. Marian graduated from Fort Scott High School. ...

Rose Caroline Williams, 68, Peculiar, Mo. died Thursday, April 4, 2013 at St. Joseph Medical Center in Kansas City, Mo. Funeral services will be 11 a.m. Tuesday, April 9 at the Atkinson Funeral Home in Harrisonville, Mo. with visitation from 10 to11 a.m. Graveside services are 12:30 p.m. Tuesday at East Liberty Cemetery in Stotesbury, Mo. Contributions may be made to Catholic Charities or Relief Fun...

PITTSBURG -- Davis Drake and Gage Addington went unbeaten in No. 1 doubles here Thursday as they won their division in the Pittsburg Invitational at the Pittsburg State University courts. "It was great to finally get a day with some decent weather," Fort Scott head coach Lynn Barr said. "We still have to keep improving and trying to eliminate more of our unforced errors, but overall I felt like we had a good effort out of everyone. Davis and Gage had a very good tournament."...

PITTSBURG -- Fort Scott High lost the opening game of a Southeast Kansas League doubleheader to Pittsburg, 12-6. But they rallied to salvage a split with a 6-run third inning leading to a 12-1 win in five innings. "Big innings and momentum were the story of the night," Fort Scott head coach Josh Regan said. "Both teams were on each end of it at different points"...

Fort Scott High's softball team won its home tournament at Don Hewett Field Friday in a bit of an unusual manner. With Baxter Springs unable to attend the tournament on it's make-up date -- it was originally scheduled for March 26 -- the tournament became a three-team round-robin. The Tigers (6-0) played the first and third games...