Stories from Saturday, May 4, 2013

Fort Scott Community College's Region VI Sub-Regional Playoff Series versus Pratt will not begin until Sunday due to wet field conditions at Lions Field Friday that were not expected to improve Saturday. The best-of-three series was one of three that were postponed. The others were Butler at Kansas City and Hutchinson at Coffeyville. Both those will begin Sunday as well...

Uniontown's varsity golf team had only been able to play three times this season prior to the Eagles' home tournament Thursday at Woodland Hills Golf Course. So despite the threat of snow, the tournament went on. Play began an hour early and was called off after nine holes...

This much you probably already know: The Kansas State High School Activities Association's board of directors voted April 26 to allow Class 4A schools to vote whether or not to split into two divisions in five sports. Ballots will go out to KSHSAA Class 4A schools over the next month and are to be returned by June 15. Unreturned ballots will be counted as "no" votes...

Sandi and Kevin Sibona, Fort Scott, are pleased to announce the birth of their son, Grayson Christopher Sibona at 8:13 a.m. on May 2, 2013 at Mercy Hospital Fort Scott. Grayson weighed 7 pounds, 10 ounces and is welcomed by a sibling, Anthony Michael Sibona...

Perhaps the next noted physicist, surgeon, engineer, scientist or mathematician is among a group of Fort Scott Community College students. The students--Mary Fischer, Marcus Page and Peter Villa--have recently formed the Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) club at FSCC. ...

Like area residents, Bourbon County officials also are trying to recover from the April 7 hail storm. If one elected official has her way, that recovery might lead to a bigger project -- preserving the anchor of the county. Register of Deeds Lora Holdridge expressed her frustration over the need to not only replace broken windows, but to upgrade windows throughout the courthouse, which was built in 1920...