Stories from Tuesday, November 19, 2013

An inter-faith network helping Bourbon County residents with food, shelter, clothing or other necessities -- that's the Beacon. In addition to those services, each year in November, Beacon volunteers help facilitate the Adopt A Child program. This week the volunteers are registering families for many programs...

Fort Scott Community College (FSCC) announces the loss of one of its students due to the storms that swept the northern Midwestern states Sunday night, Nov. 17. Ryan Rickman, 21, of Leslie, Mich., a member of the FSCC Rodeo Team, was killed in a storm-related car accident in Michigan...

A contest Saturday night to benefit the Care to Share cancer support group and The Sharing Bucket went beyond organizers' expectations. The Miss-ter Bourbon County contest, was held Saturday night at the Danny and Willa Ellis Family Fine Arts Center on the Fort Scott Community College campus. The contest featured 15 local male contestants competing in a "beauty pageant" with proceeds going toward the cancer support organization...

Michael Eugene Galcatcher, age 55, of La Cygne, Kan., died Friday Nov. 15, 2013 at his home. Services will be held at 10 a.m. Tuesday, Nov. 19, 2012 at the Apostolic Pentecostal Church in Fort Scott, Kan. Visitation will be held from 5 to 7 p.m. Monday, Nov. ...

Carolyn Ann Gillmore, age 54, a resident of Fort Scott, died Monday, Nov. 18, 2013, at her home. Funeral services for Carolyn Gillmore will be announced by Cheney Witt Chapel, 201 S. Main St., Fort Scott.

James Joseph Canaday, age 68, a resident of Fort Scott, died Monday, Nov. 18, 2013, at the Fort Scott Mercy Hospital. Funeral services for James Canaday will be announced by the Cheney Witt Chapel, 201 S. Main St., Fort Scott.

Juanita Harber, age 84, joined her beloved husband Russell on Nov. 12, 2013. She overcame life's challenges with grace, courage, discipline and a positive outlook. Juanita showed her family and friends how to live and how to leave this world for a better one...

On Monday, Bourbon County District Judge Mark Ward denied a recent motion for a new trial filed by the attorney of the defendant in an arson and murder case that concluded when guilty verdicts were handed down in September. A two-week trial in the case of Brent Bollinger, which included testimony from 60 witnesses, ended Sept. ...

TRENTON, Mo. -- Sierra Shoulders recorded a double-double here Saturday afternoon as Fort Scott Community College's women took an 84-72 win over North Central Missouri. The 84 points were the most scored by an FSCC women's team since an 84-91 loss against Neosho County on Dec. 2, 2009. Fort Scott had gone 120 games since without scoring 80 points...

Fort Scott Community College's men got their first victory of the season Saturday afternoon at Arnold Arena when Kevin House made a pair of free throws with just 3.9 seconds remaining in the game to boost the Greyhounds to a 61-60 victory over Wentworth Military Academy...

PITTSBURG -- Fort Scott High School's girls were picked to defend their Southeast Kansas League title in a pre-season poll conducted and presented by KHSQ Radio here Monday afternoon. Tiger girls received five first-place votes and scored 35 total points followed by Chanute with one first-place vote and 30 points and Labette County with the other first-place vote and 21 points...

FRONTENAC --Fort Scott Middle School's seventh-grade girls' basketball team beat a pair of Joplin teams as they won the Frontenac Tournament here Saturday. The Tigers (5-1) shut out Joplin North Middle School in the first game, 56-0. Abby Humble led in scoring with 24 points followed by Jocie Allen with 18. Alaina Allen and Ciarra Stumfoll each chipped in with 6 points...

Fort Scott Community College's men got their second consecutive win Monday night as the Greyhounds vanquished the Southwestern College junior varsity, 86-52 at Arnold Arena. Fort Scott's first victory came Saturday afternoon against Wentworth Military. For more on that game, see page 8...

Fort Scott Community College's women held off a Cottey College rally at Arnold Arena Monday night to prevail 67-66 and win the fourth game of the season, equaling the number the Greyhounds won all of last season. Fort Scott also won at North Central Missouri, 84-72, on Saturday. That story can be seen on page 8 of today's edition...