Stories from Wednesday, December 18, 2013

Albert LaVern Millard, Pleasanton, passed away unexpectedly on Monday Dec. 16, 2013. Funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. Friday, Dec. 20, 1013 at the Schneider Funeral Home and Crematory, Pleasanton Chapel. Burial in the Woodfin Cemetery in Foster, Mo. Visitation will be held 5 to 7 p.m. Thursday at the Chapel. On line condolences for the family can be left at www.schneiderfunerals.com. Arrangements: Schneider Funeral Home and Crematory, Pleasanton Chapel...

Roberta V. Sellers, age 81, former resident of Fort Scott, died Sunday, Dec. 15, 2013, at Tulsa, Okla. She was born Oct. 24, 1932, in Fort Scott the daughter of Oscar Leroy Taylor and Pearl Givens Taylor. Roberta married Robert J. "Bob" Sellers on June 10, 1955. He preceded her in death on Aug. 19, 2004...

During the regular Fort Scott Community College Board of Trustees meeting Monday night, it was announced FSCC Truck Driving classes currently being taught at Kansas City Kansas Community College will be relocating to FSCC's Miami County campus in Paola...

Editor's note: This is the final story in a two-part series about Workforce Alliance. Bob Garner, vice president and market manager of Landmark National Bank in Fort Scott, has taken on a leading role for a proposed peer mentoring and workforce development program. He, along with Fort Scott business and industry leaders, are currently working towards implementing the program in 2014...

Kindergarten students portrayed the nativity scene in West Bourbon Elementary School's annual Christmas program Monday night. Mary and Joseph are portrayed by Cooper Read and Kassen Woods. Angels are Ella Shelton and Klara Stock. Shepherds are Atlas Pinkerton, Newton Reed and Allandra Walker. Wise men are Calvin Walker, Heston Stewart and Cameron Coulter...

PARSONS -- Fort Scott Middle School's girls basketball program completed its season here Monday night with wins in three of the four games played. The eighth-grade "A" team took a 26-17 win to finish the season with a record of 12-2. The Tigers outscored the Vikings 13-6 in the second half...

UNIONTOWN -- St. Paul's girls, ranked No. 4 in Class 1A-Division I by the Kansas Basketball Coaches Association, dominated play here Tuesday night as the Indians drubbed Uniontown, 76-33, in Three Rivers League play at the West Bourbon Elementary gym...

UNIONTOWN --Jeremy Neville might have liked to have a little less drama -- and a few more made free throws --in his home debut as head coach of his alma mater but he was happy with the effort his Uniontown High boys made in rallying to beat St. Paul in Three Rivers League action, 54-47, here Tuesday night...