Stories from Thursday, January 16, 2014

COFFEYVILLE -- Fort Scott Middle School's eighth-grade "A" team took a 41-22 win over Roosevelt Middle School here Tuesday night. Andrew Callahan led the Tigers (2-1) wit 11 points and 6 rebounds. Hudson Horn chippped in with 11. Fort Scott led 13-2 after one period...

OSWEGO --Uniontown's girls rolled by Oswego in Three Rivers League play here Tuesday night, 63-38, in the first game of a varsity doubleheader. In the nightcap, Oswego's boys, ranked No. 8 in Class 2A by the Kansas Basketball Coaches Association, went on to a 68-33 victory...

Philip G. McGilvra, age 62, a resident of Devon, Kan., died Monday, Jan. 13, 2014, at the Lawrence Regional Hospital Emergency Room in Lawrence, Kan. Pastor Joshua Phillips will conduct funeral services at 2 p.m. Monday, Jan. 20 at the Cheney Witt Chapel. ...

Joyce Richardson, 75, of Prescott, Kan., formerly of Pittsburg, passed away 9:18 a.m. Wednesday, Jan. 15, 2014 at Mercy Hospital in Fort Scott, Kan. She was born May 20, 1938 at Brady Township, Oklahoma, to E.C. "Jack" and Estelle (Speed) Richardson. She was raised in Oklahoma and had lived in Kermit, Texas and Hobbs, N.M., before moving to Pittsburg 27 years ago...

Uniontown City Council signed formal papers to move to the next step of improving the city's aging water supply system Tuesday evening during its monthly meeting at City Hall. Work on Uniontown's water supply system improvement project will begin Jan. 27, according to City Superintendent Bobby Rich. The contractor for the project is Lathrop Construction of Nevada, Mo...

An event to address bullying and to help build relationships in the Fort Scott School District is planned for Feb. 17 at Fort Scott High School. Flip Flippen of the Flippen Group will be the keynote speaker for an event on Feb. 17 at FSHS. According to Diane Gross, USD 234 superintendent, the event will not be open to the public due to limited seating. Flippen will touch on bullying issues during his presentation...

As they have for many years, food, faith and fellowship will come together this week for the Friendship Soup Lunch at the First United Methodist Church Fellowship Hall, located at 301 S. National Ave. Friends, family members, church and community members will gather from 11:30 to 1 p.m. Friday in the church basement for the monthly lunch, a time for fellowship and a warm meal. This Friday's lunch is sponsored by the United Methodist Men...