Stories from Wednesday, February 26, 2014

Work is underway to move the Fort Scott Community College Cosmetology Department back to the FSCC campus. Jared Slonikeu of Crossland Construction, Columbus, repairs a storm drain on Feb. 25 as part of the renovation of the old agriculture building into the cosmetology department at Fort Scott Community College. Slonikeu is a superintendent for Crossland Construction and said the project is slated to be completed by April 2014...

Loretta George/Tribune photo The Bourbon County Treasurer's and Motor Vehicles offices were closed Tuesday so the two could be combined into one office on the second floor of the Bourbon County Courthouse. Both offices are overseen by Treasurer Rhonda Dunn, who said the consolidation will mean better efficiency. ...

Jackie "Jack" White, age 72, Prescott, Kansas passed away on Saturday, Feb. 22, 2014, at the Girard Medical Center. He was born on Jan. 20, 1942 at Fort Scott, Kansas the son of Frank and Zora Bradley White. He graduated from Hume High School in the Class of 1960. ...

Wilma Deane Endicott, age 82, resident of Fort Scott, Kan., died Monday, Feb. 24, 2014, at Mercy Hospital. She was born May 5, 1931, in Beloit, Kan., the daughter of Zean and Irene Ruth Westervelt Richardson. She graduated from Labette County High School. ...

Education got a look at costs and data associated with district-wide facilities improvements during a special meeting Monday night. All board members were present for the special meeting Monday to hear a presentation from Matt Smith and Aaron Hale of MKEC Engineering, and Ed Carlson of Hollis + Miller, an architectural firm, on the consultants' recent feasibility assessment of all the district's facilities. ...

llege President Clayton Tatro discussed progress being made on the Bourbon County Career Center during the FSCC Board of Trustees regular meeting Monday night. Previous discussions have centered on a technical education facility in Bourbon County, which would have featured programs offered by FSCC to high school juniors and seniors. ...

UNIONTOWN -- Uniontown's girls defeated Southern Coffey County, 56-43, in their regular-season finale Tuesday night at the West Bourbon County Elementary School gymnasium. SCC thumped Uniontown's boys, 71-45, in the nightcap. Despite holding a commanding lead for most of the game, Eagle girls allowed SCC to claw back in the second half, primarily due to turnovers and sloppy play. ...

Fiction about success in situations such as what Fort Scott High's boys faced Tuesday night would be rejected as implausible. But with four starters and seven players in all suspended, likely for the remainder of the season, due to "unfortunate circumstances," the Tigers who remained banded together, found their confidence and held on to stun Chanute, 51-46, in Southeast Kansas League play at the FSHS gymnasium...

Though Fort Scott High's girls did not lose as many players to suspension as the boys' team did, head coach Jeff Armstrong still had to make adjustments Tuesday night without one starter and one of his top reserves. Due to the suspensions, senior Brianne Lawrence is the only true post player left. And she's still not quite 100-percent back from her hamstring injury...