Stories from Saturday, April 5, 2014

Fort Scott High's softball team fell to 1-3 Thursday night after being swept by Girard, 5-4 and 17-6, at Don Hewett Field. The Trojans (4-0) scored one run in each inning from the fourth to the seventh to win the opener. They broke a 5-5 tie in the second game with an 8-run fourth inning...

INDEPENDENCE -- Although an inexperienced Fort Scott High School tennis team had its share of struggles Thursday at Independence, head coach Lynn Barr saw his players working to use what they have been working on in practice in a five-team round-robin tournament...

Friday, Fort Scott Community College's baseball team climbed back into the post-season picture. Today, the Greyhounds will see if they will be able to strengthen their position in the Jayhawk Conference-Eastern Division. Fort Scott, in ninth place in the division coming into Friday's one-day-delayed doubleheader with Labette was one game behind the Cardinals for the final spot in the Region VI Tournament coming up in May. ...

Fort Scott High golf coach Ken Klassen is another one of those who are dealing with lower participation numbers. There are just nine players out for the team. Eight are seniors but four of them are playing on the golf team for the first time. Klassen does have five of his top players back from last season's team. ...

UNIONTOWN -- A screening clinic for 2014-2015 kindergarten students has been scheduled for Wednesday, April 16 and Thursday, April 17 at West Bourbon Elementary School here. To be eligible for kindergarten, children must be 5 years old on or before August 31, 2014. Parents or guardians should phone the school to set up a time to bring their children for the assessment and screening at (620) 756-4335...

UNIONTOWN -- Driver's Education and Freshman Orientation will be held Wednesday, will be at 6 p.m. on April 9 at the Commons Area of Uniontown High School. Any student signing up for Drivers Ed. will need to be there with their parent. Following that meeting Jeanne Camac will meet with the students and parents regarding their next year's classes...

Grace Priscialla Hendrix, 89, of Fort Scott, died Friday morning, April 4, 2014 at the Guest Home Estates. Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Friday, April 11, 2014 at the Konantz-Cheney Home. Full obituary will appear in a future edition of the Tribune...

Christopher Hurst and Kara Taylor Hurst, and sibling Aylijah Taylor Hurst, of Fort Scott, are pleased to announce the birth of their daughter and sister, Gabriella Susanna Hurst, at 1:25 a.m. Thursday, April 3, 2014 at Mercy Hospital Fort Scott. She weighed 7 pounds, 5 ounces at birth...

Kayla and Jonas Greenway, and siblings Emiley, Kairein and Landon Greenway, of Bronson, are pleased to announce the birth of their son and brother, Ian Michael Greenway, at 11:28 a.m. Thursday, April 3, 2014 at Mercy Hospital Fort Scott. He weighed 8 pounds, 1/2 ounces at birth...

Chelsie and Russell Cole of Wichita are please to announce the birth of their son, James Lee Cole at Wesley Medical Center, Wichita on March 28, 2014. James weighed 3 pounds and 5 ounces and was 16 inches long. Maternal grandparents are Wiley and Susan Ames of Fort Scott. Paternal grandparents are Carrie Barker Derby and Joe Cole of Arkansas City...

With a fleet of road equipment and in order to maintain the county's 155 miles of hard surface roads, the Bourbon County Commissioners work to replace older equipment every year. At Friday's commission meeting, Commission Chairman Allen Warren opened bids from three local banks to finance a new 12 M Caterpillar motor grader for road maintenance. The cost for the grader is $122,875...

The Fort Scott National Historic Site plans to conduct a prescribed burn in the park sometime this month. FSNHS Superintendent Betty Boyko announced Friday that a prescribed fire is scheduled to be conducted in the park sometime between now and April 30, according to a National Park Service news release...

A recent Kansas Supreme Court decision addressing school funding and inequities among districts may have an impact on Fort Scott schools, according to USD 234 Superintendent Diane Gross. In early March, the court ruled that current public school funding levels are unconstitutional and that districts must be repaid for past cuts by July 1...