Stories from Wednesday, April 9, 2014

Daniel Thomas "Boone" Page, age 59, resident of Fort Scott, Kan., died Tuesday, April 8, 2014, at his home. He was born on Sept., 20, 1954, in Fort Scott, the son of Orville and Clara Cady Page. He married Alberta Hawkins in 1972. They later divorced. ...

Dolly the Trolley is no spring chicken and isn't getting around like she used to. In fact, the ol' gal is in some serious trouble. The vehicle used to give tours to Fort Scott visitors currently is out of commission, which is causing an issue for the City of Fort Scott...

Submitted photo Laney Covey looks at a painting created by her great-grandmother, Hattie Homan. A reception was held Sunday as part of the opening of the Memories in the Making Alzheimer's Association Art Show now being held at the Danny and Willa Ellis Family fine Arts Center on the Fort Scott Community College campus. The show is open from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. through Sunday...

CHANUTE -- Uniontown High School's golf team, a young group, struggled in their first outing of the season here Monday. "This was our first tournament of the year and didn't get off to the start I would have liked to have seen," Uniontown head coach Jason Tourtillott said. "For the most part, we struggled finding fairways and our short game was off."...

Lack of athletes out for track this spring at Uniontown High School will pose some logistical problems. But while the numbers may be small, the team does return a blend of experience with a contingent of newcomers. With 14 athletes out for the 2014 season, the girls' squad is made up of two girls -- senior Emily Shinn and freshman Shalina Harper...

UNIONTOWN -- A 3-run rally in the bottom of the seventh inning of the second game allowed Uniontown's baseball team to come away with a sweep of Northeast in a Three Rivers League doubleheader here Monday. The Eagles, who have won four in a row since dropping their season opener against Yates Center, are 4-0 in the TRL and 4-1 overall. They won game one in three innings, 20-5, and the second game 8-7...

The Kansas State High School Activities Association (KSHSAA) has released post-season assignments in every spring sport but track and field. One of the things revealed is that Fort Scott High School will host a Class 4A-Division I Softball Regional Tournament which will have five teams...

Fort Scott High School's baseball team needed a few innings to get going Tuesday evening. But once they did, they couldn't be stopped. The Tigers swept Louisburg 11-1 in six innings and 21-6 in five. Since losing the season opener to Nevada 11-0, Fort Scott (4-1) has scored at least 10 runs in each game and outscored their opponents 57-9...

In order to determine whether the USD 234 school district will pursue a bond issue later this year, members of the community are asked to complete a facility and technology needs survey. The survey, which is available online until April 17, also ties in with the recently completed district-wide facilities assessment...