Stories from Saturday, May 3, 2014

Deb Martin saw an ad in the paper asking for volunteers to greet students at a school. Martin, age 58, answered that ad. "I showed up, liked doing it, told Marianna (Daugherty, Winfield Scott Elementary principal) I could be there everyday, if they wanted me to, unless I was sick or something came up," Martin said. "She said 'That would be great, an extra set of eyes is always good when children are being let out of vehicles, AND we can't get too many smiles to start the day!'"...

An Iola man was reportedly injured and two other people were possibly injured in a two-vehicle accident Thursday afternoon north of Bronson. The accident, which took place about 12:30 p.m. on Kansas Highway 3, one mile north of Kansas Highway 65, about seven miles north of Bronson...

Some major decisions are looming in the near future for the Bourbon County Commission. During their Friday meeting, commissioners met with Dana Dunn, certified building analyst business development, and Tim Mense, lead engineer, representing the P1 Group, Inc., out of Lenexa, for an update on a master plan for improvements to the Bourbon County Courthouse and jail facilities...

One hundred sixty-five Winfield Scott Elementary School first-graders were given awards at a school assembly Friday morning. The students were awarded for their part in Ready, Set, Read, a 10-week reading program that challenged them to read 30 books. ...

Marjorie Darlene Murray, age 77, resident of Fort Scott, Kan., died Thursday, May 1, 2014, at Mercy Hospital after a short illness. She was born on April 19, 1937, in Vernon County, Mo., the daughter of Edwin William and Mary Josephine Smith Sheehy. She graduated from Fort Scott High School. Darlene retired from Medicalodge of Fort Scott after many years working in the laundry room...

PARSONS -- Fort Scott High School's golf team finished third at the Parsons Invitational here Thursday with Conner Antonetti finishing in second place for the Tigers. This was not one of the Southeast Kansas League's four designated tournaments. The fourth and final one will be held at Chanute on May 12, one week before the Class 4A Regional Tournament at Independence...

INDEPENDENCE -- Fort Scott High School's tennis team tied for fourth place at the Southeast Kansas League Tournament here Thursday. Independence won the team title for the 24th time in the last 26 seasons with 24 points. Pittsburg was second with 21, Parsons third with 15 and Fort Scott and Labette County next tied with 8 points each. Chanute and Coffeyville tied for last place with 6 points each...

PAOLA -- Paola pitcher Kaelah McMullin allowed just 4 hits all day -- all in the second game -- as the undefeated Panthers swept Fort Scott High 15-0 and 13-0 in a softball doubleheader here Thursday. McMullin pitched a perfect game in the opener as not a single Tiger batter reached base. She struck out the first 9 batters she faced and finished with 10 strikeouts...

COFFEYVILLE -- In the first game of its doubleheader here Thursday night, Fort Scott High School clinched its second straight Southeast Kansas League baseball championship. In the second game, Ryan Pickert threw a no-hitter as the Tigers won their 19th consecutive SEK contest...

GIRARD --Both of Fort Scott High's teams finished in the top 10 out of 22 schools at the Girard Optimist Club Invitational here Friday. Fort Scott's girls finished eighth with Pittsburg the team champion while Tiger boys placed ninth as the top four teams, including champion Carthage, were from Missouri...

Now in his 11th Major League Baseball season, former Fort Scott High School baseball product Adam LaRoche is off to a fast start. LaRoche is the starting first baseman and cleanup hitter for the Washington Nationals and carries a .312 batting average into May. LaRoche also has four home runs and 17 runs batted in on the young season...