Stories from Friday, May 16, 2014

Keegan Jackson and Ed Carlson, representatives of Hollis and Miller Architects, discussed the results of recent community and USD 234 staff surveys during Monday night's regular USD 234 Board of Education meeting. The surveys asked questions related to a potential school bond issue...

Several water projects are requiring the attention of the Uniontown City Council. During its monthly meeting Tuesday, council members discussed the nearly completed water improvement system project, the need for a culvert replacement in the southern portion of town, and a possible new project that would bring fishing opportunities were discussed at Tuesday's monthly city council meeting...

Norma Joy Gier, 85, Chanute, died Wednesday, May 7, 2014 at Via Christi Hospital in Wichita. Norma was born in Crawford County on Aug. 5, 1928, the daughter of Harry Otis and Emma Luvena Frear Johnston. She married John A. Gier in Hepler on Dec. 20, 1945...

Richard Gene "Rick" Hawkins, age 53, resident of Fort Scott, Kan., died Monday, May 12, 2014, near Altoona, Kan., as the result of a vehicle accident. He was born Sept. 15, 1960, in Fort Scott, the son of Albert Richard and Clara May Love Hawkins. He graduated from Fort Scott High School. ...

Cheri Sue Smith, of Mound City, Kansas, passed away on May 14 after a short battle with cancer. She will be deeply missed by her friends, her family, and her community. Smith was most proud of having raised her loving children and her loving children through marriage. She lived a proud and strong life; loving music, loving the Lord, and happy to have found true love...

Charles "C.W." Rhoton, age 78, resident of Bronson, Kan., died Thursday, May 15, 2014, at the Allen County Hospital Emergency Room. Services for C.W. Rhoton will be announced by the Cheney Witt Chapel.

Regional baseball and softball tournament seeds and schedules were released by tournament directors Wednesday afternoon with one Tribune Area team drawing the top seed in its tournament. Fort Scott High's baseball team, ranked No. 1 in Class 4A-Division I by the Kansas Association of Baseball Coaches, is the top seed at the Independence Class 4A-Division I Regional Tournament, which begins Tuesday with a "play-in" game between fifth-seeded Independence and fourth-seeded Chanute...

PITTSBURG -- Three members of Fort Scott High School's track and field team won titles at the Southeast Kansas League Relays here Thursday. Senior Katren Rienbolt successfully defended both her distance titles with sophomore Cassidy Westhoff second in each event. ...

Fort Scott High's baseball team had it easy in the first game of Thursday's doubleheader with Chanute at Lions Field. The Tigers had it rough in the second game of the final twinbill of the regular season. Fort Scott won the opener going away, 16-0 in three innings, but committed 7 errors which led to 7 unearned runs in a 12-3 loss in the nightcap...