Stories from Tuesday, August 12, 2014

WEBSTER, S.D. -- Wapaun, Wis., Post 210 rallied from a 6-0 deficit and eliminated Fort Scott Post 25 from the American Legion Central Plains Regional Tournament here Saturday. With the 9-6 win, Waupun moved on to a rematch with Plato, Minn., Post 641 in the championship round on Sunday. Fort Scott finished third in the tournament...

Tracy Lea Helm, 53, of Fort Scott, died Thursday Aug. 7, 2014, at Mercy Hospital. She was born March 12, 1961 in Fort Scott, Kan., the daughter of William Allen "Bill" and Inez Mae (Smither) Graves. She married Kenneth Helm Sept. 6, 1994 in Fort Scott and he survives of the home...

Doris Iva Wimberley, 95, of Fort Scott, died Saturday, Aug. 2, 2014 at Medicalodge in Fort Scott. She was born Dec. 18, 1918 in Copeville, Texas, the daughter of William Peagram and Mattie Mae (Jones) Proctor. She married Charles A. Wimberley June 28, 1964 in McAlester, Okla., and he preceded her in death in 1993...

Lois Ellen Stewart, age 90, passed from this earthly life and went to be with the Lord on Thursday, Aug. 7, 2014. She had resided at Moran Manor Nursing Home in Moran for the last few years. Lois was born on Aug. 22, 1923, in Hutchison, Kan., the daughter of Andrew and Elsie Mae Jackson Gillispie. ...

Justin Hueston's family will have to wait at least a few more weeks for resolution to his death. Hueston of Mapleton was killed almost two years ago while riding a motorcycle, which was allegedly hit by a car driven by Joshua Shane Bassett of Fort Scott...

Members of a ballot canvassing committee scrutinized ballots Monday as part of the process of wrapping up the Aug. 5 primary election. The canvass, which consisted of counting provisional ballots, did not change any races. The contested race in the county -- and perhaps closest -- was that of the first district county commissioner...

The USD 234 Board of Education took another step in the process of getting a school bond issue placed on the November ballot during its Monday meeting. The board unanimously approved a resolution authorizing and providing for the calling of a bond election, which USD 234 Business Manager Susan Brown said is a "resolution that allows us to have a bond election in November."...

Mercy Clinic Fort Scott held its Children's Health and Safety Fair Saturday. The event featured health screenings (eye, vision, blood pressure, height and weight, and dental checks); education on vaccines, asthma, hand-washing and healthy snacks; exercise stations; a bounce house; Mercy Emergency Medical Services and Medflight as well as fire trucks, firefighters and the Bourbon County Sheriff's Office...