Stories from Wednesday, October 15, 2014

USD 235 Board of Education members heard a Reading Roadmap update for the school year on Monday evening at the regular monthly meeting. "Everybody in the (West Bourbon Elementary School) building has been tested with DIBELS," WBE Principal Tracy Smith said. "There are three assessments during the year, one at the beginning, one in December and the end test in April. DIBELS benchmark exams are...required by the Kansas Reading Roadmap for data collection."...

With only about three weeks until voters will decide upon a $40.8 million USD 234 bond issue, USD 234 Board of Education members weighed in on the matter during their regular meeting Monday night. Voters who head to the polls during the Nov. 4 election will vote on the bond issue, which includes several district-wide improvements to all school buildings and the district stadium...

A few new questions popped up and a few more citizens turned out for a community forum Tuesday on a proposed $40.8 million school bond issue. About 20 people attended the third in a series of four public forums on the bond issue. The discussion took place Tuesday night in the Fort Scott Middle School media center. It was facilitated by USD 234 Superintendent Bob Beckham and USD 234 Board of Education President Jordan Witt. Members of the bond committee were also in attendance...

Doris Evelyn Wagner, 94, formerly of Fort Scott, died Tuesday, Oct. 14, 2014 in Auburn, Calif. Arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by the Konantz-Cheney Funeral Home.

Isabell J. Palmer, 85, homemaker, passed away Monday, Oct. 13, 2014. Isabell is preceded in death by her husband, Willard L. Palmer; son, Vern Palmer; daughter, Carolyn Staudacher; and grandchildren, Teresa Bibb and Hunter Hughbanks. Survivors include her daughters, Linda McGovern and Evelyn Mast; eight grandchildren, 16 great-grandchildren, and one great-great-grandchild. ...

Janet L. Prinkey, age 82, a resident of rural Fort Scott, died unexpectedly Friday, Oct. 10, 2014, at the Mercy Hospital Emergency Room. She was born Nov. 10, 1931, in Youngwood, Pa., the daughter of Samuel Noel and Nettie Sylvester Noel. Janet married Glenn Edward Prinkey. ...

Noah Colden Coop, 52, passed away Saturday, Oct. 11, 2014 at his home in Fort Scott, Kan. He was born Oct. 14, 1961 in Kansas City, Kan., to Noah Levi and Barbara "Kay" Coop. Noah was so passionate about everything he was involved in. Whether it was fishing, hunting or building a business. ...

Uniontows Junior High's volleyball teams recently swept Crest and gained a split with Pleasanton. The seventh-grade Eagles rolled over Crest on the road October 2, 25-9, 25-15. Jordan Ford and Makenzie Brown each served 3 points for Uniontown. The eighth-grade team went three sets that night with Crest, winning 25-22, 21-25, 15-12. Anna Jefferis had 4 points in the first, Aubrey Ruggles 5 in the second, and Jefferis 3 in the third to pace Uniontown...

COFFEYVILLE -- The season came to a close for Fort Scott High School's golf team here Tuesday as the Tigers were unable to advance either individually or as a team from the Coffeyville Class 4A Regional Tournament. The tournament was moved back one day due to rain on Monday, but conditions still weren't ideal for most of the teams...

FREDONIA -- Despite playing in terrible weather conditions, three members of Uniontown's golf team qualified for State from the Fredonia Class 3-2-1A Regional Tournament, played here Monday. While other tournaments -- including a Class 4A Regional less than 60 miles to the south in Coffeyville -- were postponed, they forged on in Fredonia with two inches of rain falling during play...

Scoring in every quarter, Fort Scott High's ninth grade football team won Tuesday night's game with Independence in just about every way imaginable: on the ground, through the air, and via the defensive takeaway. The result was a 41-6 throttling, with standouts aplenty on both sides of the ball for the Tigers...

Jonah Jones scored his second career hat trick Tuesday afternoon to lead Fort Scott High's soccer team to a 3-0 win over Columbus in a non-league match at Ellis Park. Jones, a senior, scored twice in the second half, when the Tigers (2-10) took control of the pace of play. His first hat track came on Sept. 9 of last year in a road game at Columbus...