Stories from Wednesday, November 5, 2014

It appears the August primary election was an indication of things to come for two candidates running for county offices. Bill Martin, Republican incumbent, will be able to wear the sheriff's badge for another two years and Lynne Oharah, Republican, will take a seat as the first district county commissioner...

Proponents of a $40.8 million school bond issue for USD 234 and others in the community watched the issue pass Tuesday night by an unofficial vote count of 2,237 to 1,753. School officials and a bond committee have worked the last several weeks to get information to voters about the proposed school bond issue, which will fund several planned district-wide safety and security improvement projects at all four district schools and the district stadium...

Thomas Ray Large, age 50, a resident of Leavenworth, Kan., died Tuesday, Nov. 4, 2014 at his home in Leavenworth. Funeral services for Thomas Ray Large will be announced by the Cheney Witt Chapel, 201 S. Main, Fort Scott.

Roseanna Lea Newberry, 73, of Fort Scott, died Tuesday morning, Nov. 4, 2014 at the Medicalodge Nursing Home. She was born July 27, 1941 in Fort Scott, Kan., the daughter of Wallace L. and Marguerite E. (Buck) Tweedy. She married James W. Newberry Jan. 27, 1965 in Fort Scott and he survives of the home...

OVERLAND PARK -- Fort Scott Community College's women began the season with a pair of wins in the Johnson County Classic here over the weekend. The Greyhounds defeated Jackson State, Tenn., 62-59 in Saturday's season opener and then beat the William Penn junior varsitym 62-34, on Sunday...

It wasn't a perfect game at Arnold Arena Tuesday night. But it was a win. And Fort Scott Community College head men's basketball coach Michael Cook wanted to see his team get a win before heading to Dodge City this weekend. Fort Scott jumped out to a 19-point lead at the half. But a little sloppiness and maybe a little youth made the second half of a 96-78 victory over the Central Methodist University junior varsity a little closer than he would have liked to see...