Stories from Tuesday, February 3, 2015

The USD 234 Board of Education on Monday approved a contract with a construction manager and approved moving forward with an engineer to conduct design services for upcoming projects that are part of the $40.8 million school bond package voters approved in November...

The county will be turning to state officials to determine if there is assistance available to help repair a leak at Elm Creek Lake. On Monday, Public Works Director Jim Harris reported on what he has learned about the problem. "We were not successful with operating the valve to drain any water out of there, because the concrete box, approximately 20 feet down, has a large hole in the box," Harris said. ...

Jon Midkiff, 79, of Fort Scott died Monday morning at Fort Scott Mercy Hospital. Funeral arrangements for Jon Midkiff and in complete and will be announced later by the Konantz-Cheney Funeral Home.

Doris Schaub, age 87, a resident of Fort Scott, Kan., died Saturday, Jan. 31, 2015, at the Freeman West Hospital in Joplin, Mo. She was born Jan. 19, 1928, at the family farm near Arcadia, Kan., the daughter of Joe Harris and Maude Buchanan Harris. Doris was the youngest of 14 children. ...

James Milton Chapman, age 58, a resident of Gardner, Kan., passed from this life on Feb. 1, 2015, at the Kansas City Hospice and Palliative Care in Kansas City, Mo. He was born May 11, 1956, in Kansas City, Mo., the son of Bernard Hunt Chapman and Edna King Chapman. ...

Fort Scott High's junior varsity wrestlers won six top-four medals while Uniontown's varsity claimed one as FSHS hosted a junior varsity tournament Saturday. The Tigers saw Charles Pytlowany win the 220-pound weight class. Uniontown's high finish was the second-place result from Tommy Joles at 152 pounds...

PARSONS --Labette outlasted the Fort Scott Community College's women here Saturday afternoon, winning in double overtime 96-86, to improve to 3-5 in the Jayhawk Conference-Eastern Division and 12-11 overall Fort Scott's women fell to 2-6 in the East and 11-12 overall. ...

PARSONS --Labette's men led by 14 points late in the first half, but a second half collapse saw the Cardinals drop their fifth straight game, this time falling to the Fort Scott Community College's men, 71-69, Saturday in Jayhawk Conference-Eastern Division play...