Stories from Wednesday, February 18, 2015

Fort Scott Community College is planning to soon roll out a remodeled version of the college website. On Monday, the FSCC Board of Trustees heard information on the proposed new website from FSCC Director of Public Relations Jason Hogue and webmaster Tommy Hoyt, who discussed development of the new site and its potential use as a marketing tool for the college...

Fort Scott citizens and businesses will have another option for cellular service by mid-year. Harry Lee, manager of communications for New Wave Communications, presented a broadband plan for the city's consideration during Tuesday night's Fort Scott City Commission meeting...

Fort Scott Community College head volleyball coach Lindsay Hill speaks as she is honored for becoming the school's all-time leader in victories at a reception in the Dick Hedges Administration Building Tuesday afternoon.

UNIONTOWN -- Uniontown's basketball teams swept Altoona-Midway in a Three Rivers League doubleheader here Tuesday night. The girls opened things off with a 55-18 shellacking of the Jets. Shalina Harper scored 34 points, grabbed 12 rebounds and 7 steals for the Eagles (3-5 TRL, 5-13 overall). She set a new school record with eight 3-point baskets...

Lindsay Hill didn't really want the fuss. But in the end, she was happy to be recognized by co-workers, family and her players at a reception at Fort Scott Community College Wednesday afternoon to honor her accomplishment of becoming the school's all-time leader in volleyball victories...

Fort Scott High's girls kept trying to catch up but Labette County kept pulling away, finally putting the stubborn Tigers away with a late-third quarter run in Southeast Kasnas League play at the FSHS gymnasium Tuesday night, 54-36. The Tigers (2-7 SEK, 4-13 overall) used a 10-2 run at the beginning of the third quarter to get within 28-24 with just under five minutes remaining. The defense forced LCHS (8-2, 13-4) to miss 6 of its first 7 field-goal attempts in the period...

Free throws kept Fort Scott High's boys in the game during the first quarter and helped them in taking control during the second as the Tigers went on to defeated Labette County, 59-46, in Southeast Kansas League action at the FSHS gymnasium Tuesday night...