Stories from Saturday, September 5, 2015

The Fort Scott National Historic Site will once again honor the sacrifice of Americans throughout the nation's history during the upcoming Symbols of Sacrifice event Sept. 11-17. FSNHS staff said the main focus of the event will be a Field of Honor on the historic FSNHS parade ground where a U.S. flag will fly for each service member who has died while serving in theater supporting U.S. military operations during the War on Terrorism...

In light of recent events in the Kansas Legislature, concerns have been circling about the education environment for teachers in the state of Kansas, especially with the start of the 2015-16 school year. USD 234 "The teachers feel like the legislature and our governor are not education friendly," USD 234 Superintendent Bob Beckham said. "Not just some of the decisions they've made, but some of the discussions they've entertained."...

Fort Scott High School student Darby Toth and a group of her fellow classmates were recognized Friday for their acts of courage and leadership at a recent school event. Toth was among a group of more than 30 FSHS debate team members who attended a debate clinic Aug. 28 at Blue Valley High School. The students were recognized by FSHS Principal Shawn Thomas for their efforts in helping an assistant debate coach who experienced health issues at the debate clinic...

The season is underway for Fort Scott Middle School volleyball, led by head coach Kelly Toll, who is in her her third season at the helm of the program. With assistant eighth-grade coach Curt Toll and seventh-grade coaches Erin Vann and Taylor Shook, FSMS fields multiple teams across the two grades, all designed to teach the fundamentals, be competitive, and prepare players for future play...

PARSONS -- Fort Scott High School's doubles teams combined for a 7-1 record here Thursday at the Labette County Invitational. The Tigers finished tied for third place with the host school but won the tie-breaker on the basis of more games won, 71-68. Pittsburg was the team champion with 14 points followed by Chanute with 8...

ALTAMONT -- Fort Scott High School's varsity girls won the team title at the season-opening Haley's Run, hosted here Thursday by Labette County High School. On the boys' side, Devin Brooks won the individual title by a nine-second margin. In a race featuring three of the top female runners in the state, the Tigers finished with 28 points, earning team points for second, fifth, sixth, seventh, eighth and 12th positions. ...

UNIONTOWN -- Eight-man football's 45-point rule was just about the only thing that could stop Uniontown here Friday night. The Eagles played only a half, scoring all but 2 of their points in the first quarter of a 58-0 victory over Three Rivers League foe Altoona-Midway in the season opener for both teams...

PARSONS -- Fort Scott High School's football team won its season opener for the fifth consecutive year Friday night. But homestanding Parsons, which came into the game on a 28-game losing streak, didn't make it easy on the Tigers, who finally prevailed in a Southeast Kansas League battle, 24-7...