Stories from Tuesday, November 24, 2015

Aspyn Lee Tynes, infant daughter of Richard and Kelcie Thomas Tynes, passed away on Saturday, Nov. 21, 2015 at the Overland Park Regional Medical Center. Funeral Service will be held 10 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 28, 2015 at the Schneider Funeral Home and Crematory, La Cygne Chapel. ...

Richard Odom Penick, Jr., 95, Topeka, died Saturday, Nov. 21, 2015, at Midland Hospice House. He was born Feb. 29, 1920, in Hodgenville, Ky., the son of Reverend Richard O. and Amelia Belle (Harned) Penick. The family moved to Kansas in Oct., 1920, and lived in Whiting, Holton, Hiawatha, Fort Scott, and Independence where his father had Methodist pastorates...

Charles Foss, 73, of Fort Scott, died Sunday morning, Nov. 22, 2015 at the Fort Scott Manor Nursing Home. He was born Dec. 14, 1941 in Greenfield, Mo., the son of Stephen and Lois Elaine (Collins) Foss. He is survived by a son, Stephen Foss of Loveland, Colo., two brothers, Jerry Foss of Vinita, Ore., and Don Foss of Beaver, Ore., a sister, Vickie Sjostrom of Warrenton, Ore., a granddaughter, Shane` Carson, and three grandsons, Malachi Foss, Zachary Foss and Elias Foss. ...

Representatives of area Ruritan Clubs are recognized Saturday evening at the 2015 Middle America Ruritan District Convention held at the Bronson Community Center. The awards received by the clubs were for public service, citizenship and patriotism, environment, social development along with business and professions...

Dates for final bids to be reviewed for an upcoming slate of USD 234 school bond projects have been moved back, USD 234 Superintendent Bob Beckham said. Previous plans were to have final bids in by Nov. 19 and Nov. 24 for all interior and exterior work to be started soon at all four district schools, with a possible start date of early to mid-December...

Dads dance the Hokey Pokey with their daughters at the Daddy-Daughter Dance held Saturday evening at Uniontown High School. About 60 dad's with their daughters or granddaughters enjoyed an evening of snacks and dancing in support of Send Off Seniors, an after graduation party in the spring...

Uniontown Junior High's girls' basketball teams were swept in doubleheaders at Jayhawk-Linn and Northeast last week. On Nov. 17, the UJH "A" team lost by a score of 31-9 to the Jayhawks. Karleigh Schoenberger , Sammie Hampton, Kaitlyn Hanks and Libby Franks each scored 2 points. The "B" team lost 16-11. Breanna Stokes led the Eagles with 4 points...

Fort Scott Community College's Tyler Owens hit three free throws after drawing a foul on a 3-point shot with 10 seconds remaining in Saturday's game versus Penn Valley (Mo.), the final one of the 2015 Gladbach Classic. But Penn Valley's Walter Sorrells took the inbound pass and weaved through the defense for the game-winning score with two seconds left to play as the Scouts picked up their first official victory of the season, 71-69...

At the end of the first quarter of their game against Penn Valley (Mo.) Saturday afternoon, Fort Scott Community College's women had a total of 5 points, the fewest the Greyhounds had scored in any quarter this season. Adrian, Mo., Sophomore Kamiron Luptak, the team's leading scorer so far this season, averaging 17.6 points per game, didn't score until the fourth quarter and finished with 3 points...