Stories from Wednesday, December 16, 2015

Cynthia Denise Emmerson, age 52, lifelong resident of Fort Scott, died early Monday, Dec. 14, 2015, at her home. She was born Aug. 10, 1963 in Fort Scott, the daughter of James Edwin Emmerson and Rita Marie Johnston Emmerson. Cindy was a 1985 graduate of Fort Scott High School and graduated from Fort Scott Community College in 1987. ...

The finishing touches are being placed on one of downtown Fort Scott's newest additions. Expansion of the Lowell Milken Center for Unsung Heroes is nearing conclusion as construction of a new 6,500-square-foot exhibition hall at 1 S. Main Street has recently been completed...

At a price tag of nearly $25 million, the bulk of projects in the $40.8 million USD 234 school bond issue is expected to begin soon. During its Monday meeting, the USD 234 Board of Education unanimously approved allowing Nabholz Construction Services of Olathe and Hollis and Miller Architects of Overland Park to proceed with key items related to the "shell" for various construction projects at all four district schools...

UNIONTOWN -- The home portion of Uniontown High School's basketball schedule tipped off here Tuesday night with a Three Rivers League doubleheader versus St. Paul. Eagle boys came out a 58-50 victor while the girls fell to the defending league champions, 43-33...

GARNETT -- Graham Hathaway and Tommy Joles were Uniontown's highest finishers at the Anderson County Wrestling Invitational here Saturday, taking fourth place at 105 and 145 pounds, respectively. The Eagles finished 15th as a team with 31.5 points. Carbondale-Santa Fe Trail won the tournament with 217 points followed by Independence with 208 and Frontenac with 167...

PARSONS -- Fort Scott High's girls held off a Parsons rally to take a 40-38 victory as Southeast Kansas League play opened at the Harold C. Johnson gymnasium here Tuesday night. Unfortunately for Tiger fans, the boys were unable to hold off a Viking rally in the nightcap as Dannerick Yates' desperation layup went in with 1.6 seconds to go to give Parsons a 51-49 victory...