Stories from Tuesday, January 19, 2016

Louise Eastwood, age 92, a resident of Fort Scott, Kan., died Saturday, Jan. 16, 2016, at Mercy Hospital in Joplin, Mo. She was born May 18, 1923, in Bourbon County, Kan., the daughter of Herbert Vaughn Camp and Katie Edith Thatcher Camp. Louise married Clifton H. ...

Three Fort Scott individuals who have experienced racism discussed how to progress Martin Luther King, Jr.'s vision during a Lunch and Learn held Monday at the Fort Scott Community College. Through the discussion, panelists agreed race relations have changed in the nearly-50 years since King's death, but there is still a great deal of work to do...

Interviews for the USD 235 superintendent/principal got underway Monday when the first of two candidates toured the district. Craig Bagshaw, Chanute, had a day-long interview with USD 235 staff, faculty and community Monday. By the time of Bagshaw's mid-afternoon press interview, he had met elementary school staff, toured the district which comprises the western portion of Bourbon County, met with a student group, lunched with junior and senior high school staff, met district personnel and toured the two buildings in the school district.. ...

Fort Scott High's basketball teams have drawn low seeds for this weekend's Frontenac Kansas Army National Guard Invitational. Tiger girls (2-6) are the No. 7 seed and will face Kansas City (Mo.) Hogan Prep (6-4) at 4 p.m. Thursday in the old gymnasium. Tiger boys (2-6), the No. 8 seed, will follow with an 5:30 game against top-seeded Riverton (7-0) in the same gym...

BASEHOR -- Fort Scott's Derek Bollinger placed fourth at 138 pounds at the Basehor-Linwood Bobcat Classic over the weekend. Bollinger, who came into the tournament ranled No. 2 in Class 4A by the Kansas Wrestling Coaches Association was 4-2 over the weekend and improved to 25-2 on the season...

Fort Scott Community College's men may have still had a tough semester-opening loss at Brown Mackie on their minds when they took the floor against Southeast (Neb.) at Arnold Arena on Saturday afternoon. Having lost a big lead and dropped a region game to the Lions in overtime, the Greyhounds weren't executing their game plan in the first half. In the second half, the Fort Scott defense clamped down and that was the push the 'Hounds needed to rally for a 68-61 victory over the Storm...

Fort Scott Community College's women won their second straight game to start off the new year as they defeated Southeast (Neb.) 82-70 at Arnold Arena Saturday afternoon. Turnovers -- and the points the Greyhounds (10-9) scored off them -- were the key to the game. Fort Scott forced 25 turnovers while committing just eight...

The Fort Scott City Commission meeting scheduled to take place at 6 p.m. Tuesday has been cancelled due to inclement weather. The commission's next meeting will take place at 6 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 2. City officials decided to combine Tuesday's planned agenda with the agenda for the Feb. 2 meeting, City Clerk Diane Clay said Tuesday...

Hermena Mary Elizabeth Kelsey, 87, of La Cygne, Kan., passed away on Monday, Jan. 18, 2016 at Life Care Center of Osawatomie. Mass of Christian Burial will be 10 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 23, 2016 at the Sacred Heart Catholic Church. Burial will be 2 p.m. ...

Two grass fires in rural Bourbon County on Monday burned some land but did minimal damage, officials said. Bourbon County Fire District No. 3 firefighters responded just after noon Monday to a grass fire in the area of 2508 Valley Road. BCFD Chief Delwin Mumbower said Tuesday the fire, which started as a controlled brush fire, was under control quickly...

County commissioners learned Tuesday there might be some help available to repair roads damaged from heavy rains. "There is the possibility of money being left on the table when it comes to gravel being washed away, road erosion, bridge damage," Bourbon County Emergency Manager William Wallis said. "There's a lot to it."...

Winter weather returned to Bourbon County Tuesday when rain turned to ice. Snow was expected to follow the ice. The weather kept emergency personnel busy responding to falls and wrecks. The weather also caused some evening activities to be cancelled or postponed. The Fort Scott City Commission cancelled its meeting and the Uniontown School District released students early...