Stories from Tuesday, February 2, 2016

Barbara Mosher, age 97, formerly of Blue Mound, Kan., passed away on Saturday, Jan. 30, 2016. The funeral for Mrs. Mosher will be at 2 p.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 3, 2016 at Schneider Funeral Home & Crematory, Mound City Chapel. Visitation be from 1 p.m. ...

Nancy Ann Horn, age 61, resident of Fort Scott, Kan., died Feb. 1, 2016, at Mercy Hospital. Arrangements for Nancy Horn are under the direction of the Cheney Witt Chapel, 201 S. Main St.

Ruth Margaret Kastl Smith, age 91, a resident of rural Fort Scott, Kan., died Sunday, Jan. 31, 2016, at her home. She was born Nov. 3, 1924, in Linn County, Kan., the daughter of Earl Jeffers and Ellen Macoubrie Jeffers. Ruth graduated from the Blue Mound High School in 1942. ...

Lucile Edna Snyder, age 90, resident of Fort Scott, Kan., died Sunday, Jan. 31, 2016, at her home. She was born June 25, 1925, in Mound City, Kan., the daughter of Clarence Edward and Wilhelmina Herman Augur. She married Howard Lee Snyder on June 23, 1943, in Nevada, Mo. ...

Esther Luree Masters, age 98, a resident of Presbyterian Village, Fort Scott, Kan., died Saturday, Jan. 30, 2016, at her home. She was born Aug. 25, 1917, in Boicourt, Kan., the daughter of Earl Lee Mitchell and Cordelia Kerns Mitchell. Esther was a 1935 graduate of Burlington High School. ...

John M. Hite, age 88, a former resident of Wichita, Kan., and more recently of Davenport, Fla., died Sunday, Jan. 31, 2016, at his home in Davenport. He was born Feb. 28, 1927, in Uniontown, Kan., the son of Alva Otis Hite and Gladys Mae Cox Hite. He graduated from Uniontown High School and later served with the United States Navy during World War II. ...

The Bourbon County Sheriff's Office made arrests following two separate vehicle pursuits that took place this weekend. A high-speed chase late Friday night led to the arrest of 22-year-old Dakota Dean Demeritt. A brief pursuit Sunday night resulted in the arrest of 49-year-old Lacy Wayne Bealer...

Despite changes and adjustments due to construction at USD 234 schools, the consensus among school leaders is that it's business as usual, with thus far no major hitches along the way. Schools have been dealing with temporary construction fences put in place earlier this month at district schools as safety measures for construction related to the district's $40.8 million school bond projects...

COFFEYVILLE -- Fort Scott High School's freshman girls avenged an earlier loss to Coffeyville, prevailing on the road 32-21 Friday night in what Tiger Coach Kori Dodson called "a very rough game." Fort Scott started strongly, racing out to an 11-2 lead at the end of the first quarter. While the pace slowed in the second period, Fort Scott led 15-7 at halftime. The margin was double digits after three at 24-14...

KANSAS CITY, Kan. -- Fort Scott Community College's women took on their third consecutive nationally-ranked opponent here Saturday afternoon with just six players available. Not surprisingly, No. 9 Kansas City Kansas took an easy 77-45 win over the Greyhounds in Jayhawk Conference-Division II play...

Fort Scott Middle School's boys swept Coffeyville-Roosevelt at the FSMS gymnasium Monday. There were only three games played due to the fact that Roosevelt has far fewer players out that Fort Scott. Fort Scott's eighth-grade "B" Team played first against a combined seventh- and eighth-grade "C" team from Coffeyville, winning 28-18. The Tigers led by 2 points at the end of the first quarter but outscored the Golden Tornado 11-2 in the second to extend the lead to 18-7...

KANSAS CITY, Kan. -- Fort Scott Community College's men remain atop the Jayhawk Conference-Division II standings following a 69-57 win over Kansas City Kansas here Saturday afternoon. The Greyhounds, who have won five straight games, hold a one-game lead over Johnson County with a 3-0 division record and a 9-13 overall mark. Kansas City fell to 3-2, 15-8...

Robert Lowell Walter, age 79, of the Stilwell and La Cygne, Kan., areas, passed away on Feb. 1, 2016 at North Point in Paola, Kan. Funeral service will be held at 1 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 4, 2016 at the Schneider Funeral Home and Crematory, La Cygne Chapel. ...

Ellen Regina O'Rear, 78, of Fort Scott, passed away Tuesday morning, February 2, 2016 at her home. She was born July 23, 1937 in Kansas City, Mo., the daughter of Marshall William and Ellen Marie (LaBounty) VanMeter. She married Milton LeRoy O'Rear Dec. 7, 1957 in Kansas City, Mo., and he preceded her in death Aug. 20, 1989...

Nancy Ann Horn, age 61, resident of Fort Scott, Kan., died Feb. 1, 2016, at Mercy Hospital. She was born April 11, 1954, in Hepler, Kan., the daughter of George and Laverne Endicott Harrison. She worked for Sunset Manor and Medicalodge as a CNA & CMA. Nancy loved fishing, mushrooming, bird watching and anything involving the outdoors...

Harold April, age 88, a resident of Fort Scott, Kan., died Monday, Feb. 1, 2016, at the Freeman Health System in Joplin, Mo. He was born Sept. 8, 1927, in Chicago, Ill., the son of Jack April and Augusta Vader April. Harold married Janice Willoughby on Jan. ...