Stories from Friday, March 4, 2016

William "Doc" Shinkle, age 94, Mound City, Kan., passed away on Tuesday, March 1, 2016. Memorial service will be held 4 p.m. Friday, March 4, 2016 at the Schneider Funeral Home and Crematory, Mound City Chapel. A gathering of family and friends following service will take place at the home of Ward and Margaret Goodison. ...

Leonard Lee Lemmon, age 87, resident of Fort Scott, Kan., died Tuesday, March 1, 2016, at the University of Kansas Medical Center in Kansas City, Kan. He was born July 18, 1928, in Walnut Grove, Mo., the son of Owen Campbell Lemmon and Flossie Mary Smith Lemmon. ...

Fort Scott City Commissioner Lucas Cosens is stepping down from his position as a city commissioner. Cosens, a local chiropractor, announced during the commission's Tuesday meeting that he is leaving his position to continue his education at Kent State University in Ohio. Cosens' last meeting as a commissioner is March 22...

ssioners on Thursday announced the planned Bourbon County Law Enforcement Center will be built for the amount promised -- even if it means eliminating some features. The announcement came during a special public meeting following the weekly Fort Scott Area Chamber of Commerce coffee, which was held at the courthouse...

NEOSHO, Mo. --Fort Scott Community College's softball team dropped both games of a non-conference doubleheader here Tuesday to Crowder College. Crowder won the opener 13-2 and the second game 9-0. The Roughriders scored in every inning of the first game, which was stopped after 4 1/2 innings. They had 12 base hits and 6 walks off three Fort Scott pitchers...

SEDAN --Uniontown's girls defeated Three Rivers League rival Oswego, 40-30, here Thursday night in one of the semifinals of the Sedan Class 2A Sub-State Tournament. Afterward, fourth-seeded Colgan upset top-seeded host Sedan by a 43-40 score, ending the Blue Devils' season by handing them just their second loss in 22 games...

LOUISBURG -- Second-seeded Spring Hill scored the last 8 points of the game as the Broncos defeated Fort Scott High's girls in overtime, 60-50, here Thursday night in the first round of the Louisburg Class 4A-Division I Sub-State Tournament. The Tigers (7-14) rallied from a 7-point deficit with five minutes remaining in regulation time, going on a 11-1 run to take a 44-42 lead on Madison Cook's basket with 1:42 to go...

David Morrison of Rapid City, S.D., 78, passed away peacefully and unexpectedly on Thursday, Feb. 25. Born in Pawnee Station, Kan., he was raised by loving parents Robert J. and Pearl Louise (Sanderson) Morrison. He grew up in rural Kansas and graduated from the University of Colorado with a double degree in electrical engineering and business. Later he earned an MBA from the University of South Dakota...

Fort Scott Community College hosted a visit from Higher Learning Commission (HLC) representatives for its periodic evaluation Feb. 29 - March 2. The HLC peer review team sought evidence of the institution's ability to meet the commission's criteria for accreditation, HLC Peer Reviewer Renae Fry told the crowd...

Citizens had an opportunity to ask questions about the additional size and cost of the planned Bourbon County Law Enforcement Center during a public meeting held Thursday following a Fort Scott Area Chamber of Commerce Coffee held at the courthouse...