Stories from Saturday, May 7, 2016

USD 234 officials recently weighed in on a school funding equity bill under review by the Kansas Supreme Court. In March, the Kansas Legislature passed House Bill 2655 in response to a court ruling in February that the state's block grant funding law put in place in 2015 does not meet requirements for equitable funding of public schools...

A longtime dispute between township trustees and a fire board and its department has now landed in civil court. On Tuesday, a review regarding an injunction and restraining order against Drywood and Scott townships was set aside by Sixth Judicial District Judge Mark Ward...

West Bourbon Elementary fourth grade "Black Belts" perform Friedrich Schiller's "Ode to Joy" on recorders Thursday during WBE's spring music program in the Uniontown High School. The theme for the fourth through sixth grade program was "Rock 'n Roll." The performance was under the direction of Rhonda Allen, WBE music teacher...

HUMBOLDT -- Jimme Keller and Shalina Harper were event winners for Uniontown High's track and field team here Thursday at the Crest Invitational. Keller won the 100-meter dash in a time of 1:04 and was also third in the 200 meters in 28.55. Harper won the 1,600 meters in 5:56 and also placed fifth in javelin with a throw of 99 feet, 7 in chess. Nikki Bollinger also medaled for the girls, finishing fourth in the 3,200 meters in 16:41...

Fort Scott High School made Southeast Kansas League history Friday night at Don Hewett Field when a sweep of Independence made the Tigers the first team to win four consecutive outright league softball championships. Only one other school has accomplished a softball four-peat. Former member Columbus won four in a row from 2002-05 but had to share the last of those crowns with Fort Scott...