Stories from Saturday, October 22, 2016

County commissioners on Thursday got clarification on what authority the appraiser's office has when entering private property to perform an inspection and view property. "There was a question about whether the field people can go into a fenced yard," Commission Chair Barbara Albright said...

Fort Scott City Commissioners heard community feedback Tuesday on trash and codes problems in Fort Scott. Several community members, including representatives of several local trash companies and other residents concerned about the issue, packed the commission meeting room to hear commissioners discuss trash and codes enforcement in the city. ...

Fort Scott Community College's volleyball team swept Allen in Jayhawk Conference-Division II play Wednesday night at Arnold Arena, winning each set by a wider margin. The 17th-ranked Greyhounds won 25-22, 25-15, 25-9 on Dig Pink Night for breast cancer awareness and fundraising...

Fort Scott High School senior track and cross-country athlete Derek Brooks has been chosen as the Wendy's High School Heisman winner for FSHS. The Wendy's High School Heisman Scholarship was created by Wendy's founder Dave Thomas in 1994. The restaurant chain has awarded nearly $2 million to support education while honoring more than 600,000 of the esteemed high school scholar-athletes who share the values of giving back to their communities, treating people with respect, continuing education and excelling on the athletic field.. ...

PLEASANTON -- Uniontown's volleyball team split its final two matches of the season in non-league competition here Tuesday night. The Eagles (26-10) lost to Marmaton Valley in three sets, 25-21, 20-25, 25-16. Holly Shinn had 14 kills for Uniontown. Hannah Beerbower served 7 aces...

The Kansas City Monarchs were the focus of a lecture given by Phil Dixon sponsored by the Kansas Humanities Council at the Gordon Parks Museum inside the Danny and Willa Ellis Fine Arts Center at Fort Scott Community College Thursday afternoon. Dixon, a co-founder of the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum in Kansas City, Mo., spoke as part of his series of "Kansas City Monarchs in Your Hometown"series. Before he began to speak, he donated to panoramic photo of a 1920s Monarchs team to the museum...

Lauren Madison's performance at the Class 4A State Golf Tournament in Hesston on Monday was one of the better rounds of golf a Fort Scott High School girl has had to end a season. When she shot 42-44--86, she didn't just set personal highs. Her 11th-place All-State (medalist) finish was one of the top three or four at State by a Tiger...

YATES CENTER -- Uniontown's football team was eliminated from the playoffs when host Yates Center claimed a 33-14 win over the Eagles here Friday night in Class 2-1A District 4 play. With the loss, Uniontown is 0-2 in the district, 2-5 overall. Colgan, a 57-6 winner over Oswego, clinched the district title at 2-0, 5-3 as the Panthers have beaten both the Indians (1-1, 2-6) and Yates Center (1-1, 2-6). ...

Fort Scott High School's soccer team secured itself a first-round home Regional playoff match with its 3-0 win over Riverton at Ellis Park Tuesday afternoon. Coincidentally, The Rams will be the Tigers' opponent in the first round of the Class 4-3-2-1A Regional Tournament at 4:30 p.m. Monday at Ellis Park...

Tigers eliminated from post-season after falling to Paola in district play

EL DORADO -- The 19 member schools of the Kansas Jayhawk Community College Conference (KJCCC) voted unanimously to remove roster and scholarship limits in a meeting here Thursday. The conference issued a press release shortly after the vote. This is what it said:...