Stories from Wednesday, December 14, 2016

Organizers of the local Wreaths Across America project are getting closer to their goal. Kevin Wagner, volunteer coordinator for the project, said Monday there will be a total of 3,629 wreaths placed on headstones at Fort Scott National Cemetery Saturday during the annual Wreaths Across America ceremony...

The USD 234 Board of Education received some positive news this holiday season on the district audit. During the last regular meeting of 2016 on Monday, Terry Sercer, certified public accountant for Diehl Banwart Bolton, went over some key points of the district audit with the board. Sercer said the purpose of the audit is to look at all the district's funds and the report "represents fairly" all of the district's cash balances, receipts and expenditures for the fiscal year...

A full moon glows as it rises above the Fort Scott National Historic Site Tuesday evening. According to the Farmer's Almanac, this, known by Native Americans as the "Full Cold Moon," was to be the brightest full moon of 2016 and also be the highest at midnight. The full moon arrives one week before the winter solstice, Wednesday, Dec. 21, which will be the longest night of the year...

Timothy Joseph Malone, 60 of Hepler, Kan., passed away Tuesday, Dec. 6, 2016. He was born July 24, 1956 in Independence, Kan., to Harold Edward, Sr. and Birdie Joan Bryles Malone. He attended school in Liberal, Mo., graduating in the class of 1974. After graduation, he went to Pittsburg State University and received a degree in drafting...

This version includes that Uniontown-St. Paul boys' game that was omitted from the print edition due to space constrictions.

EUDORA -- Zarek Fewell, ranked No. 3 by the Kansas Wrestling Coaches Association in Class 4A at 152 pounds, finished as the runner-up in that weight class here Saturday at the Eudora Tournament of Champions. Fewell's finish was the highlight of the weekend for the Tigers, who finished 18th out of 21 teams in the two-day affair after only bringing six wrestlers. ...

BEATRICE, Neb. -- Fort Scott Community College's men split games at a classic hosted by Southeast Community College here over the weekend. The Greyhounds lost to Southeast, Neb., 68-63, on Friday before bouncing back for an 84-54 rout of the host team on Saturday...

BEATRICE, Neb. -- Fort Scott Community College's women's basketball team extended its team record season-opening winning streak to 11 games here Friday before falling to Central-Columbus on Saturday in a classic hosted by Southeast (Neb.). Fort Scott defeated Southeast, 78-52, Friday after dominating the first half of play. The Greyhounds (11-1) lost to Central Saturday night, 81-73, after being outscored in the fourth quarter by 11 points...

ame out of the locker room blazing hot Tuesday night, outscoring Fort Scott High's boys 13-3 in the first 4:15 to take control of what was a close game and went on to a 54-32 win in the Southeast Kansas League opener for both teams. Both teams were looking for thier first win of the season. Fort Scott went 0-3 at the Willard Tri-State Classic while Chanute was 0-3 last week in a tournament at Hesston...

Fort Scott High's girls are one of three early leaders in the Southeast Kansas League race following a 40-27 win over Chanute at the FSHS gymnasium Tuesday night. The Tigers evened their overall record at 2-2 by dominating the third quarter, outscoring the Blue Comets 9-3 and holding Chanute to 1-of-9 field-goal shooting in the period...

Lena Louise Brillhart, age 101, former resident of Fort Scott, Kan., more recently of Houston, Texas, died Tuesday, Dec. 06, 2016, at Seven Acres Jewish Senior Care in Houston. She was born July 31, 1915, in Pawnee Station, Kan., the daughter of Alex and Pauline Greenwaldt Bailey. ...

Joseph Christopher Allen, 53, Claremore, Okla., passed away on Dec. 12, 2016 at St. John's Rehab in Tulsa, Okla. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 17, 2016 at Ferry Funeral Home in Nevada. Visitation will be held from 5-7 p.m. on Friday at the funeral home...