Stories from Wednesday, January 11, 2017

The USD 234 Board of Education on Monday received an overview of the intramural program at Fort Scott Middle School. During the regular monthly board meeting, Leah Carter, intramural coordinator and teacher, and Dakota Hall, intramural coach, provided the board with an outline of the program, which is available to sixth through eighth grades and offers a variety of games and activities...

A day after being sworn in, Bourbon County Treasurer Rhonda Dunn announced she will be taking a new job with the city of Fort Scott. During Tuesday's Bourbon County Commission meeting, Dunn said she will become the city codes manager for codes enforcement...

New Bourbon County Commissioners and several other county elected officials were officially sworn into office Monday afternoon at the Bourbon County Courthouse. Sworn in by Bourbon County District Judge Mark Ward were new commissioners Jeff Fischer, who defeated former Second District Commissioner Barbara Albright in the August primary, and Nick Ruhl, who defeated former Third district Commissioner Harold Coleman in the November general election. ...

BONNER SPRINGS -- Zarek Fewell finished second at 152 pounds here Saturday as Fort Scott High varsity wrestlers competed in the Dick Burns Mat Classic. As a team, the Tigers, who sent just six athletes, finished 12th out of 16 teams with 40 points. Fewell, ranked No. ...

UNIONTOWN -- Uniontown's boys scored 22 points in the fourth quarter here Tuesday night to take a Three Rivers League contest from Oswego, 57-51. The Eagles (2-0 TRL, 5-3 overall) trailed 41-35 going into the fourth. They outscored the Indians (0-2, 2-5) by 12 points to take the win...

COFFEYVILLE -- For the first time this season, Fort Scott High School's boys and girls won games on the same night. The girls took a 50-18 verdict in Southeast Kansas League play over Coffeyville here Tuesday night and the boys followed up with a 55-39 victory...