Stories from Tuesday, May 2, 2017

Dorothy Pauline Cook, 88, retired financial administrative assistant, died Tuesday, May 2, 2017. Visitation will be from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m., Thursday, May 4, 2017, at Downing & Lahey East Mortuary. Funeral service will be at 2 p.m., Friday, May 5, 2017, at Grace Presbyterian Church...

Douglas Blaine Hazelbaker, age 51, a resident of rural Redfield, passed away early Monday, May 1, 2017, at the Mercy Hospital in Fort Scott. Doug was born May 31, 1965, to Alice and Norman Hazelbaker. He and his wife, Jana, were married on Aug. 17, 2002, and are the parents of daughters, Dylan and Dakota. ...

Claude W. Norris, 86, of Fort Scott, died at his home, Sunday morning, April 30, 2017. He was born Aug. 19, 1930 in Drexel, Mo., the son of William Lafayette and Nina Malinda (Lowder) Norris. He married Phyllis Lea Austin Sept. 24, 1950 in Cherryvale, Kan., and she survives of the home...

For some, Sunday’s flooding along the Marmaton River brought back memories of the 100-year flood of 1986. The 1986 flood was documented in a special Oct. 3-4 edition of The Tribune, which was a combined Friday-Saturday edition due to the flooding. The Tribune reported the National Weather Service stated the Marmaton River had reached a flood stage of 47 feet, was still rising and expected to crest at 48 feet that evening. ...

Heavy rains that fell over Bourbon County Saturday caused rivers and streams to leave their banks, flooding fields, parks and roadways on Sunday. Some portions of the county received 6 or more inches of rain, while other areas received less, according to Bourbon County Emergency Manager William Wallis...

ommunity College Rodeo Team will compete against professionally-ranked FSCC alumni during The Clash at Arnold Arena. The event will include a barbecue meal, team competition, silent auction, and live auction. The evening will begin at 5 p.m. with the barbecue dinner. ...

Uniontown’s baseball team split with Erie at home April 25 in a non-league doubleheader. The Eagles won game one 4-2 but lost the nightcap 9-7. Although Erie scored a run in the sixth and seventh innings, Eagle pitchers Nick Hathaway and Cale Coyan combined on a no-hitter. Hathaway pitched the first 4 2/3 innings, striking out 4 batters. Coyan allowed one earned run on 3 walks and struck out 3...

School isn’t even out but Mercy Clinic physicians and providers are already gearing up for fall. That’s because every May, Mercy Clinics set aside specific dates when middle school and high school students walk-in for a reduced-cost or free sports physical...

Brian Lancaster made a hole in one Thursday on the 13th hole at Woodland Hills Golf course. The 13th is a 260-yard par 4. The shot was witnessed by Jayce Simons, Adam Clements and Levi Hermreck.

Fort Scott High School’s Southeast Kansas League varsity softball doubleheader was postponed Monday due to wet field conditions at Labette County. The games have been rescheduled for 4:30 p.m. Friday at Altamont.

Fort Scott High’s girls finished third while the boys were fourth at the home junior varsity track meet at Frary Field April 25. Tiger girls scored 95 points to finish behind winner Chanute’s 109.5 and Paola’s 99. Fort Scott’s boys scored 70 points. Chanute was also the boys’ champion with 131 1/3 points. Paola was second with 115 and Iola third with 98...

Fort Scott Community College split its regular-season finale at Lions Field Monday, beating Cowley in game one 4-3 in nine innings but getting shut out in the nightcap, 11-0. The second-game win allowed Cowley to clinch the Jayhawk Conference-Eastern Division championship by one game over Johnson County, which had concluded its season Friday. The Tigers finished 27-9 in the East and stand at 37-16 overall. Johnson finished second at 26-10, 42-13...

Paola swept the team titles at the Fort Scott Relays for the sixth consecutive season at Frary Field Monday as each team scored over 200 points and combined for 16 event wins and 67 medals. Both Fort Scott teams finished in fourth place. The girls scored 58 points while the boys scored 46...

Nevada broke Fort Scott High’s five-game winning streak with a 5-3 win at Dave Regan Stadium Tuesday night. It was the Tigers’ fifth game in five days, having won the previous four in home doubleheaders against Coffeyville on Friday and Labette County Monday. Fort Scott (9-8) had scored at least 10 runs in each game of its winning streak...