Stories from Friday, June 2, 2017

Dr. LTC Ret. William Harold Thesing II, age 80, resident of rural Fort Scott, Kan., died Monday, May 29, 2017, at Medicalodge of Fort Scott. He was born Feb. 11, 1937, in Hays, Kan., the son of William and Frances Honas Thesing. He was a graduate of Trego-Wakeeney High School. ...

Bradley Wayne Norris, 65, of Fort Scott, died Thursday, June 1, 2017, at his home. He was born July 24, 1953 in Fort Scott, Kan., the son of Everett Wayne and Pauline Mae (Cowan) Norris. Brad graduated from Fort Scott High School with the class of 1971, and was a member of Community Christian Church. He worked at Whiteside's Grocery, Master Printers, and for many years at Citizens Bank, as well as the Fort Scott Public Library...

Paul Eric Johnston, 64, formerly of Fort Scott, died May 3, 2017 in Dallas, Texas. He was born Sept. 18, 1952, in Fort Scott, Kan., the son of Herman Esmond and Anna Mae (Ridenour) Johnston. He is survived by two daughters, Adina Findley and husband Jason, of Fort Scott, and Erica Allen, also of Fort Scott; six grandchildren, and longtime companion Shellie Lambert, of the home. He was preceded in death by his parents...

Connie Jean Duncan, 65, of Fort Scott, Kan., died early Thursday morning, June 1, 2017 at Mercy Hospital Fort Scott. She was born May 31, 1951 in Neodesha, Kan., the daughter of Elza and Doris (Robinson) Holman. She married David Leo Duncan July 15, 1972 in Piqua, Kan...

David Jason Lohuis, 46, of Gardner, Kan., died Sunday, May 28, 2017. Memorial Services will be 3 p.m. Saturday, June 3, at Porter Funeral Home, 8535 Monrovia, Lenexa, Kan. David was born April 26, 1971, in Kansas City, Kan., and grew up in Fort Scott, Kan. ...

Virgil Dwayne Shelden, 75, of Fort Scott, Kan., died early Thursday morning, June 1, 2017, at his home. He was born April 15, 1942, in Hooker, Mo., the son of Virgil M. and Frances (Bennett) Shelden. He married Mary Pryor Jan. 23, 1965, in Horton, Mo., and she survives of the home...

Bourbon County Commissioners have made some decisions moving forward following the recent resignation of Environmental Services Coordinator Eric Bailey. At the commission’s May 23 meeting, Bailey, who has served in his position about four years, offered his resignation. ...

The filings are in for the November election and according to Bourbon County Clerk Kendell Mason, there will not be a need for a primary election Aug. 1. The deadline to file as a candidate for the fall city and school election was June 1. Mason said the election includes all of the cities in Bourbon County, Fort Scott Community College, the Southwind Extension District, USD 234 and USD 235 school districts...

Youngsters on a float for 4-State Sanitation spray bubbles from plastic toys during the 36th annual Good Ol’ Days parade Friday evening in downtown Fort Scott. It was announced that it was the largest parade in the history of the Good Ol’ Days street festival. There were about 70 entries in the parade, which had a theme of “The Great Outdoors.” The parade and other activities kicked off the Good Ol’ Days, which continues through today...

Uniontown saw three players chosen to spots on the All-Three Rivers League Softball Team, which was released on Wednesday. Senior Holly Shinn was named to the First Team for the third consecutive season. She was joined on the 16-member list by five unanimous selections:...

Six members of Uniontown’s baseball team were selected to positions on the All-Three Rivers Team, which was released earlier this week. Graham Hathaway and Nick Hathaway were two of eight unanimous selections to the First Team while Cale Coyan and Andrew Reed were also picked to the 15-man list. ...

Southeast Kansas League softball coaches selected five members of Fort Scott High School’s team to the All-SEK Team, which was released Monday. The league-runner up Tigers (8-3 SEK, 11-10 overall) had Taylor Krokroskia, Emily Hale and Karlee Stanley selected to the First Team and Aubrey Ard and Lane Bohlken chosen to the Second Team. League champion Independence (12-0, 20-2), which finished third at Class 4A-Division I State, had four players named to the First Team...

Five members of the Fort Scott High School baseball team earned places on the All-Southeast Kansas League team announced Monday. Voted to the first team for the Tigers (7-3 SEK, 10-9 overall), who tied for second place with Chanute, were Grant Goldston, Kieran Houlihan and Alec Michaud. Four players from league champion Pittsburg (10-2, 15-4) were honored. Chanute also had three picks...

Members of the Fort Scott Community College Rodeo Team will compete at the College National Finals Rodeo in Casper, Wyo., June 9-17. More than 400 students from universities and colleges across the United States will compete at the CNFR. Cooper Belt (steer wrestling), Cory Brown (bareback riding), Colton Delgado (bareback riding), Layne Graham (bareback riding), Wyatt Miller (team roping and calf roping), Mat Swaim (saddle bronc riding), and Trey Ahring (bull riding) will represent FSCC...