Stories from Tuesday, July 11, 2017

Virginia Joyce Varner, 96 of Fort Scott, died Monday morning, July 10, 2017 at the Presbyterian Village. She was born on June 22, 1921, in Fristoe, Mo., the daughter of Albert Earl and Clara Bell (Light) Sullivan. She was one of 13 children born to this union...

Starr Rochelle Stephens-Nutter, age 38, a resident of Arma, Kan., died early Sunday, July 9, 2017 at her home. She was born Feb. 23, 1979 in Fort Scott, Kan. She graduated from St. Mary’s Colgan High School and then went on to Fort Scott Community College and received her associate’s degree. She married Jeremy Nutter on Oct. 6, 2001. She was employed by the Craw-Kan Telephone Company...

Charles “Junior” Reynolds, 81, of rural Arcadia, Kan., died at 10:30 p.m. Monday, July 10, 2017, at his home. Mr. Reynolds was born Feb. 26, 1936, at Cato, Kan., the son of Charles and Georgie Farmer Reynolds Sr. Junior was a farmer and dairyman who lived in rural Arcadia most of his life. ...

The next hearing in the case of a former employee of the Community Christian Church in Fort Scott who faces charges for alleged sex crimes was set during a brief hearing Monday in Bourbon County District Court. Joseph Wayne Banker, 35, appeared before Bourbon County District Magistrate Judge Valorie Leblanc with his attorney, Christopher Meek of Baxter Springs. Also present was the prosecutor in the case, Bourbon County Attorney Justin Meeks...

The USD 234 Board of Education conducted its annual reorganization and elected a new board president and vice president at its Monday meeting. The board also ratified a teacher package that includes pay raises and later in the meeting, approved small pay hikes for administrative and classified personnel for the 2017-18 school year...

A crew with ICD Builders of North Dakota work on a hot Tuesday afternoon to remove shingles from the roof of the hospital and visitor’s center at the Fort Scott National Historic Site. Russell Conner, supervisory facility operations specialist at the fort, said workers are completely tearing off wood shingles and replacing them with cedar shingles. ...

The Kansas Indians 18-and-under team won 2 of 3 games last weekend as Fort Scott Community College hosted the last of its three showcases of the summer. The Indians (19-11-1) lost to the Oklahoma Reds on Saturday, 8-0. They were held to just 2 hits, one each by Cooper Bradbury and Tyler Gorman. A game earluer Saturday against the Complete Game Nationals was called off due to rain...

Fort Scott Community College had three athletic programs receive honors as the National Junior College Athletic Association released its list of academic national champions late last week. Earlier this week, the Kansas Jayhawk Community College Conference released its list of 2017 Spring All-Academic Selections...