Stories from Tuesday, November 21, 2017

Lucy Ann Taylor, age 67, former resident of Fort Scott, died Sunday, Oct. 19, 2017, at Mercy Hospital in Springfield, Mo. There was cremation. Rev. Chuck Russell will conduct graveside services at 11 a.m. Friday, Dec. 1, 2017 at the U.S. National Cemetery. ...

Albert William Foster, age 80, resident of Fort Scott, Kansas passed away Monday, Nov. 20, 2017, at the Guest Home Estates, Fort Scott, Kan. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 25, 2017, at the Cheney Witt Chapel. Burial will follow in the Memory Gardens Cemetery, under the direction of the Cheney Witt Chapel. ...

Violet Lavon Hill, 104, of Fort Scott, Kan., passed away Saturday, Nov. 18, 2017 at “A Country Place” Care Center on South Horton in Fort Scott. She was born April 9, 1913 in Fort Scott, the daughter of Thomas Ray and Ethel Evelyn (Coberly) Lybarger. She married Lloyd E. Hill on March 3, 1939 in Independence, Mo. He preceded her in death on April 17, 1980...

Frank Fredrick Dikeman, age 90, a resident of Fort Scott, Kan., passed away Monday, Nov. 20, 2017, at the Medicalodge of Fort Scott. He was born Feb. 8, 1927, in rural Bourbon County, Kan., the son of William Dikeman and Bessie Long Dikeman. Frank served with the United States Army during the Korean Conflict from 1951 to 1953.  While with the army he received many medals and citations including the Korean Service Medal, Combat Infantry Badge, Bronze Star and Purple Heart. ...

The case of a former Fort Scott church employee facing charges for alleged sex crimes has been set over for a plea hearing Dec. 8. During a felony arraignment and plea hearing Friday in Bourbon County District Court, defense attorney Christopher Meek of Baxter Springs told Bourbon County District Chief Judge Amy Harth the defense wished to waive a preliminary hearing and schedule an arraignment date. A plea agreement was also signed, the details of which have not yet been made public...

A group working with the local Healthy Bourbon County Action Team unveiled a list of priority projects in a bike and pedestrian plan for Fort Scott during a presentation Nov. 14 at City Hall. Abby St. George, a representative of the PedNet Coalition, a nonprofit based in Columbia, Mo., and Jody Hoener with the Healthy Bourbon County Action Team, spoke to a small group of people about a proposed plan to create improvement projects geared toward a healthier community. ...

Each of Fort Scott Middle School’s four girls basketball teams picked up two wins in games played last week. The results and leaders of each game follow. Nov. 14 vs. Pittsburg: The Tiger seventh- grade A team dominated Pittsburg, 32-8, at the FSMS gymnasium as Sydney Herrin scored 15 points and finished with 9 rebounds. Berkley Wood added 7 points while Aval Witt had 8 rebounds...

COFFEYVILLE — Fort Scott Middle School’s wrestling team won 20 medals, including seven for first place, at a tournament hosted by Roosevelt Middle School here Saturday. Bryce Guss, Calo Roberts, Caden Young, Kolby Shoemaker, Scott Tome, Dominik Bishop, and Braydon Haueneschild won first-place medals. ...

Cottey, which has just six players, controlled the second half of Saturday afternoon’s game in the Gladbach Classic at Arnold Arena to take a 78-68 win over Fort Scott Community College’s women. The Comets (1-4) got their first victory of the season as they outscored the Greyhounds (4-4) 28-18 in the second quarter and 48-37 in the second half...

Fort Scott Community College’s men closed out the Gladbach Classic with a 93-51 rout of the Ottawa University junior varsity Saturday night at Arnold Arena. Five Greyhounds reached double figures in scoring led by Tyler Zinn with 21 points. He made 7 of 11 shots from the field, all five of his free throws and also led the team with 9 assists and 6 steals...

CHANUTE — Fort Scott High School’s girls were picked to finish in a tie for third place while the boys’ were chosen for sixth in a poll of Southeast Kansas League basketball coaches released here Monday morning. The radio station in Pittsburg that had hosted the pre-season basketball conference in the past declined to do so this year. ...