Stories from Tuesday, May 8, 2018

The Lowell Milken Center for Unsung Heroes received a $2,145 interpretive grant from Freedom’s Frontier National Heritage Area for the project “Honoring Unsung Hero Mary Bickerdyke,” which tells the story of the Civil War-era nurse who was known as “Mother” and the “Cyclone in Calico.” The center collaborated with the historic site for the presentation on Bickerdyke. ...

Fort Scott Community College officials are negotiating the purchase of two different properties as part of a package that would address a need for student housing. During a special meeting Friday afternoon at the college, the board spent about 40 minutes in executive session to discuss the possibility of acquisition of real property. The session included trustees, FSCC Athletic Director Tom Havron, Dean of Finance and Operations Julie Eichenberger, and Zack Reynolds, the college’s attorney...

The 46th Annual Bronson Day was held Saturday at the Bronson City Park. The day featured a parade, antique tractor pull, horseshoe pitching tournament, quilt and art show, baby contest, kids' activities and time for neighbors and friends to enjoy a sunny spring day...

For the second time in as many days, 14th-seeded Seward County jumped out to a big lead in the top of the first inning and Fort Scott Community College was unable to overcome it. Friday, the Saints scored 4 runs in the top of the first inning in the opening game of a best-of-three first-round series in the Region VI Baseball Tournament at Lions Field on Friday and went on to win 9-1...

ARMA — Northeast split with St. Paul in its final baseball games of the regular season here Monday night. St. Paul won game one, 5-2, while the Vikings took the nightcap, 8-7, in eight innings. This was added to the schedule late to make up for games each team lost when Chetopa was unable to field a team...

INDEPENDENCE — Fort Scott High School’s tennis season came to a close here Thursday and Friday at the Independence Class 4A Regional Tournament. Arkansas City won the team title followed by Independence and Parsons. The doubles team of Joe Adams and Nick Patton went 1-2. They won a first-round match over Julian Nance/Trevor Strathe of Parsons, 6-3, 6-7 (5), 10-8. They lost to Coby Klotz/Patrick McGee of Arkansas City, 6-0, 6-0, and to Isaac Stringer/Trey Martinez of Parsons, 6-3, 6-1...

CHANUTE — Fort Scott High School’s girls’ track team enjoyed some success at the Thad Clements Invitational here Friday but the boys were only able to win three medals. The girls won eight medals and finished in seventh place while the boys won three medals and finished with 6 points...

ARMA — Northeast’s boys won the championship at their home invitational here Friday while the girls finished in fourth place. Due to space constraints, results are presented below. The Vikings will take part in the Three Rivers League Relays Friday at Pleasanton...

UNIONTOWN — Uniontown’s softball team won its final four games of the regular season, all at home to go into post-season play next week with a 14-6 record. Thursday, the Eagles swept Pleasanton in a Three Rivers League doubleheader, winning game one, 10-3, and game two, 16-1...

Fort Scott High School’s softball team has lost five games this season. Each of those losses have come against a team that is a defending league or State (or both) champion. The Tigers (14-5) have been defeated by two-time defending Class 4A-Division I State champion Spring Hill, swept by defending Southeast Kansas League champ Independence and, on Monday at Don Hewett Field, swept by defending Class 4A-Division II State champ Girard. All five losses have come at home...

CHANUTE — Fort Scott High School’s golf team was able to maintain its hold on second place in the Southeast Kansas League by finishing second in the final of the four league designated tournaments here Monday. Chanute completed a “four-peat” as its first-place tournament finish of 306 allowed the Blue Comets to finish with the lowest team score in league play, 1,304, since Independence shot 1,292 in 2014. Chanute is the first team to win four in a row since Parsons did so from 1999-2002...

Fort Scott High’s baseball team won its fourth straight game Monday night, shutting out Girard 6-0 at Dave Regan Stadium as Chandler Defebaugh and Ty Gorman combined on a 3-hit shutout. Defebugh (3-1) allowed 2 walks and struck out 2 over the first 6 innings. Gorman pitched a hitless inning of relief, striking out one...