Stories from Tuesday, September 25, 2018

Jimmie Lee Young, age 77, a resident of Palmetto, Fla., peacefully passed on Sept. 1, 2018, surrounded by his family. He was born March 12, 1941, in Fort Scott, Kan., the son of Franklin Dee (FD) and Era Lucile Young. He was the grandson of James (Jim) and Bertha Batten; Leland and Thelma Young...

Gerald Lee "Jerry" Yost, Sr., age 73, of the Tangle Wood Lake Community near La Cygne, Kan., passed away on Friday, Sept. 21, 2018. He served his country in the United States Army. Funeral service will be 3 p.m., Friday, Sept. 28, 2018 at the Schneider Funeral Home and Crematory, Pleasanton Chapel. Visitation will be held from 2 p.m. to service time. The family suggests contributions to Disabled American Veterans, in care of Schneider Funeral Home, P.O. Box 525, Pleasanton, KS 66075...

Thelma Wynona Vann, age 93, resident of Fort Scott, Kan., died Monday, Sept. 24, 2018, at Medicalodge of Fort Scott. She was born April 23, 1925, in Harding, Kan., the daughter of Johnson and Agnes Willard Vann. She attended Forest Dale School through eighth grade. ...

William Dee Eastwood, age 90, a resident of rural Bronson, Kan., passed away Saturday, Sept. 15, 2018, at the Guest Home Estates in Ft. Scott, Kan. He was born Oct. 1, 1927, in Allen County, Kan., the son of Henry Edward Eastwood and Esther Marie Jackson Eastwood. ...

Fort Scott Community College will become a smoke-free campus after action Monday night by the FSCC Board of Trustees. Susie Arvidson, sponsor for the Phi Theta Kappa chapter at FSCC, discussed a proposed smoke-free policy with the board and background on a grant FSCC received in late December to help support a plan to create a smoke-free campus...

The Bourbon County Commissioners on Tuesday received a revised report for the 2017 fiscal year, which ended Dec. 31. Terry Banwart, CPA with Diehl Banwart Bolton CPAs PA of Fort Scott, had prepared the audit report for Sept. 18. In that report, Sercer pointed out four funds were in violation of the cash basis law, which means the county had spent money without having the cash available. Commissioners said transfers had been amended during the 13th accounting month...

WEIR — Fort Scott High’s cross country team swept the varsity team titles at the Southeast Invitational here Thursday. Tiger girls scored 23 points as they took four of the top six spots in the race and had five top-10 finishers. Colgan was second with 48 points...

Uniontown falls to Lyndon, 42-14 LYNDON — Uniontown football fell to 1-3 on the season here Friday night following a 42-14 loss to Lyndon. Ty Davidson passed for 94 yards and rushed for 37 for the Eagles but also threw four interceptions. Andrew Reed rushed for 74 yards and both Uniontown touchdowns, which came in the second quarter...

PITTSBURG —Lauren Madison and Karlie Chipman earned medals for Fort Scott High’s girls’ golf team at the Pittsburg Invitational here Tuesday. Madison finished in third place, shooting 41 on both the front and back nines for a total of 42. Chipman placed ninth after shooting 50-43—93. Ellie Perkinson finished at 82-78—160...

Coffeyville junior Tate Thornburg was responsible for all of his team’s scoring as the visiting Golden Tornado shut out Fort Scott 4-0 in a Southeast Kansas League match at Ellis Park Tuesday night. It was hoped to get in the day’s action before a cold front brought a storm system into town — and both the varsity and junior varsity games were played in full. ...

INDEPENDENCE — Fort Scott Community College football got into the win column for the first time this season by dominating Independence, 33-0, in Jayhawk Conference action here Saturday night. The Greyhounds (1-3 conference and overall) saw every aspect of their game click. Their maligned defense, which came into the nation allowing more yards per game than any other team in the NJCAA, allowed nearly 200 fewer yards than their average coming into the contest...