Stories from Tuesday, November 27, 2018

Pete Contla, age 79, resident of Fort Scott, Kan., formerly of Harbor City, Calif., passed away Monday, Nov. 26, 2018. He was born Oct. 24, 1939, in Los Angeles, Calif., the son of Ygnacio A. Contla and Serafina Trujillo Contla. He was a hard-working young man who followed in his father’s footsteps by working closely with him in the landscaping and masonry business. ...

Golda Jean Young, age 68, resident of Fort Scott, Kan., died Wednesday, Nov. 21, 2018, at her home. She was born March 3, 1950, in Mapleton, Kan., the daughter of Goldie Lamont Young and Eula Faye Kerr (Young) Sullivan. She graduated from Fort Scott High School and Fort Scott Community College. ...

Harold Eugene Roosa, Jr., age 86, a resident of Paola, Kan., died Thursday, Nov. 22, 2018 at the North Point Skilled Nursing Center in Paola. Funeral arrangements for Harold Roosa will be announced by the Cheney Witt Chapel, 201 S. Main St.

Bourbon County Commissioners on Tuesday briefly discussed, then discarded the idea of offering a free recycling service to county residents. Public Works Director Jim Harris said 4 States Sanitation will move its solid waste business to Arcadia. He said the company will continue using the Bourbon County Landfill on “emergency holidays.”...

Several people voiced support for the former executive director of the Gordon Parks Museum at Fort Scott Community College during Monday’s meeting of the FSCC Board of Trustees. Six local residents addressed the board regarding the Oct. 9 separation of Jill Warford from her position at the college. Trustees on Oct. 15 approved a consent agenda which included the acceptance of Warford’s separation as executive director of the museum, the day after the annual Gordon Parks Celebration concluded...

Fort Scott Community College’s women found the going a bit tough early on Saturday afternoon as they played host to Allen in a non-conference game at Arnold Arena. The visiting Red Devils (2-7) led 8-6 early. But then the Greyhounds (7-1) slapped down full-court pressure and began to dominate the boards as they went on to a 94-68 victory...

Fort Scott Community College’s men have seven losses this season, all of which have come to NJCAA Division I competition. They also have four wins, all of which have been over four-year schools’ junior varsity teams. Over the weekend, the Division II Greyhounds lost a pair of games to Division I schools at a weekend affair at Mineral Area, Mo. The Greyhounds have not yet played a Division II team this season...

Red & White Night at the FSHS gymnasium Monday night was not only an opportunity for Fort Scott High basketball fans to see their teams in action, it was also an opportunity to meet the wrestlers and watch the school’s spirit teams perform. There weren’t any real glitches in either scrimmage except for one drive in the boys’ contest on which Nick Lawrence was fouled hard. But he shook it off and came back in later...