Stories from Friday, January 25, 2019

The Fort Scott Tiger boys fell short in a close contest with the Providence Academy Patriots in a third-place game Saturday afternoon in the Kansas Army National Guard Invitational tournament in Frontenac. The Tigers, 2-9 overall, finished in fourth place in the tournament after a 56-48 loss to the Patriots. The Tigers were 1-2 in the tournament...

Lelah Marie Burgess, age 83, a former resident of Neosho, Mo., and Fort Scott, Kan., passed away Wednesday, Jan. 16, 2019, at the Pittsburg Health & Rehab Center in Pittsburg, Kan. She graduated from the Girard High School. While in high school where she was involved with the band and Glee Club. ...

It was a night of history and memories for the Fort Scott High School Tiger wrestling team. Memorial Hall was the site Thursday night of the first high school girls wrestling dual in Kansas history, as well as other events that included a Senior Night ceremony, a Tiger Wrestling Hall of Fame presentation, and the third annual Cannonball Clash in which the Tiger boys’ wrestling team took on Frontenac for the Cannonball Trophy...

The Fort Scott Tiger basketball teams played Bonner Springs Friday night for Homecoming. During the Homecoming ceremony, Miriam Mix and Nicholas Lawrence were crowned queen and king.

Darrel George has several memories of his involvement with the Bourbon County Fair the last 60 years. His favorite memory? Meeting the woman who would become his wife in the 1970s. He and his wife, Laura, have been married for 41 years. George said Laura has been by his side through the years as he has continued his support of the fair...

USD 234 officials on Tuesday began the process of gathering community feedback on the district’s mission to possibly reshape education for students. District officials, as well as some USD 234 Board of Education members and citizens attended the first of a series of community conversations the district is hosting through the end of the month. The first meeting took place in the commons area at Fort Scott High School...

The Fort Scott Tiger basketball squads split a double-dip against the Bonner Springs Braves during Homecoming night Friday in the Tigerdome, with the Tiger girls (2-10 overall, 1-4 in the SEK) notching a 40-29 win and the Tiger boys (2-10, 1-4) falling 65-48...