Stories from Friday, April 12, 2019

Mary Ellen Hughes, 91, of Farlington, died at 1:15 a.m., Thursday, April 11, 2019, in the Arma Health and Rehabilitation Center in Arma. She was a resident at WestRidge Retirement Community in Girard since June of 2016. Mary was born Sept. 9, 1927 in Farlington, a daughter of Elmer Lee and Iva Mae (Matlock) Hill. She grew up and attended school in Farlington before moving to Seattle, Wash., where she worked on a ferryboat and restoring ships that were damaged or sunk during Pearl Harbor...

Sandra T. Wrench, age 78, resident of Kansas City, Mo., formerly of Ft. Scott, Kan., passed away on Friday, March 29, 2019, at home. She was born to Emma Perry of Plymouth, Mass., on Nov. 28, 1940. Sandra, who went by the name of Sandy, was adopted at a young age and was raised by a group of nuns in SF Harbor N.Y...

The USD 234 school district is in the process of forming a policy on drug testing for students at Fort Scott Middle School and Fort Scott High School. Amber Toth, assistant principal at FSHS, presented information on the proposed policy during the Monday meeting of the USD 234 Board of Education. School officials said a proposed policy is meant to be a proactive approach to addressing drugs in schools, as well as a support program providing resources for parents and students...

The Friends of the Fort Scott National Historic Site held its 10th Friends Fest Tuesday night at Liberty Theatre. Each year, the group recognizes a special “friend” of the site. This year’s honor went to Arnold Schofield for his many years of service – as a chief of interpretation, site historian and cultural resource specialist as well as a volunteer...

Elementary students from Fort Scott and Uniontown schools participated in Conservation Day activities Friday in Gunn Park. During the event, students rotated through multiple 15-minute stations to learn from presenters about various areas of conservation. Topics at each station included edible soil, enviroscape, forestry service, fish aquatics, recycling, a soil tunnel trailer, wildlife, a rain simulator, a stream trailer and bees...

The Uniontown Lady Eagle varsity softball team swept their opponents in three doubleheaders this week. The Lady Eagles walloped St. Paul in two games April 8. In game one, the Lady Eagles took a 22-3 victory, with pitcher Maddie Ard racking up seven strikeouts. Ard also had a single in the contest...