Stories from Tuesday, May 14, 2019

Mia Jo Gipson, 51, of Uniontown, Kan., passed away late Tuesday evening, May 7, 2019. She was born July 19, 1967, in Boone County, Mo., the daughter of Howard A. and Shirley A. (Henry) Gipson. Mia is survived by her children, Amanda Sanchez, of Uniontown, Kan.; Shirley Howard, of Overland Park, Kan.; Charlotte Gipson, of Branson, Mo.; Ben Gipson, also of Branson, and Steven Crittenden, of Florida; two brothers, Eric Gipson, and Shane Gipson, Branson, Mo.; three sisters, Carla Green, Colo., Odessa Howard, Branson, Mo., and Debbie Heaton, Mound City, Kan.; and 10 grandchildren.. ...

Fort Scott High School Principal Shawn Thomas is returning to his alma mater. Thomas’ resignation as high school principal effective at the end of the 2018-19 school year was among a list of employment items the USD 234 Board of Education approved following an executive session that lasted more than an hour Monday night...

The old awning at 1st Street and National Avenue, which was attached to the Stout Building, is torn down Monday by Kevin “Skitch” Allen. The entire Stout building will be razed to make space for construction equipment that will be used on a $5.5 million renovation project of the Union Block. ...

After taking an early lead, the No. 2 seeded Fort Scott Tiger varsity baseball team (20-1 overall, 11-1 in the SEK) cruised to an 11-3 win over the No. 18 seeded Louisburg Wildcats (4-15) in a Class 4A East regional semifinal game Tuesday afternoon in Fort Scott...

The Fort Scott Tiger varsity baseball team (21-1, 11-1 in the SEK) claimed a regional championship in the Class 4A Regional tournament with a 14-2 shellacking of the Ottawa Cyclones (10-9) Tuesday night. Tiger centerfielder Alec Michaud collected four RBIs in the Tigers’ second game of the day at the LaRoche Baseball Complex-Dave Regan Stadium. ...