Stories from Wednesday, January 22, 2014

ore and buy their food items, never knowing the long hours of hard work that has gone into getting this product to the shelf, according to one of this year's conservation award winners, Robert B. Miller. Miller, along with five other area farmers will be recognized Saturday at the 68th annual Bourbon County Conservation District banquet for their conservation work in helping to provide those food items for the American consumer...

Two grass and brush fires in rural Bourbon County Monday night are among a string of such fires that have kept rural firefighters busy in recent days. Two calls that came in starting about 9:30 p.m. Monday involved pasture fires - one in the 600 block of 160th Street near Hiattville and another at 565 120th St., south of Redfield. Bourbon County Fire District No. 3 Coordinator Delwin Mumbower said both fires were caused "by people burning trash in their yards."...

Monday evening, the USD 234 Board of Education held a special meeting with the primary focus being a budget workshop designed to give board members an overview of where the district is currently positioned financially. Diane Gross, USD 234 superintendent, said feedback on the recent facilities assessment was also a topic of discussion, which she classified as only a preliminary report. The topic of a potential bond issue was also broached during the workshop...

Rosalee Rager, 79, of Fort Scott, died Tuesday morning, Jan. 21, 2014 at the Guest Home Estates. Funeral arrangements for Rosalee Rager are incomplete and will be announced later by the Konantz-Cheney Funeral Home.

Steven "Steve" Eugene Springer, age 62, Prescott, Kan., passed away at his home Sunday, Jan. 19, 2014. He was born on March 21, 1951 at Prescott, Kan., the son of Charlie Clarence and Alta June Holmes Springer. He graduated from Prescott High School in the Class of 1969. ...

PLEASANTON -- Uniontown's boys evened their season record Tuesday night with a 46-40 win over Jayhawk-Linn in the first round of the now-round robin Pleasanton Mid-Season Tournament. The Eagles (5-5) won without the services of senior Chase Gleason and without a double-digit scorer...

Fort Scott High School's senior wrestlers were prefect in their final home duals of the season at the FSHS gymnasium Tuesday night as the five were winners in all 10 of their matches against Columbus and Iola. The wins came in different ways, of course. ...