Stories from Friday, February 21, 2014

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. -- Fort Scott Community College's baseball team swept a doubleheader from the Evangel University junior varsity here Wednesday, winning the opener 17-12 and the nightcap 6-1. Fort Scott (4-0) rallied from an 8-0 deficit by scoring 12 runs in the top of the fourth after the first two batters struck out and flew out to center field...

Kristin Schalk heads into her second year as the head coach of the Fort Scott Community College softball team, greeting the new year with optimism and a squad dominated by first-year players. Schalk, in her fourth year in collegiate coaching after an earlier stint as an assistant at Ottawa University, is assisted by new coach Genna Stambaugh, herself a former Greyhound. They greet a roster of 16 players, 14 of whom are freshmen, with an eye on improving on last year's 2-36 mark...

Fort Scott Community College saw 18 members of its football team sign scholarships to continue their playing career at four-year schools in the fall. Coach Curtis Horton's squad had players join programs in Florida, Arkansas, Tennessee, Texas, Missouri, Kansas, South Carolina, Alabama, and Oklahoma...

Margie Darlene Cady, age 80, formerly of Fort Scott, died Tuesday, Feb. 18, 2014 at the Golden Living Center in Pittsburg, Kan. She was born May 25, 1933, in Richards, Mo., the daughter of Ezra Willis Martin and Lula Maude Harrah Martin. Margie graduated from Fort Scott Christian Heights in 1951. ...

Ancel C. "Andy" Johnson, age 68, resident of rural Fort Scott, died Wednesday, February 19, 2014, at his home. He was born August 17, 1945, in Fort Scott, Kan., the son of Abner and Josephine Handrahan Johnson. He graduated from Uniontown High School. ...

Edwin E. Helton, age 97, resident of Fort Scott, Kan., died Monday, Feb. 17, 2014, at Guest Home Estates. He was born March 11, 1916, in Yuma, Colo., the son of James E. and Minnie A. Foote Helton. He married Hettie Mae Beattie on Sept. 10, 1934, in Stratton, Colo. They were married for 73 years before she preceded him in death on Nov. 11, 2007. He worked most of his life farming and ranching in rural Fort Scott. He enjoyed baseball, fishing, trail riding, and hunting elk in Colorado...

The mild temperature early this week allowed many outdoor activities throughout the community.

The Christmas season is a time when thoughts often turn to those in need, and often donations of food, clothing and money are poured into local helping organizations. When the holidays are over, those organizations are still there and so are the needs for some in the community...

The Fort Scott Airport Advisory Board has grounded the idea of an Airport Day for 2014, but has not ruled out planning an event for 2015. Members of the board met Thursday for continued discussion on the future of the fall event and whether it would be more feasible to host a smaller event such as a fly-in breakfast this year. ...

The Fort Scott Middle School Sixth-grade Orchestra performs Thursday night for the school's Spring Concert. The Orchestra performed "Can-Can" and "International Strings" (America, France, Israel). Also performing were the High School Chamber Orchestra and the Seventh and Eighth-grade Orchestra. More photos from the evening will appear in a future edition of The Tribune...