Stories from Wednesday, December 17, 2014

As the semester draws to a close, Fort Scott Community College is seeing some turnover, as two employees have submitted their resignations. Stever Kramer, director of the High School Equivalency Program (HEP) since September 2013, resigned effective Dec. 12, and Bailey Shepard, recruiter and mentor in HEP resigned effective Dec. 11...

A request from the public works department prompted Bourbon County Commissioners to change the days employees will be given for the holidays. Originally, county offices were scheduled to be closed Dec. 24 and 25. On Monday, Public Works Director Jim Harris asked if his employees could have Dec. 25 and 26, which he said would be more convenient for those who want to travel out of town...

During their last regular meeting of 2014, Fort Scott City Commissioners on Tuesday approved some amendments to the city's budget. Due to additional revenue the city brought in this year that was above what was projected, the city's 2014 budget required amendments that will allow the city to spend that money...

Fort Scott Middle School PRIDE members help with crafts during Santa's Workshop on Saturday morning at Buck Run Community Center. The Fort Scott Recreation Program along with the PRIDE program offered crafts for children pre-school through fifth grade. ...

Betty Leslie, 72, McKinney, Texas passed Dec. 15. Services to be held Dec. 20, 1:30 p.m. at Amos Family Funeral Home, 10901 Johnson Drive, Shawnee, Kan. Betty was youngest of eight children and is survived by brothers, Kenny, Raymond and Cecil Wilson. She is also survived by four children, Rick, Cheryl, David and Misty, seven grandchildren, and seven great-grandchildren. Previous residences were in Overland Park, Kan., Fort Scott, Kan., and Marceline, Mo...

Turnovers helped Parsons' girls get out to a big lead on Fort Scott Friday night. And they almost allowed the Tigers to rally from that deficit. The Vikings took advantage of seven first-quarter turnovers by the Tigers, which led to 12 points, as they built a 12-point lead. But after holding Fort Scott at bay for three quarters, a splurge of Viking turnovers --six in the final stanza -- almost allowed the Tigers to come all the way back...

Fort Scott Middle School's eighth-grade girls' basketball teams finished up their seasons against Parsons Monday evening at the FSMS gymnasium. The "A" team lost, 28-17, as Parsons outscored the Tigers 3-9 in the fourth quarter to widen the margin. Abby Humble scored 6 points and brought down 11 rebounds...

ST. PAUL -- Uniontown's boys snapped a three-game losing streak as the Eagles beat St. Paul, 55-55, in their first Three Rivers League contest of the season here Tuesday night. St. Paul's girls, ranked No. 4 in Class 1A-Division I by the Kansas Basketball Coaches Association, took a 53-19 victory over Uniontown's girls to remain undefeated...

Senior forward Mason Knopp couldn't play for Fort Scott's boys Tuesday night as he has been hampered by a lingering injury from football season. Normally, Parsons might have considered that a good sign. But Knopp's fill-in, Benjamin Labbe, scored the game-winning layup at the buzzer to give the Vikings their first loss of the season, 46-44, in Southeast Kansas League action...