Stories from Tuesday, March 10, 2015

Doris Louise Payne, age 79, Pleasanton, Kan., passed away on Friday, March 6, 2015. Funeral service will be 11 a.m. Thursday, March 12, 2015 at the Schneider Funeral Home and Crematory, Pleasanton Chapel. Burial will be in the Pleasanton Cemetery. Doris will lie in state after 1 p.m. ...

Sharron Lackrone Pack passed from this life on Thursday, Jan. 15, 2015 at her home in Belen, N.M. and was lovingly received by her Savior, Jesus Christ. There will be a memorial celebration of Sharron's life at 2 p.m. Saturday, March 14 in Fort Scott, Kan. at Life Point Assembly of God, 124 E. National Ave., with her brother-in-law, Rev. Steven Bell, officiating. Internment will be in the Kansas Veterans Cemetery at Winfield...

Thomas David Quick, age 76, resident of Fort Scott, Kan., died unexpectedly on Monday morning, March 9, 2015, at his home. He was born Sept. 6, 1938, in Fort Scott, the son of Morris David and Ethel Delma VanDyke Quick. He graduated from Fort Scott High School with the class of 1956. ...

Susan Ann Hill Showalter, age 61, passed away March 6, 2015. She is survived by her children Joshua and Charity, six grandchildren Peytonn, Prestonn, Lexi, Jack, Abby, and Jay, her mother Gladys, sisters Cynthia and Marconia, her brother-in-law, and nieces and nephews. Memorial services will be held 2 p.m., Saturday, March 14 at the First Baptist Church of Erie, 120 West First Street, Erie, KS 66733...

A recently-unveiled plan by top Republicans in the Kansas Legislature to issue block grants to school districts across the state has been taking some criticism. During his legislative update Monday, USD 234 Superintendent Bob Beckham briefly discussed the proposal with the USD 234 Board of Education. The legislative proposal would scrap the current school funding formula and give school districts block grants the next two school years based on their current aid...

In response to complaints from some residents, next week Bourbon County Environmental Services Coordinator Eric Bailey will be inspecting sewage disposal systems that may or may not be in place in some areas of the county. Bailey met with Bourbon County Commissioners Monday to review the county's codes regarding disposal of domestic septage...

Fort Scott Community College's baseball team dropped a pair in Jayhawk Conference-Eastern Division play at Lions Field Sunday, losing to Cowley 6-2 in the first game and 4-1 in the second. With Cowley's sweep on Thursday, the Tigers (6-0 East, 14-0 overall) won the season series 4-0...

Fort Scott Community College's softball team swept Mineral Area (Mo.) in a non-conference doubleheader at the Betty Ruth Willard Complex Sunday afternoon. It was the first time the Greyhounds (7-6) had been able to play in 11 days. They won the first game 8-0 and took the second 7-2...

Fort Scott High's boys are one of four Southeast Kansas League teams that have qualified for State tournament play, the first time the SEK has sent that many since both Fort Scott and Labette County qualified both their boys' and girls teams to the Class 4A tournament in 2004-05...

PAOLA -- A part of the game plan for Fort Scott High's boys in the Paola Class 4A-Division I Sub-State championship game here Saturday night was simple: Take care of the host Panthers' big guys. And for most of the night, the top-seeded Tigers -- who have never lost to Paola in a post-season game (8-0) -- were able to do just that, mixing in a high-percentage 3-point shooting game and forcing the second-seeded Panthers (14-8) to try and win the game from the outside.. ...