Stories from Tuesday, September 20, 2016

Richard "Rick" Alan Post, age 61, Prescott, Kan., passed away Monday, Sept. 19, 2016 at his home. Graveside service will be held 11 a.m., Tuesday, Sept. 27, 2016 at the Prescott Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 5 to 7 p.m. Monday Sept. 26 at the Schneider Funeral Home and Crematory, Pleasanton Chapel. ...

A fact finder will be called to help with negotiations between the Uniontown School Board and the Uniontown Teachers' Association. On Monday, Sept. 12, the Uniontown USD 235 Board of Education discussed negotiations during an executive session. "As of tonight the teachers association has elected to not accept our offer," Board President Jason Sutterby said after the regular board meeting...

Fort Scott Community College is faced with moving its John Deere Technician Training program located in Frontenac. During the Monday meeting of the FSCC Board of Trustees, FSCC President Alysia Johnston said in recent weeks, FSCC officials learned that the college "has lost its lease" on the FSCC Agricultural Technology Campus used for the John Deere program, which trains students to become certified in servicing John Deere equipment...

Even though it's been since Friday that the area has had heavy rainfall, water continues to rush over the dam on the Marmaton River at Gunn Park Monday. The remainder of the week is expected to be dry, with more summer-like temperatures returning today, with the heat index is expected to be near 100...

Fort Scott Community College's volleyball team, ranked No. 10 in NJCAA Division II, took a pair of road wins over the weekend at Johnson County and Southeast (Neb.). The Greyhounds took a 3-2 win over No. 19 Johnson County Friday night at Overland Park by scores of 25-17, 20-25, 30-23, 25-18 and 15-9. It is not known when the last time a Fort Scott victory at Overland Park took place but it is the Greyhounds' second win over the Cavaliers in the past three seasons...

Fort Scott Community College scored eight touchdowns in the first half alone at Frary Field Monday night as the Greyhounds crushed the Central Methodist University junior varsity 70-0. Fort Scott's defense held the Eagles to exactly zero yards of total offense. CMU (0-2) gained just 23 yards on 15 pass plays and lost 23 yards on 29 rushing attempts. Two of CMU's three first downs on the game came by penalty on the same drive in the fourth quarter...

Former Pleasanton resident Millicent Gladys La Berge (Rea), 91, died Friday, Sept. 16, 2016, at the home of her daughter, Laura Rea, in Highlands Ranch, Colo. Graveside services will be held at 2 p.m. Friday, Sept. 23, in the Pleasanton Cemetery, Pleasanton, Kans. Military honors will be provided. Services are under the direction of the Cheney Witt Chapel, Fort Scott, Kan. Words of remembrance may be submitted to the online guestbook at cheneywitt.com...

Billie Joe "Bill" Avery, age 90, Centerville, Kan., passed away on Monday, Sept. 19, 2016 at Vintage Park in Osawatomie, Kan. Graveside funeral service will be held 11 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 24, 2016 at the Osawatomie Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. ...