Stories from Wednesday, February 22, 2017

John S. Davis, Sr, age 94, a resident of Fort Scott, Kan., passed away Saturday, Feb. 18, 2017, in Joplin, Mo. Following cremation, Robin Clark will conduct a memorial service at 3 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 25 at the Cheney Witt Chapel. Arrangements are under the direction of the Cheney Witt Chapel, 201 S. Main, Fort Scott, Kansas...

Rushton Hicks, 19-month-old son of Jason and Nicole Hicks, passed away Monday, Feb. 20, 2017, in Seattle, Wash. Funeral services for Rushton Hicks will be announced by the Cheney Witt Chapel, 201 S. Main, Fort Scott.

Bonnie L. Purdy, age 75, Pleasanton, Kan., passed away on Saturday, Feb. 18, 2107 at her home. Funeral service will be held 11 a.m. Friday, Feb. 24, 2017 at the Pleasanton First Baptist Church. Burial will be in the Pleasanton Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 5 to 7 p.m. ...

Dale Nelson Hinman, age 93, a resident of Wichita, Kan., went to be with his beloved wife, Wilma, on Sunday, Feb. 19, 2017, at the St. Teresa's Hospital in Wichita. He was born Feb. 18, 1924, in Fort Scott, Kan., the son of Henry Hinman and Gladys Amey Hinman. ...

A change order to add 16 cells to the Bourbon County Law Enforcement Center has been drawn up and ready for a signature, according to Bourbon County Commission Chair Lynne Oharah. The commissioners agreed to continue discussing the additional cells at 10:45 a.m. Tuesday, Feb. 28...

Fort Scott city officials plan to soon look into the matter of tourism in the city. Following a recommendation from City Commissioner Jim Adams, city commissioners on Tuesday approved Adams' motion for city staff to research an idea to bring tourism back under the umbrella of the city. Commissioners discussed the issue briefly before voting to approve the motion...

The 35th annual Fort Scott Recreation Commission Spelling Bee was held Saturday at Buck Run Community Center.

Fort Scott Community College's baseball team won three of four games in a weekend series against North Central Missouri at Dave Regan Stadium. The Greyhounds swept the Pirates Saturday, 14-6 and 10-3, and split on Sunday, winning the opener 15-14 before dropping the series finale, 8-7...

LeROY -- Uniontown's basketball teams concluded regular-season play here Tuesday night with a non-league doubleheader at Southern Coffey County. Eagle boys (14-6) held off a Titan rally to win, 44-34. Uniontown led 24-12 at the half but SCC got within 29-27 after three quarters...

MOUND CITY -- Uniontown's Colt Eck will be taking part in the in the 145-pound class at the Kansas Class 3-2-1A State Wrestling Tournament at Hays this weekend as a result of his third-place performance at the Jayhawk-Linn Reigonal here over the past weekend...

FRONTENAC -- Fort Scott High School junior Zarek Fewell has qualified for his third trip to the Class 4A State Wrestling Tournament while classmate Mannie Gonzalez will be going for the first time. Each finished in second place at the Frontenac Class 4A-Division I Regional Tournament here over the weekend. Fewell, sixth last season at 145 pounds, finished in second place at 152 pounds. Gonzalez was second at 126...

INDEPENDENCE -- Rallies fell short for both of Fort Scott High's basketball teams here Tuesday night as Independence came out on top of both games of a Southeast Kansas League doubleheader. A 43-40 win for Independence's girls kept their hope of a tie for the SEK championship alive. ...