Stories from Friday, August 25, 2017

George Manous O’Neal, age 92, a former resident of Fort Scott, Kan., passed away Sunday, Aug. 20, 2017, in Mt. Vernon, Ohio. He was born March 8, 1925, in Cecil, Arkansas, the son of Jim O’Neal and Loretta Nichols O’Neal. He served with the United States Navy during World War II. ...

PARSONS — Fort Scott High School’s tennis team opened the varsity schedule in a five-team tournament here Thursday. Both doubles teams finished 2-2 on the day and placed third in their divisions. “It was a typical first match, but encouraging because although we do have players without a great deal of varsity experience, I felt like they played hard and competed,” Fort Scott head coach Lynn Barr said. “Everyone needs to play more consistently, but the effort was there.”...

Fort Scott High’s volleyball team opened the new auxiliary gymnasium by hosting its Red & White Scrimmage in it Friday afternoon. The freshmen split up into two teams and battled first followed by a scrimmage between the varsity and junior varsity teams...

Fort Scott High School’s soccer team held its version of the Red & White Scrimmage Thursday evening at Ellis Park, taking on a team of FSHS soccer alumni. No score was kept but the Tigers, 3-14 last season, showed that they have a chance of producing more offense this year at the least. Last season, Fort Scott was shut out eight times and was held to one goal five other times...

With the Red & White Scrimmage concluded, Fort Scott High School’s football team is one week away from the start of the regular season, which begins Sept. 1 at Parsons. The Tigers got things done quickly Friday night with the entire scrimmage — freshmen and varsity — over in just a hint over two hours...

Fort Scott police officers made an arrest early Wednesday following a domestic incident allegedly involving a handgun. Fort Scott Police Department Capt. Shaun West said officers responded just after midnight Wednesday to a residence in the 1800 block of East Wall Street following a report of a domestic incident...

The USD 234 Board of Education accepted the district’s 2017-18 budget at a special board meeting Wednesday at the board office. USD 234 Business Manager Gina Shelton reviewed some highlights of the budget during a public hearing. The board chose not to raise the district’s overall mill levy of 53 mills, which is expected to generate about $4 million in total taxes. Later in the meeting, the board discussed the differences in property tax rates...