Stories from Tuesday, September 11, 2018

Carlene Marie Kruger Rinehart, 82, formerly of Fort Scott, more recently of Rusk, Texas, passed away at Christus Mother Frances Hospital in Tyler, Texas. She was born Jan. 19, 1936 in Fort Scott, Kan., the daughter of Carl William and Mary Inez Shinn Kruger. She married Edward Cale Rinehart April 20, 1953 in Platt City, Mo. He preceded her in death Aug. 29, 2012...

Mary Alice Foulk, resident of Winfield, Mo., died Monday, Sept. 10, 2018, at her home. Graveside services for Mary Alice Foulk will be held at 1 p.m. Friday, Sept. 14, in the Sheffield Cemetery, Arcadia, Kan. The family will receive friends from 5 until 7 p.m. Thursday at the Cheney Witt Chapel, 201 S. Main, Fort Scott, KS...

Bourbon County Commissioners approved the final 2019 budget after holding a public hearing Tuesday, knowing that funds in one line item had not been moved as it should have been. The approved 2019 budget has an estimated mill levy of 66.602. The mill levy for the 2018 budget is 66.603...

Traci Reed, communications manager at the county dispatch center, reads names from a list of victims of the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks Tuesday morning at the Heritage Park Pavilion. Throughout the day, local emergency personnel, Fort Scott National Historic Site staff and other community volunteers read the names of the nearly 3,000 people killed in the attacks. Tuesday was the 17th anniversary of the attacks...

Fort Scott High’s tennis team played host to its second junior varsity home tournament Monday with six entries. • Emma Daly, No. 1 singles: def. Makayla Ross, Coffeyville, 6-5 (9); lost to Kori Babcock, Chanute, 6-0; lost to Marci Brown, Pittsburg, 6-1; def. Kyler Barger, Labette County, 6-0...

FRONTENAC — Fort Scott High’s Lauren Madison won her second tournament of the season here Monday, shooting 42 to win the Frontenac Invitational by 5 strokes. Also for the Tigers, Karlie Chipman tied for 11th with a score of 60 and Ellie Perkinson shot 78...

CHANUTE — Fort Scott Community College’s volleyball team was swept by Neosho County here Monday night in Jayhawk Conference-Eastern Division play by scores of 25-16, 25-16, 25-20. With the loss, the Greyhounds (0-2 division, 6-5 overall) are tied for last place in the East with Allen. Neosho County, nationally-ranked to begin the season, stands at 2-1 in the division and 8-8 overall...

ARMA — When Northeast receiver Nathan Boswell took a jet sweep into the end zone almost six minutes into the fourth quarter here Monday night, it looked as though the Vikings had a chance to break their long losing streak. But just moments later, Yates Center’s Thayne Smith took the ensuing kickoff 76 yards for a score, giving the Wildcats the momentum as they went on to a 42-22 victory in a Three Rivers League-Upper Division contest that had been postponed from Friday night due to flooding in Yates Center.. ...