Stories from Tuesday, August 27, 2019

Rhonda Elaine Heathman Pottorff, age 63, a resident of Nevada, Mo., died Thursday, Aug. 22, 2019, at the Landmark Hospital in Joplin, Mo. Funeral services will be held 10 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 31, at the Cheney Witt Chapel. Burial will follow in the Deerfield Cemetery. ...

The Fort Scott Community College Greyhound football team kicked off its 2019 season with a 20-16 win over Highland Community College Saturday night at Frary Field. The Greyhounds (1-0 overall, 1-0 in the Kansas Jayhawk Community College Conference) led 14-6 at halftime. The Scotties (0-1, 0-1) closed the gap somewhat in the third quarter, outscoring FSCC 10-6 in that period, but the Hounds held on for the win...

The Fort Scott Community College Greyhound volleyball team went 4-0 in an annual tournament Friday and Saturday at Fort Scott High School. The Greyhounds (4-0, 0-0) defeated Labette Community College 3-0 and Seminole State College 3-0 in three sets on Friday, and took down Allen Community College and Neosho Community College 3-0 in three sets Saturday. The tournament was played this year at FSHS as the gym at Arnold Arena is undergoing construction...

A full century of uninterrupted service to students and community will be celebrated by Fort Scott Community College – the oldest continually operating community college in Kansas – this fall with several special events. On Monday, Sept. 9, the college will commemorate the first day 15 college students first met on the second floor of the Fort Scott High School building. ...

A Fort Scott City Commission candidate won a challenge Monday after his residency was called into question. After 10 minutes behind closed doors, the candidate objection hearing board came back with a unanimous decision that Kevin “Skitch” Allen’s residence is in the Fort Scott city limits...