Stories from Monday, March 23, 2009

KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Austin Boots, a 2005 graduate of Fort Scott High School, helped his Mid-America Nazarene University basketball team advance to the NAIA's 2009 "Fab Four" in the program's first season in NAIA Division I. Unfortunately, the Pioneers' run ended Monday night when MNU lost to Columbia College (Mo.) in the second semifinal game, 60-56...

With the wind blowing in from the south Saturday afternoon, Lions Park took on its pitcher-friendly identity as Fort Scott Community College hosted a Jayhawk Conference-Eastern Division doubleheader against Independence. Fort Scott's pitchers held the Pirates to two runs in the doubleheader as the Greyhounds took a 3-2, 6-0 sweep...

The Fort Scott City Commission will discuss the approval of two important agreements during their regular meeting scheduled for 6 p.m. Tuesday at Fort Scott City Hall, 1 E. 3rd Street. The first agreement the commission will review would revive the Fort Scott Jamboree. In the agreement, Shawn and Collette Pittman to operate the facility and provide weekly concerts to the public...

The Bourbon County Chapter of the American Red Cross is searching for more donors to contribute to its life-saving blood donation campaign. The contribution of a unit of blood at a Red Cross blood center or area blood drive can potentially prolong the life of a needy hospital patient by days and even years, a Red Cross statement said. ...

A long-anticipated day has finally arrived for students and staff at St. Mary's Catholic School. On Monday morning, the students who attend St. Mary's, 702 S. Eddy St, readied themselves for school much like any other day this year. However, on this particular day, the students helped usher in a new era for the local school...