Stories from Wednesday, March 25, 2009

INDEPENDENCE -- Fort Scott High School's tennis season opened here Tuesday with a tournament at Independence with the No. 2 doubles team of Chris Lamb and Charlie Sercer finishing second for the Tigers with a mark of 3-1. "The conditions were less than ideal with the wind and the cold as we played later into the evening, and there are things that we need to improve on," Fort Scott head coach Lynn Barr said. "But overall it was a good showing for our first match of the season."...

"Once Upon a Mattress" to be first school performance at Danny and Willa Ellis Family Fine Arts Center

Information provided by Kathy Rosenblad, a child care licensing specialist for Bourbon County, makes the following recommendations for parents who are trying to locate quality child care for their children. Ask the following questions prior to visiting the provider...

More than 30 area child care providers assembled on Tuesday night to celebrate the progress of child care programs in Bourbon County during the last year. At a dinner, sponsored by Resource and Referral, Pittsburg, and Smart Start Kansas, an organization that provides incentives and educational opportunities to child care providers in Crawford, Cherokee and Bourbon counties, child care providers received several new toys for their facilities as rewards for their efforts. ...

The following is the first of a two part series to provide background information on the candidates for the Fort Scott City Commission and discuss how they stand on local issues. This article will feature candidates Thom Prue, Jean Parker and Kathy Dancer....