Stories from Tuesday, March 31, 2009

PITTSBURG -- Southeast Kansas high school basketball coaches have selected 41 of the top senior boy and girl basketball players to participate in the 2009 U.S. Army SEK All-Star Game on Sunday at the St. Mary's-Colgan Fieldhouse at 10th and Locust in Pittsburg...

The Fort Scott Community College baseball team has found a teammate in Mercy Rehab and Mercy Health for Life. Saturday, both Mercy services will be the co-sponsors of the Greyhounds doubleheader against Allen County Community College, which begins at 1 p.m. at Lions Field...

Due to wet grounds, the following area sporting events were postponed Tuesday. Fort Scott High School's season-opening softball tournament Tuesday at Ellis Park was called off due to muddy grounds. No make-up date has been set. The junior varsity schedule begins on Friday with a doubleheader at Pittsburg. The next scheduled varsity outing is Thursday, April 9 at Pittsburg unless the tournament can be rescheduled before then...

The Fort Scott Community College Theatre Department will host two theatre camps this summer in the new Danny and Willa Ellis Family Fine Arts Center. The first camp will be geared toward children 6 to 11 years of age. The camp will run from June 1-12. The second camp is designed for kids between 12 and 16 years of age and will run from June 15-26...

A Kansas organization's evaluation of the local community resulted in a Public Square Community accreditation for Fort Scott. The accreditation was awarded by Kansas Communities, LLC., an organization founded in 2004 that works to advance community development and community participation, according to Fort Scott Community Visioning Steering Committee co-convenor Clayton Tatro. ...

Fort Scott citizens and business owners have a chance to weigh in on the U.S. 69 Corridor Study. The City of Fort Scott, Bourbon County, and the Kansas Department of Transportation will host public design workshops from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. and 4 p.m. to 6 p.m., April 6 at the Lyons Twin Mansions, 740 S. National Ave. The workshops are intended to gather ideas from local residents and business owners for the future of the U.S. 69 Corridor from U.S. 54 to South National Avenue...

Street repairs, renovations to the Fort Scott Municipal Pool, and possible changes in city government were just a few topics up for discussion during a Fort Scott City Commission candidate forum Tuesday evening. Several dozen people attended the forum at Fort Scott Middle School to learn where six candidates vying for spots on the commission stand on various issues and policies that affect Fort Scott. ...