Stories from Tuesday, June 23, 2009

Fort Scott High School's Erica Davis, a recent graduate, was voted by coaches throughout the state of Kansas to a position on the All-Class 4A Softball Team recently. Davis was named to the Second Team as a pitcher. This season Davis had a 16-3 record, and earned run average of 0.35 and struck out 256 batters while walking only 28 in 142 innings pitched...

The effects of 108-degree-in-the-shade temperatures didn't seem to be affecting some of the teams much as the checked into the Race Across America time station on North National Ave. early Tuesday evening. Four riders checked into the station -- the 29th of 52 the riders must pass before the finish in Annapolis, Md. ...

It was time for me to get my "coffee" fix at my favorite coffee house. It was a rainy morning, and I couldn't work in my flower garden so I took off for Wisconsin Rapids and headed for the Coffee House. They always have a couple of breakfast specials. ...