Stories from Friday, June 21, 2013

Nine local boys returned home early this week after attending Boy Scout Camp with fellow Mo-Kan District scouts last week. After various bouts with home sickness, bugs in their tents and getting used to sleeping in the great outdoors, Assistant Scout Master Michelle Lyon said Scouts from Troop 114 returned home with an increased sense of confidence and independence after the week-long camp at Camp Arrowhead, near Springfield, Mo...

Youngsters who want to learn about the mission of the National Park Service can get involved with an upcoming summer day camp offered by the Fort Scott National Historic Site. The Trailblazer program, now in its 14th year, provides a series of activities for area youth 9 to 12 years of age. The five-day camp exposes the youth to the mission of the NPS...

It was the Paul Wright award show at the Fort Scott Rotary Club's annual social meeting Wednesday evening at the home of Lisa and Mark Ward. Wright, who is the current Rotary president, was awarded the Clarence Hollingsworth Award, the Paul Harris Fellow Award and the Rotarian of the Year award...

There really wasn't just one area that stood out for Fort Scott Post 25 as it swept Burlington Post 38 in an American Legion baseball doubleheader at Ty Cullor Field Thursday night, 10-0 and 8-1. Fort Scott's pitchers allowed just 5 hits in the doubleheader. The Post 25 defense turned three double plays in the opener. And the offense had a pair of seven-run innings...