Stories from Saturday, July 20, 2013

Grant Campbell Besley, 71, was born May 26, 1942 and died July 10, 2013 in Taos, N.M. as a result of an airplane accident. He is survived by his wife Joan; is the father of Michael (Julia) Besley, Ann (Ron) Swalwell, Jane (Bill) Sheehan, David Besley and Caroline Besley; grandfather of Rachel and Mikayla Besley, Grant, Sean and Gwen Swalwell and Liam Sheehan; and brother of Rick Besley (Jackie) and Susan Besley Miller (Miles). ...

The arts will be celebrated with the first-ever "Arts off the Junction" Art Crawl scheduled to take place from 5 to 8 p.m. Friday, July 26 in the downtown historic district. Fort Scott Area Chamber of Commerce Executive Director Lindsay Madison said the event is intended to showcase the work of local artists and entertainers and will be focused on a particular area downtown...

No one was injured when a vehicle went off the roadway after a tire blow out at about 4 p.m. Friday.