Stories from Wednesday, August 12, 2015

Some local youth are begin blamed for vandalism at the Bronson City Park. "We are having some issues with kids in the Park," City Maintenance Superintendent John Stokes aid. "They've hooked up hoses twice and have used our water and put it onto the slides."...

The heavy equipment came out Tuesday. Workers with Ark Wrecking of Tulsa, Okla., the demolition contractor for a project to tear down the old three-story Juco wing at Fort Scott High School, brought out large pieces of machinery to begin pulling down the outer shell of the structure. The demolition will make way for a new building scheduled for beginning construction this fall...

PITTSBURG -- Uniontown was picked as the coaches' choice to win the Three Rivers League Eight-Man football championship at a pre-season media conference here Tuesday. The Eagles finished in second place behind Chetopa last season and finished with a 6-4 overall record, qualifying for the playoff for the first time since 2009...

PITTSBURG -- Two-time defending champion Pittsburg was picked to repeat as Southeast Kansas League football champion in a poll of league coaches released at a pre-season media conference here Tuesday. Fort Scott was tabbed to repeat last year's second-place finish...