Stories from Saturday, May 14, 2016

OSWEGO --Shalina Harper and Zach Schwalm won events at the Three Rivers League Relays here Thursday. Harper, who won three medals, was the champion in the girls' 800-meter run with a time of 2:32.45. She beat out Jenny O'Bryan of St. Paul, one of the best runners among the state's smallest schools, who was second in 2:35.81...

Fort Scott High School softball concluded regular-season play with a split against Chanute in a Southeast Kansas League doubleheader at Don Hewett Field Thursday evening. The visiting Blue Comets won game one 10-6 but the Tigers bounced back in the nightcap to win 8-2...

PITTSBURG -- Fort Scott High athletes won five events at the Southeast Kansas League Relays here Thursday. But senior Cassidy Westhoff rewrote the record book as she broke a 30-year-old record in winning the girls 3,200 meters. Westhoff dominated the race, winning by nearly two minutes. ...

Fort Scott firefighters doused a fire that burned a garage to the ground Friday afternoon. Local emergency responders, including the Fort Scott Fire Department, received a call just after noon for a structure fire at a residence in the 700 block of South Little Street...

A faith-based initiative that continues to serve free meals to the community celebrated its fifth birthday on Wednesday. To celebrate the occasion, volunteers who help with the weekly Feeding Families in His Name program were recognized prior to meals being served Wednesday at the First United Methodist Church. Attendees sang "Happy Birthday" and celebrated with birthday cake for dessert. And, as usual, the prayer before the meal...