Stories from Friday, July 22, 2016

Ann D. Smith, age 93, resident of Fort Scott, Kan., died Tuesday, July 19, 2016, at Medicalodge of Fort Scott. She was born Feb. 11, 1923, in Pittsburg, Kan., the daughter of Arthur and Minnie Burns Dietz. She married Kenneth Smith on Feb. 26, 1949, in Pittsburg. ...

Eddie Lee Brillhart, 82, of Fort Scott, died Wednesday evening, July 20, 2016 at his home. He was born Oct. 28, 1933 in Fulton, Kan., the son of Eldon Leroy and Jessie May (Smith) Brillhart. He married Opal Maxine Cowan Sept. 12, 1956 in Mapleton, Kan. She preceded him in death May 15, 2016...

Fort Scott City Commissioners on Tuesday heard concerns from a local businessman regarding a U.S. Highway 69 widening and intersection improvement project. Mark McCoy, co-owner of McDonald's restaurant in Fort Scott, appeared before commissioners to voice some concerns with a construction project currently underway to make improvements to the highway's intersections with South National Avenue and other streets, as well as an eventual widening and resurfacing of the highway...

Fort Scott's 14-year-old Babe Ruth baseball team is holding a fundraiser to help the team play for expenses as they prepare for the Midwest Plains Regional Tournament, which will be held in Moorhead, Minn., July 27-30. Those wishing to contribute may contact any player on the team. There will also be a table set up on front of Walmart, 2500 S. Main, from noon to 5 p.m. Saturday...

Locals qualify for AA State tourney as hosts

Fort Scott High School graduate and retired Major League Baseball player Adam LaRoche and Wichita Wingnuts part-owner Nate Robinson are putting together a team of former MLB All-Stars and entering it in the National Baseball Congress World Series, which takes place in Wichita July 29-Aug. 13...