Stories from Friday, July 29, 2016

Norma M. Kreeger, age 89, a former resident of Kansas City, Mo., and more recently of Fort Scott, Kan., died early Tuesday, July 26, 2016, at the Ft. Scott Medicalodge. She was born May 3, 1927, in Kansas City, Mo., the daughter of Harry Dewey Norman and Edna Caroline Todd Norman. ...

Addie E. Foulk, age 75, resident of Fort Scott, Kan., died Wednesday, July 27, 2016, at her home. She was born Dec. 8, 1940, in Marysville, Calif., the daughter of James Jeffrey and Geraldine Clark Jeffrey. She married John Dewane Foulk on March 25, 2001, in Reno, NV. ...

USD 234 and Nabholz Construction Services are in the midst of an effort to get school buildings ready for the upcoming school year. Summer work on the district's two-year $40.8 million school bond projects includes HVAC, plumbing and electrical, as well as classroom remodels and construction of high-wind shelters at all four schools. ...

Plans are underway to add amenities to Riverfront Park, thanks to two grants that have recently been awarded. Two pavilions are slated for construction at Riverfront Park in 2017, according to Jerry Witt, chairman of the Fort Scott Bourbon County Riverfront Authority. The park is located on north National Avenue at the confluence of Mill Creek and the Marmaton River...

With the exception of the final game of the day between Colby and Fort Scott, one-run decisions were the rule of the first day of play in the Kansas American Legion AA State Tournament at Dave Regan Stadium Wednesday. Goodland began the day with a 3-2 win over Iola powered by a rally in the bottom of the seventh inning. ...

Fort Scott American Legion Post 25 faces elimination today after Doniphan County rallied to take advantage of shaky pitching and take a 5-3 win in a winners' bracket semifinal of the Kansas American Legion AA State Tournament at Dave Regan Stadium Thursday night...