Stories from Saturday, November 19, 2016

City officials are looking at some proposed changes in city codes after recent discussions on codes and trash issues in the city. During the city commission meeting Tuesday, City Manager Dave Martin reported current ordinances for city codes are being reviewed and proposals should come before them at the Dec. 13 meeting. Fort Scott Fire Chief Paul Ballou then spoke to commissioners about the proposals...

Bourbon County Commissioners on Tuesday gave their blessing on an application to have an old bridge placed on the National Register of Historic Places. The application for the Indian Creek Bridge, located on Yale Road between 255th and 265th Streets, is being written by Barbara Peine, a resident who lives near the bridge. ...

The Three Rivers League unanimously approved membership for Southeast High School of Cherokee in a meeting held Thursday morning. Southeast's including will bring league membership up to 12 schools beginning with the 2017-18 school year. Because that year will be the second of the current two-year football scheduling cycle, football will remain in the Crawford-Neosho-Cherokee League next season before moving into the TRL in 2018-19...

Fort Scott Community College saw 13 players honored as the Jayhawk Conference released its All-Conference football team Tuesday afternoon. Only two players were named to the First Team, both on offense. Freshman quarterback Nathan Rourke and sophomore center Alec Deherrera received those honors for Fort Scott, which finished with a 4-7 record this past season and in last place in the conference (1-6)...

Fort Scott Community College's women had to hold off Penn Valley, Mo., in order to win their game on the first day of the Gladbach Classic at Arnold Arena Friday night to prevail 70-63 and remain undefeated on the season. Fort Scott's men won their second straight game as they rolled by the Ottawa University junior varsity in the nightcap, 93-63...

Fort Scott Community College has made a change in its football program, promoting quarterbacks coach Kale Pick to the position of head coach shortly after Curtis Horton was relieved of his duties earlier in the week after six seasons. "We are excited to start a new era of Greyhound football with Coach Pick. ...