Stories from Tuesday, October 30, 2018

Various city officials assembled Monday to meet and welcome the man who will soon take over managing operations at the Fort Scott Municipal Airport. Members of the Airport Advisory Board, Fort Scott City Commission and other city leaders met for an informal gathering to meet Seth Simpson, who is currently spending time at the airport and will officially start in the position by the end of the year. Simpson, who lives in Fort Scott, will replace longtime airport manager, Kenny Howard...

The Fort Scott Area Chamber of Commerce sponsored the annual Halloween Parade Saturday. Several businesses handed out candy to the trick-or-treaters. The Fort Scott High School PRIDE club led the parade, provided traffic control and helped serve free hot dogs to the children after the parade...

WAMEGO — Fort Scott’s Macayla McClure won a State medal for her 13th-place finish in the Class 4A girls’ race at the Kansas State Cross Country Championships here Saturday. McClure finished with a time of 20:56.8 for the Tigers. Gabriella Clements had also qualified but was unable to participate...

COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa — Fort Scott Community College was the recipient of two Iowa Western turnovers in the first 3:38 of play here Saturday but was unable to turn either of them into points despite starting in Reiver territory. Iowa Western eventually got over its early jitters and built a 24-0 lead in the first half on the way to a 39-7 victory...

Fans of Fort Scott and Basehor-Linwood shouldn’t be unfamiliar with each other. Tiger wrestlers compete in Basehor-Linwood’s home tournament every season and Fort Scott’s basketball teams were long-time participants in the mid-season basketball tournament up there...