Stories from Friday, June 26, 2015

For Pete Allen, driving the World War II era military truck in the Fort Scott High School Alumni Parade tonight will bring memories. "In 1958, five of my classmates and I joined the National Guard while still in high school," Allen said. "The five of us went into active duty and did basic training at Fort Leonard Wood. We drove these trucks every summer we went to summer camp at Camp Ripley in Minnesota while in the National Guard."...

The USD 234 Board of Education approved a handful of items, one of which was a bid to replace the track at Frary Field, during a brief special meeting Thursday afternoon. Board members approved a $94,837 bid from Track Renovations, Inc., for renovation of the track at Frary Field. School officials said the bid was the only one the district received for the project, which is separate from the district's approved school bond projects...

City and county officials have agreed to work together on two local road projects. City Manager Dave Martin appeared before the Bourbon County Commission Tuesday to discuss a deal involving cooperation between the city and county to address work on a Maple Road project for the county and a road that will be part of entrance improvements at the Fort Scott Industrial Park...

Fort Scott Community College's athletic department announced Thursday that 14 student-athletes were recognized by the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) with Academic Student-Athlete Awards (which were formerly known as Academic All-American honors)...