Stories from Tuesday, October 12, 2021

Two artists provided some insight into their careers and their relationship with Fort Scott native Gordon Parks during a Friday event that was part of the 2021 Gordon Parks Celebration at Fort Scott Community College. Kyle Johnson, an actor and musician who played the lead role of Newt Winger in Parks’ screen adaptation of his semi-autobiographical novel “The Learning Tree,” and Eli Reed, award-winning photographer and photojournalist, were the recipients of the 2021 Gordon Parks Choice of Weapons award.. ...

USD 234 will make masks optional for students and staff beginning Monday, Oct. 18. Using data collected by some school officials, the USD 234 Board of Education discussed and unanimously approved COVID-19 gating criteria that will allow for masks to be optional, depending on the number of cases and percentage of cases in each school building...

Fort Scott High School will send four Lady Tiger tennis players to state after the Class 4A regional tournament Saturday in Independence. Fort Scott’s Emma Daly went 1-2 to finish fourth with four points, while Jenny Heckman compiled a 3-1 record to place third at regionals with five points in singles play...