Stories from Friday, September 6, 2024

Behind a strong running game, the Fort Scott High School Tiger football team cruised to a 42-27 win over the Paola Panthers in the season opener Friday night at Frary Field. The Tigers (1-0) were able to enact some revenge on the Panthers (0-1) from a 34-28 loss in the 2023 season opener in Paola. In that contest, the Tigers scored 21 unanswered points in a second-half comeback attempt, but the Panthers held on for the victory...

The Fort Scott High School varsity girls tennis team came away with a first-place finish in its first tournament of the season Wednesday in Parsons. At the Parsons Invitational, the Lady Tigers finished first with 13 points, ahead of Parsons in second with 11 points, Independence in third with 11 points, Pittsburg in fourth with three points and Coffeyville in fifth with two points...

Wesley “Limber” Levoy Miles, age 84, resident of Fort Scott, Kan., died Saturday, Aug. 31, 2024, at Medicalodges of Fort Scott. He was born Aug. 11, 1940, in Worland, Mo., the son of Walter and Waneta Constable Miles. Wes served in the U.S. Army. He married Kathleen Marie Hill on March 28, 1980. ...