Stories from Wednesday, September 6, 2006

A Kansas City, Mo., based company has been selected to conduct a feasibility study expected to start in the next few weeks to determine whether Fort Scott is a good place to build a multi-million-dollar aquatic center. A 10-member aquatic center committee formed in February from the ongoing community visioning project selected Larkin Aquatics to perform the study. ...

After months of hard work and dedication, several local volunteers unveiled the newly restored Keyhole youth center last week. The facility, which opened in 1992 as a recreational center for area teenagers, is now under the direction of two Fort Scott residents, Amanda Brown and Laurie Uhler. ...

During Tuesday's meeting, the Fort Scott USD 234 Board of Education approved a couple of expenditures that benefit local parks and ballfields. First, the board approved an allocation of $1,384.40 to the Fort Scott Recreation Commission for the installation of Bermuda sod in the infield of Ty Cullor Baseball Field at Fort Scott Community College. ...

Seventeen years ago, the Mercy Health Center Foundation held it's first "Capture the Spirit" fund raiser at the Fort Scott National Historic Site. It was originally planned and generally held outside. There have been four occasions which, due to inclement weather, it was necessary to move inside...

100 YEARS AGO (1906) Omer Mendenhall believes he has a suit for damages against The Tribune. An item in last evening's paper stated that he went to Pleasanton to start a bank. He says the article didn't specify what kind of bank. Sam and Bill McWilliams, the twin soldiers who served in the Philippines together, by all means should label themselves. ...

Fort Scott High School's soccer team played two games in one at Ellis Park Tuesday afternoon. In the first half of the Tigers' South-east Kansas League match with Indepen-dence, they attacked much better than they did in their season opener with Louisburg last Thursday...

With Columbus and Girard in the field, finishing third in your home tournament still means you had a good day. On the other hand, Fort Scott High's team score of 224 that it posted at its home invitational at Fort Scott Country Club Tuesday was actually a bit higher than their season-low 217 at Moran Friday...