Stories from Friday, November 7, 2008

A cast of twelve students from Fort Scott High School will present a comedy which is intended to give the audience a closer look inside the minds of four mentally-challenged men. "The Boys Next Door" will be performed in the Fort Scott High School auditorium for area residents on four different nights, and all performances will begin at 7 p.m. ...

During the city commission meeting held on November 4 the first draft of the Street, Brick Street and Sidewalk Capital Improvement Program was released. The improvements will be made through $600,000 General Obligation Bonds as well as a $15,000 sidewalk sharing program which is included in the 2009 budget...

5-year plan Street Overlay Program Sidewalk Program 10 year plan Brick Street Program...

The USD 234 school district was recently awarded 16 Standard of Excellence (SOE) certificates. Local school board members were presented with the certificates at the district's monthly board meeting on Thursday. USD 234 Superintendent Rick Werling explained to board members the schools in the district each met their Average Yearly Progress. ...

The Kansas Highway Patrol is partnering with the National Sleep Foundation in support of the second annual Drowsy Driving Prevention Week, Nov. 10-16. The purpose is to focus on saving lives by raising awareness of the dangers of drowsy driving. "It is important to practice safe driving habits, and not operating a vehicle when you're tired should be one of those. ...

Kaysha Ranee' Hall died Wednesday, Nov. 5, 2008 at the Olathe Medical Center shortly after birth. She is survived by her parents, Casey and Joni Pillion Hall of Uniontown, Kan. Also surviving is a sister, Alexis Hall of the home, maternal grandfather George Pillion and maternal grandmother Mary Pillion, paternal grandmother Donna Linn and husband Dennie Poland and paternal grandfather David Hall. ...