Stories from Friday, April 17, 2009

Two brothers, age 8 and 10, were always playing pranks and getting into mischief. Their parents, beside themselves with anxiety, decided to send the boys to talk with the pastor of the church, a God-fearing, no-nonsense preacher. The eight-year old had the first appointment. ...

Each year the City of Fort Scott offers a free tree program to city residents. The trees are purchased using city funds and made available to city residents who request them. The city, in cooperation with the Bourbon County Extension Office and the State Forester determine the types of trees offered, the suitability and location of the tree at the resident's site and digging of the hole where the tree will be planted. The Fort Scott Kiwanis Club plants the trees...

The Kansas Highway Patrol, Fort Scott Police Department, and Bourbon County Sheriff's Department are planning to conduct a sobriety checkpoint this month in the Fort Scott area. A sobriety checkpoint intended to remove impaired drivers will be set up in the Fort Scott area, according to a KHP press release...

Following the success of the first set of design studios, the City of Fort Scott, Bourbon County and the Kansas Department of Transportation will host a second set of design workshops on April 21. The first workshop will be held 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., with the second being held from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. Tuesday Both workshops will be held at the Lyons Twin Mansions, 740 S. National Ave...

Area women will have a chance next week to take a break from their schedules and get pampered. Fort Scott Community College will host the annual Women's Appreciation Luncheon from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Thursday, April 23, in the FSCC Cafeteria, 2108 S. Horton St. The event will feature a buffet-style catered lunch and a variety of entertainment...

Fort Scott Community College will welcome the Kansas City Symphony this weekend for the premiere event of the new Danny and Willa Ellis Family Fine Arts Center. The event is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. Saturday at the new center located on the main FSCC campus, 2108 S. Horton St. The fine arts center, which is the first new academic building on the FSCC campus in 20 years, is named after local philanthropists Danny Ellis, his wife, Willa, and their son, Chris, all of the Ellis Foundation...

The Kansas Basketball Coaches Association recently released its All-Academic basketball teams with two Fort Scott High School players receiving honors. Kori Page Rienbolt and Brittany Bingesser, both seniors, received the honors from coaches, which were not sorted by a school's classification. Only about 65 girls in the entire state received this honor from the KBCA...

PITTSBURG -- Fort Scott High School's baseball team lost to Pittsburg, 10-0, here Wed-nesday night as the teams made up the second game of a Southeast Kansas League doubleheader that had been rained out April 9. Cole Clayton had Fort Scott's only hit off Pittsburg's Jordan Elliott...

PITTSBURG -- Fort Scott High School pitcher Erica Davis was given credit for a no-hit pitching performance as the Tigers came back here Wednesday to make up the second game of a doubleheader that had been rained out April 9. The Tigers won this game 16-0 as Davis walked two batters while striking out 17...

Fort Scott Community College's baseball team swept a Jayhawk Conference-Eastern Division doubleheader from Labette at Lions Field Thursday, winning game one 7-0 and taking the nightcap, 16-5. The Greyhounds also split a division doubleheader with Neosho County at Lions Field Wednesday afternoon...

Walking and riding bicycles -- students at Winfield Scott Elementary School are on the move. According to Winfield Scott physical education teacher Chris Sather, the students in her classes are participating in Walk Kansas for Kids, which is a healthy program that allows students to have fun while participating in physical activities. In addition, the seven-week-long program helps students begin making healthy food choices...

NEVADA, Mo. -- The Nevada Tigers got their first taste of district competition Friday afternoon as they defeated the Seneca Indians by a final score of 11-1. The Indians came into the game with just one senior in their lineup and were forced to start a freshman on the mound due to their substantial lack of upper class leadership and roster depth. The Tigers wasted no time capitalizing on the shortcomings of the opposition, putting up three runs in their first trip to the plate...