Stories from Monday, June 1, 2009

A girls' fast-pitch softball tournament with four age divisions will be held in Fort Scott June 20. There will be divisions for 10-and-under, 12-and-under, 14-and-under and 16-and-under. The entry fee is $185 plus two game balls. For more information, contact Alvin Metcalf at (620) 224-1105 or Brett Kramer at (620) 215-2046...

WICHITA -- Senior Annie Gladbach was the only competitor for Fort Scott High Saturday a the Kansas Class 4A State Track and Field Championships. Gladbach finished ninth in javelin competition as she recorded a mark of 113 feet, 5 inches in preliminaries. That was eighth in her flight and she did not advance to finals...

WICHITA -- Abbie Smith and Kait Spainhoward each won two medals here Saturday at the Kansas Class 2A State Track and Field Championships. Along with Colt Bartlett's seventh-place medal in shot put on Friday, the Eagles came away with three medals in all. ...

Snyder wins 110-meter hurdles title

The Fort Scott Area Chamber of Commerce coffee will be hosted by the Lowell Milken Center, 4 S. Main, Thursday morning at 8 a.m. Chamber members can make an announcement about their business, organization or the community by donating a dollar towards "Dollars for Dolly."...

Area residents who want to learn more about important issues facing the country, can attend an upcoming meeting with Kan. Congressman Jerry Moran (R). At 9:15 a.m. on Saturday at the Tomahawk Ridge Community Center Crest Room, 11902 Lowell, Overland Park, Moran will conduct a town hall meeting in order to talk with Kansas residents about various political issues facing Kansans...

The Old Fort Classic Swine, Beef, Sheep and Goat Show will take place Saturday at the Bourbon County Fairgrounds, 2102 S. Huntington Blvd. The show is scheduled to take place from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Swine will be weighed from 8 to 8:45 a.m. A swine showmanship event begins at 9 a.m., followed by market classes...

Students from Winfield Scott Elementary School recently had the opportunity to learn that living healthy lifestyles can be fun. During the school's Olympic Challenge Day, the students rotated through 15 different stations at which they were able to play various games that taught them about healthy eating and fitness...

Mercy Health Center recently announced that the nationally recognized Lee Jeans company will be the corporate sponsor for the Spirit of Women program, titled "How to Wear Your Genes," at 7 p.m. Thursday, June 11, at the Liberty Theater, 113 S. Main St...

Area residents who were in the path of a recent tornado that touched down in Bourbon County on May 13, are very well aware of the dangers this type of storm can produce. Defined by the National Weather Service, www.nms.noaa.gov, as violent rotating columns of air that extend from a thunderstorm to the ground, the most destructive tornadoes have the ability to create massive amounts of destruction developing winds speeds of 250 m.p.h. and higher, according to NWS...

Pat Carney and his two brothers attempted to buy a golf course and were unsuccessful. Now, 18 years later Carney and his son Travis are the proud owners of the Fort Scott Golf Course and Country Club. "It's always been my dream to own a golf course," Carney said. "I feel real good, very confident."...

The Click It or Ticket Campaign proved successful in Fort Scott. During the Click It or Ticket Campaign which ended Sunday, the Fort Scott Police Department conducted overtime saturation patrols to aggressively enforce Kansas occupant protection, impaired driving, and other traffic laws. ...