Stories from Monday, July 26, 2010

Fort Scott's 9-year-old Cal Ripken Baseball state champion team will depart for the regional tournament Wednesday morning between 6:45 and 7 a.m. at Buck Run Community Center. The regional takes place at Kelso Ball Park in Kelso, Mo. Fort Scott plays the first game in the tournament at noon against a wild-card team from Missouri. ...

A hunter education course is scheduled to take place Aug. 10, 12 and 14 in Fort Scott. The three-day course, which is offered to hunting enthusiasts who are at least 11 years of age, tests each participant's ability to master rules and regulations regarding safe hunting practices. Classroom work will take place from 6:30 to 10 p.m. Tuesday and Thursday in Room A-129 at Fort Scott Community College, 2108 S. Horton...

USD 235 in Uniontown is accepting applications for the free 4-year-old preschool program for the 2010-11 school year. This free preschool will provide fun-filled, hands-on opportunities and experiences to enhance a child's cognitive, language, social, emotional and physical development in preparation for kindergarten...

Fort Scott Community College administrators and member teachers of the Fort Scott College Association of Professional Employees have reached a tentative agreement for the 2010-11 school year. During the FSCC Board of Trustees meeting on Monday, the board heard details on the agreement that has been negotiated between the two sides and reviewed a summary of recommended changes to the agreement. ...

The City of Fort Scott has cut more than a third of the funding for it's annual street improvements in efforts to keep the mill levy down. On July 20, the Fort Scott City Commission approved Fort Scott City Manager Joe Turner's proposal which would cut 40 percent of the funding for the 2010 Street Improvement Program. Turner said the cut was made in efforts to keep a mill levy increase to a minimum as the city prepares the 2011 budget...