Stories from Monday, August 30, 2010

With the help of some inspiration from the Small Business Administration, a group of local citizens and business owners aim to make a difference in the economic situation of Fort Scott. Fort Scott Community College President Clayton Tatro facilitated the Fort Scott Economic Development Conversation, a round table meeting which began with the goal of coming up with a plan to improve the local economy. ...

The Fort Scott Fire and Police departments squared off on the diamond Saturday for a friendly game of kickball. Despite the competition, the focus of the game was to have fun with the local youth involved in Big Brothers/Big Sisters of Bourbon County...

PLEASANTON -- Uniontown swept all six of its matches as it won the Three Rivers League Pre-Season Volleyball Tournament here Saturday afternoon. Pleasanton won its first and last matches of the day to finish at 2-4. All six of Uniontown's victories were two-game sweeps...

Sonya Petroski is well aware of the records her first two Fort Scott Community College volleyball teams have recorded. But things can change quickly in junior-college volleyball and Petroski's players have set their goals on taking long strides rather than small steps in improving this season...

BRENHAM, Texas -- No. 1-ranked Blinn College was able to overcome its early turnover problems while No. 3-ranked Fort Scott Community College could not. And that was the difference in a 55-42 Blinn victory in both teams' season opener here Saturday afternoon...

Fort Scott High School's volleyball team opened its season Saturday by sweeping all three opponents in a non-league triangular at the FSHS gymnasium. The Tigers defeated Columbus, 25-4,25-14, Girard 25-19, 10-25, 25-21, and Pittsburg 25-19, 25-22. Girard won its other two matches, beating Pittsburg 25-16, 26-28, 25-19, and Columbus 26-24, 25-23. Columbus defeated Pittsburg, 25-23, 25-22...