Stories from Monday, June 4, 2012

Three members of Fort Scott High School's baseball team were named to the All-Southeast Kansas League baseball team earlier in the week. Per league policy, the team was not released until all of the league's schools concluded post-season play. Pittsburg lost to Mulvane in the first round of the Kansas Class 4A State Baseball Tournament last weekend...

FORT SCOTT --Brendan Blackburn, who will be starting his junior year at Fort Scott High School in August, and his father, Lee, will be going on a long road trip next week. Brendan was selected to participate in the Blue-Grey National Super Combine, which will be held at the New England Patriots' training complex in Foxboro, Mass., on June 9. They'll leave on Wednesday for a two-day drive and attend a banquet Friday...

In addition to listening to concerns from Fort Scottians, U.S. Sen. Pat Roberts on Friday toured the Lowell Milken Center, whose objectives are to teach respect and understanding through project-based learning and inspiring stories of unsung heroes to change behaviors and attitudes...