Stories from Thursday, May 16, 2013

It's an evening sure to be full of laughs - and a lot of love. On Friday, members of the Fort Scott High School improvisational comedy troupe will take the stage to raise money for cancer patient Laura Hyer, the mother of Carly Hyer, former FSHS Speech and Drama student...

From street festivals and county fairs to a gathering of cowboy poets, the summer months are packed with events and activities for people of all ages and interests. Slated to kick off the summer event season in Fort Scott is the 32nd annual Good Ol' Days festival, a popular downtown street fair that runs from May 30 to June 1. Entertainment is scheduled to take place the evenings of May 30-31 and run all day June 1. Admission to the festival is free but some events will require an admission fee...

Following several executive sessions on Tuesday night, Uniontown City Council accepted the resignation of City Maintenance Supervisor Steve Geiger and City Clerk Sara Roufs. Both resignations were unexpected. A special meeting was called Wednesday evening to form a plan to fill the positions, Mayor Larry Jurgensen said in a later interview...

Local golfer Channing Nielson watches his ball take flight as he gets some practice shots in with some friends Wednesday afternoon at Woodland Hills Golf Course.

UNIONTOWN -- Uniontown's softball team is hoping to use home-field advantage this afternoon to get to the Class 2-1A State Tournament. The second-seeded Eagles (7-9), who have lost seven of their last eight games, take on third-seeded St. Paul (7-8) in the second semifinal of the Uniontown Class 2-1A Regional Tournament this afternoon at 4:45 p.m. at George Warren Field...

GIRARD -- Fort Scott High School's softball team defeated Girard in the semifinal of the Chanute Class 4A Regional Softball Tournament here Wednesday. But Frontenac took the championship game from the Tigers, 1-0, to earn its first trip to State since moving up into Class 4A...

Fort Scott third in SEK all-sports standings