Stories from Thursday, July 4, 2013

Darwin Ray Badders, 77, formerly of Uniontown, Kan., died Wednesday morning at the Moran Manor in Moran, Kan. Arrangements are incomplete and will be announced later by the Konantz-Cheney Funeral Home.

Fort Scott split a double-header with Wellsville Tuesday. The host American Legion Post 25 team dropped a 10-3 first game as the visitors exploded for a seven-run sixth that proved the difference. But it was a different story in the second game as Fort Scott had its own big inning, with a five-run second, en route to a 5-1 victory in the nightcap...

July events and activities go beyond fireworks and other Fourth of July celebrations. The Fort Scott Area Chamber of Commerce and Tourism Center sponsors Concerts in the Park at 7 p.m. each Friday through September at the Heritage Park Pavilion at the corner of First and Main streets...

Wednesday started off with a bang - or in this case, a crash - for one local business owner. Just before 10 a.m., Fort Scott police responded to an accident involving a passenger car that crashed through the front of the building that houses The Game Cafe, 12 E. National Ave...