Stories from Friday, November 1, 2013

After spending 25 years off campus, the Fort Scott Community College Cosmetology department will soon be going back. No official return date has been set, however, the move could take place as early as Spring 2014. The Cosmetology department is currently located at 7 S. National Avenue, in downtown Fort Scott...

Trick or treating for candy is a time honored tradition, but for many in Fort Scott, it's not about the costumes or candy. It's all about the pickles. Wait. Pickles? For the past 25 years, children have been knocking on Barb and Ron Albright's door to get their Halloween pickle. It's a tradition that started by accident, sort of a joke...

Eugene Ware Elementary School students parade down the hallway for spectators during the school's Halloween parade Thursday afternoon. Costumes seen during the parade ranged from superheroes and eerie creatures, to witches, ghouls, ghosts and goblins, as well as characters from TV and movies...

CHANUTE -- Chanute controlled the ground game offensively and defensively in the second half here Thursday night, leading to a Blue Comet victory in the final game of the regular season, 28-7, over Fort Scott High School. The Blue Comets won the Class 4A District 6 championship and took third place in the Southeast Kansas League. The Tigers settled for fourth in the SEK and second in the district. Both teams were assured of playoff berths before the game was played...