Stories from Friday, June 6, 2014

Melody Harper of Fort Scott performs in the 11-13 year-old age group during Thursday night's Good Ol' Days Annual Fort Scott Idol at Memorial Hall. She sang Adele's "Someone Like You." Good Ol' Days continues today with the Lumberjack Show at 4 p.m. and parade at 6 p.m...

Four people were reportedly injured in a two-vehicle accident about 2:20 p.m. Thursday at the intersection of U.S. Highway 69 and Third Street. According to Fort Scott Police Department Capt. Shaun West, a 2012 Ford pickup truck traveling southbound on U.S. 69 collided into the driver's side of a four-door 2000 Pontiac Grand Prix that was eastbound as it crossed the Third Street intersection...

A group of local volunteers recently assembled in downtown Fort Scott with a mission. The group's goal -- to help spruce up buildings in the downtown historic district prior to this weekend's Good Ol' Days celebration, a street fair that runs through Saturday...

OVERBROOK -- Fort Scott American Legion Post 25 baseball opened its season with a sweep of Carbondale Post 239-sponsored Santa Fe Trail here Tuesday night. Post 25 won the opener 16-4 and the nightcap 11-0. Wyatt Reehl allowed 4 hits and 3 walks while striking out 6 as he pitched the first 5 innings of the opener. Jake Bradbury was 3 for 4 at the plate. Chase Brown hit a double and a triple and drove in 2 runs. Alex Fink hit an inside-the-park home run...