Stories from Wednesday, December 3, 2014

Fort Scott Middle School's eighth-grade basketball teams swept visiting Nevada in girls' basketball action at the FSMS gymnasium. The visitors swept the seventh-grade games between the schools. The eighth-grade "A" team won 25-12, holding Nevada to 3 points in every quarter. The Tigers led 7-0 before Nevada got on the board...

Fort Scott City Commissioners approved taking the next step in getting improvements rolling on National Avenue from Sixth to 13th streets. During their regular meeting Tuesday, commissioners unanimously approved an agreement with the Kansas Department of Transportation concerning the proposed $3.5 million project, which will involve new asphalt paving including curb and gutter, as well as installation of a new 12-inch water line and storm sewer work on National from Sixth to 13th streets...

A rural house burned to the ground after a fire that broke out late Sunday at 36 Hackberry Road in the area of Hidden Valley Lake. Bourbon County Fire District No. 3 Chief Delwin Mumbower said rural fire personnel responded just after midnight to the address to find that the fire had already burned down much of the single-story house...

A field trip to view a potential site for a new rock quarry in the southern portion of Bourbon County did not yield any answers for the county commissioners. In fact, now commissioners have decided they need to move a little slower before signing a lease agreement for a new quarry...

The Fort Scott Recreation Commission served hot chocolate again this year to keep everyone warm. The parade route was different this year because of construction at Main and Wall streets, with participants parading on Main Street from Third Street to Skubitz Plaza. The tree was located in front of the Senior Citizens Center at the junction of Main Street and Skubitz Plaza...