Stories from Tuesday, April 5, 2016

Wanda Wood, age 84, of Cove, died Sunday, Oct. 25, 2015 at her home. She was born on Wednesday, Jan. 14, 1931 to Arthur and Geneva Hiler Bills in rural West Virginia. Wanda was a lady in every sense of the word. She loved her husband for over 65 years and raised family that she was so proud of. ...

The Bourbon County asphalt crew is working on Soldier Road until Wednesday. The pavement is being milled -- or ground back to gravel -- then will be allowed to settle naturally before further work is done on the road. After milling is completed on Soldier Road, the crew will move to Maple Road where milling will take place during the next week...

Spring and summer programs are gearing up at Buck Run Community Center for the 2016 seasons. Starting in the spring and summer, two new programs will be offered, high school kickball and a senior water class. The high school kickball league will include a minimum of eight games, with games beginning in early June. Games will be played at the Fisher South and Don Hewett Fields. The league is co-ed...

Kevin Olson is bringing his inspirational story to Fort Scott High School. Olson, a motivational speaker, author and website designer who lives in Oswego, will be the guest speaker for an assembly Wednesday, April 13 at the high school. Olson, who has been paralyzed from the shoulders down since a diving accident in 1991 and is bound to a wheelchair, now spends time spreading a motivational message to youth. ...

Fort Scott Community College's softball team will be looking to salvage the last two games of a homestand when Allen visits the Betty Ruth Willard Complex for a 2 p.m. Jayhawk Conference doubleheader today. The Greyhounds have dropped the first four games of the homestand, getting swept by Independence Friday and, most recently, by Cowley on Saturday by scores of 3-1 and 9-3...

HIGHLAND -- After a high-scoring day here Saturday and the results of other doubleheaders around the Jayhawk Conference, Fort Scott Community College's baseball team vaulted from fifth place into a four-way tie for second, just two games behind leader Neosho County...

ALTAMONT -- Track and field season opened here Friday with both Fort Scott High's varsity and junior varsity teams competing. Fort Scott's varsity boys finished tied for fourth place while the girls tied for fifth. The JV boys' team placed second and the girls' took third...