Stories from Wednesday, April 20, 2016

Dolly the Trolley's replacement could be rolling into town in the near future. Fort Scott City Commissioners on Tuesday unanimously approved a recommendation from the Transient Guest Tax committee to purchase a new 2015 trolley for the purposes of tourism and marketing the city. The approval followed comments from Reta Baker representing the TGT committee...

Between now and April 26, research on Soldier Road between 215th Street to 245th Street will be conducted to determine the traffic count and road width. Vickie Traul attended Tuesday's Bourbon County Commission meeting to ask about the future of Soldier Road west of 215th Street. Traul said when she purchased her house in 2006, Soldier Road was paved, but since then, the road has been taken from asphalt to gravel...

Mary Regan loved watching Fort Scott High School baseball, the program started in 1990 by her son, Dave, for whom the stadium the Tigers play in is named. She watched nine grandsons play in pinstripes. She got to see her grandson, Josh, become head coach in 2012...