Stories from Friday, April 19, 2019

The Fort Scott High School Lady Tiger varsity softball team (6-3 in the SEK, 7-6 overall) swept the Labette County High School Grizzlies (2-4, 3-7) in a doubleheader Thursday in Altamont. In game one, the Lady Tigers edged the Grizzlies 12-10 in eight innings after a tense back-and-forth affair...

The Fort Scott High School Tiger varsity baseball team (6-1 in the SEK, 10-1 overall) won both games by a big margin in a doubleheader Tuesday at Independence. With Drake LaRoche on the mound for the Tigers, Fort Scott shut out the Bulldogs 10-0 in the the first game. The Bulldogs are now 0-2 in the SEK and 2-6 overall...

The Bourbon County Commissioners agreed Tuesday to provide a free-dump day to all county residents. There will be no charge to haul solid waste or construction and demolition materials to the landfill from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Friday, May 17 and from 8 a.m. to noon Saturday, May 18...

City officials are waiting before proceeding further after a petition was filed protesting the city’s proposed purchase of two fire trucks for the Fort Scott Fire Department. Commissioners have in recent months heard details on financing a new pumper truck and aerial ladder truck for the fire department, which seeks to replace a 1992 pumper truck that is past its 20-year lifespan, and a 1993 ladder truck with a 25-year lifespan. ...