Stories from Tuesday, April 23, 2019

The Fort Scott High School Tiger varsity baseball team (14-1 overall, 8-1 in the SEK) won both games of a doubleheader Monday in Paola, blowing away the Panthers 20-4 in game one and 9-2 in game two. In game one, Drake LaRoche pitched 3 2/3 innings for the Tigers, striking out one and throwing 13 first-pitch strikes...

A group of citizens assembled at the former Beaux Arts Centre building at 102 S. National Ave., Tuesday night to learn about and discuss the idea of creating a unified form of government. About 30 to 40 people attended the town hall meeting, in which local business owner Mark McCoy explained the research he has conducted into a combined form of government, opened the topic up for questions, and then guided discussion toward what next steps could potentially be if citizens were interested in researching the idea.. ...