Stories from Tuesday, May 21, 2019

Kristyn Culp Hicks passed away at her home in Rockford, Ill., on Dec. 30, 2017. She was only 48 years old. She was an Army veteran and served at Fort Carson in Colorado. Kristyn was born on March 9, 1969 in Fort Scott, Kan. She was married to her husband Bruce Hicks in Fort Worth, Texas on July 7, 2012...

Several Fort Scott Tiger varsity tracksters qualified for the state track meet during the Class 4A Regional track meet May 17 in Paola. The top four competitors in each event qualified for the state meet, which is scheduled to take place Friday and Saturday at Wichita State University. At regionals, the Tiger girls finished seventh with 39 points and the boys finished eighth with 22 total points in 18 scored events...

Seth Ernst, music director at Fort Scott Community College, Monday night shared his plans and ideas for growing the college’s music program with the FSCC Board of Trustees. Ernst, who took the reins of the music program in the fall of 2017, thanked trustees for “keeping the program going” that year, as the program has shown growth...

The Fort Scott City Commission on Tuesday approved streets to be repaired as part of the 2019 Road Improvement Program. Public Works Director Chad Brown outlined contracted work to be completed on Wall Street, as well as several other projects on the city’s slate this year. Brown said there are a total of four projects with a total cost of $263,553.80. The cost is included as an expenditure in the city’s 2018 budget...

Portions of nearly every road in Bourbon County were covered Tuesday after 5 inches of rain fell overnight and into the early afternoon, causing rivers to overflow their banks. Residents and drivers are urged to be cautious, be aware of their surroundings and avoid driving through water covering any roadways...