Stories from Friday, December 20, 2019

The Fort Scott Rotary club organized a bicycle drive to make sure every child in the Adopt-A-Family program who asked for a bicycle will have one under their tree. Many individuals also donated bicycles or money to help Rotarians reach their goal, according to Rotarian Rhonda Dunn. She said Walmart employees and Fort Scott Fire Fighters scrambled to assemble each bicycle in eight hours Thursday. Ninety families and 375 people were served during this year’s Adopt-A-Family event...

Fort Scott City Commissioners made some modifications to City Manager Dave Martin’s salary during their regular meeting Tuesday night. Following a 10-minute executive session to discuss non-elected personnel, Mayor Jean Parker said Martin’s employment agreement with the city was discussed for his annual review. Commissioners approved the employment agreement with various changes...

Kansas Lt. Gov. Lynn Rogers stopped in Fort Scott to discuss issues facing Bourbon County and the state during a meet and greet Tuesday morning at Luther’s BBQ. Rogers and attendees discussed jobs, housing, infrastructure development, continued expansion of U.S. Highway 69, health care and other issues...

Fort Scott High School’s Tiger varsity basketball teams split with Labette County High School Friday night in the home and SEK League opener Friday night in the Tigerdome. The Tigers boys (1-3 overall, 1-0 in the SEK) slipped past the Grizzlies 39-37 after senior C.J. Horton sank a layup in the game’s final seconds. Shots would not fall for the Lady Tigers (0-4, 0-1) who were trounced 55-11 in the first varsity action of the night...