Stories from Friday, July 14, 2023

Although an arm injury sidelined Hayden Harris’ 2023 season on the Fort Scott High School Tiger baseball team’s pitching staff, it made him a better teammate and leader. And these traits led to Harris, who graduated from FSHS in May, being recently chosen as the recipient of the Dave Regan Senior Player of the Year award, which is presented to a senior baseball player who “exhibits characteristics of leadership, character, resilience, toughness and the pursuit of excellence,” Tiger Head Coach Josh Regan said.. ...

Billy Dean Barnett, 90, of Fort Scott, Kan., passed away July 4, 2023, He was the son of (Johny) Marvin and Ester Barnett, born June 18, 1933, in Ottawa County, Okla. He was raised in Seneca, Mo. After high school he joined the Navy, and then several years later joined the Army National Guard...