Driving baseball dreams

Stacy Ashcroft took her first “driving test” with the West Plains Little League by becoming a board member a decade ago in 2015.

By 2017, the keys to the car were in her hand, and Ashcroft was at the wheel as the organization's president and traveling new roads.

"We do not regularly do fundraising, but after last year our board is getting a little bit more active and we're getting more ideas flowing," Ashcroft said.

The effort to raise at least $8,000 — but more is always welcome — will fund a variety of field improvements, all dependent on the final tally.

The campaign comes as Little League...