The Dispatch

Two-year-olds Keeley Ferguson, left, and Hadley Rowell, both of Shawnee, pose for a photo in ...

Mitchell Cheatham, 11, of Shawnee flexes in his Incredible Hulk costume before the gates opened ...

Dressed as a gnome, 1-year-old Marshall Dingman was one of the costume contest winners during ...

Gabby Dominguez, 9, and her 3-year-old brother, Nick Dominguez, of the nearby Turner neighborhood in ...

By the time the gates opened at 6 p.m. Saturday, a crowd of hundreds has ...

A Shawnee Town 1929 volunteer hands out maps as the gates swing open for two ...

Tom and Eunice Roberts of Bates City BBQ were among those who volunteered to hand ...

Dressed as a baby elephant, Hadley Rowell, 2, of Shawnee stands in line for free ...

The Queen of Hearts, aka Keeley Ferguson, 2, of Shawnee, reacts with excitement as volunteers ...

Greg Keller of Grego's Balloons beckons Historical Hautings into the Shawnee Town 1929 schoolhouse for ...

Shawnee Police Chief Larry Larimore and his wife, Deb, were among volunteers handing out treats ...

Kile Kaspar and Scott Harvey of Back in Motion Chiropractic dresses as vampires for their ...

Daniel Marlow of Lee's Summit, Mo., and his 1-year-old "papoose," Sophia Marlow, enjoy themselves during ...

The bandstand at Shawnee Town 1929 was decked out with pumpkins and Halloween colors for ...

Elijah Hutson, 1, of Shawnee enjoys kicking the autumn leaves at Shawnee Town 1929 with ...

Olivia Hershberger, 7, of Richmond, Mo., dressed in a costume that made her appear like ...

JoAnn Mayo dressed in a costume that was right up the alley of her husband, ...

Jacob Stratton, 14, trick-or-treats as Peanuts character Schroeder during Historical Hauntings.

Shawnee Town 1929 volunteer Vera Newbold told spooky stories with lots of audience participation during ...