Bourbon County News

The Bourbon County Economic Development Council approved a strategic action plan Tuesday afternoon which is geared toward the development of the Fort Scott Industrial Park.

Konantz-Cheney Funeral Home Co-owners Melvin Foster, left, and Michael Cheney, right, present a check for $1,500 to Wilma Leach of Mother to Mother Ministries last week.

Brady, Bernard Francis, 49, 802 Shepard No. 2, Fort Scott, was arrested by Bourbon County Sheriff's Office on Nov.

Dickinson, Randall Lee, 51, 6320 N.E. Highway 400, Weir, Kan., was arrested by Fort Scott Police Department on Nov.

A new map of the Cato area is the result of a project that has been four years in the making.

Local students can win a chance to ride to school in a fire truck while helping needy families.

The Bourbon County Arts Council will host the Eighth Annual Evening of Artful Reflections at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Nov.

A group of students involved in the drama program at Fort Scott High School won't be acting when they work to help feed needy children this week.

Last Thursday, area residents Don Russell, Harold Coleman and Chuck Russell assembled at the Veteran's Memorial on Skubitz Plaza in remembrance of a childhood friend Harvey Russell Parker.

Woody, Lindsey Leann, 21, 407 S. Holbrook, Fort Scott, was arrested by Bourbon County Sheriff's Office on Oct.

Transient Guest Tax Investment applications for 2010 are now available. According to Becky Tourtillott, Chair of the Transient Guest Tax Committee, said the five-percent tax is money paid by visitors who spent the night at a local hotel or bed and breakfast.

The Youth Activities Team is giving students a chance to meet Jason Aldean, Adam LaRoche, and friends with a new contest.

With the weather clearing, local residents will have the opportunity to support the fight against world hunger.

Two Fort Scott residents were arrested Sunday following a fight at a night club north of Pittsburg.

The Bourbon County Radio Control Flyers recently held their sixth model airplane aerobatic pattern contest with 18 participants from seven different states.

Recent enrollment counts at area schools show mixed results. Fort Scott Community College has an enrollment of 2,017 students this fall, an increase of 278 students from last fall and the first time that enrollment at the college has broken the 2,000 student mark, according to FSCC officials.

West Bourbon Elementary students learned the importance of personal safety on Friday.

Cowan, Clinton Doyle, 18, 521 180th Street, Fort Scott, was arrested by Bourbon County Sheriff's Office on Sept.

With the threat of the H1N1 virus growing, local business owners had the opportunity to learn more about the virus and how to prevent its spread.

Marlow, Joshua Drew, 25, 902 Wright, Bronson, was arrested by Bourbon County Sheriff's Office on Sept.