Bronson News

The aftermath of a thunderstorm that pelted Bronson late Wednesday afternoon can be detected by this tree that was split into two pieces, causing part of its branches to fall onto the roof of a nearby house.

Several fireworks stands across Bourbon County are competing for consumer dollars this week as the Fourth of July holiday approaches.

Incoming University of Kansas students and their parents from Allen, Bourbon and Woodson counties will be welcomed into the KU family at the Jayhawk Generations Welcome Picnic at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, July 14, in Fort Scott.

Local youth will have the opportunity to learn to cook this summer with the help of the local Kansas State Research and Extension office.

Mr. and Mrs. Buford Johnson will celebrate their 70th wedding anniversary on May 21, 2009.

A tornado warning has been issued by the National Weather Service in Springfield MO at 7:13 p.m. NWS has issued the tornado warning for bourbon county until 8:30 p.m. At 7:12 p.m., NWS doppler radar indicated a tornado near Moran or 21 miles southest of Mound City moving east at 30 m.p.h. The tornado will be near: Bronson by 7:20 p.m. Uniontown by ...

Members of the Bronson community are preparing to celebrate the town's history later this month.

Announcement is made of the engagement of Travis Stewart and Karlee Daylong. The couple plan to be married on June 20, 2009, in Iola, Kan.

Haley Rachelle Head announces the engagement of her mother, Cheryl L. Head, Humboldt, Kan., to John W. Farley, Bronson, Kan.

Southeast Kansas Regional Correctional Center inmates clean up trash Wednesday afternoon along the railroad tracks next to the Bourbon County Solid Waste Dump.

The dates and location of the Bourbon County Recycling Program trailers have been set.