Fort Scott News

Fort Scott High School student Craig Davenport as Bobby Child is surrounded by dancers in a scene from the FSHS production of "Crazy For You." Clockwise from lower left are dancers Jordan Sather, Sophia Martin, Amanda Wolf, Blaik Holland, Sammi Therwhanger, Jenni Wilson and Rebekah Moyers.

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

The Fort Scott City Commission has started the process of controlling the utilities budget.

The Fort Scott National Historic Site will soon undergo its yearly transformation for a long-standing holiday tradition.

Scott and Jill Cooke, Redfield, and Abby, Jesse, Jonah, Caleb and Joanna, are proud to announce the birth of their son and brother, Daniel Alan Cooke.

Come in to Bella Vita Salon located at 118 East Wall Street in Fort Scott, KS on "Black Friday" November 27th, 2009 for "super secret specials"! "Black Friday Secret Specials" include: -$5 off: Any service scheduled, or received! -$5 off ANY FULL size Pureology product OR kit! ~ OR~ -Schedule, or receive ANY : Mini Facial, Basic Manicure, or Basic Pedicure" & upgrade to "FULL" service for FREE! -Get a FREE "Deep Conditioning Reconstructing Treatment" with ANY hair service scheduled, or received! EARLY BIRD SPECIAL: Get a "FREE" 1/2 Relaxation Massage with ANY service RECEIVED between the hours of 9am & NOON! (Must schedule massage for future date) Enter your name to win a FREE gift certificate worth $20! Just in time for the holidays! (May not make appointments on this day in advance-1st come-1st serve only) EVERYONE WELCOME! We will be open from 9am-6pm this day only:) Gift Certificates Available! Call 620-224-2100 for more details!

Curves is hosting a "girls get together" on November 12, 2009 to help raise awareness for breast cancer. It will be @ 316 S. Judson from 6pm-7:30pm. There will be a silent auction, raffle, & food as well as Liv-Aid breast self exam kits. Bella Vita Salon will be there doing free "teaser" massages, & will also have some special deals, & products available! So tell your friends, & join us for a FREE night of fun, & pampering!

Dorothy May Trites, 82, of Fort Scott, died Friday night, Oct. 23, 2009 at the Guest Home Estates.

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

Harold George Stevens 86, formerly of Fort Scott, died Sunday morning October 18, 2009 at the Garden Terrace Nursing Home in Overland Park, Kansas.

http://www.4saleinfortscott.com is a new local website to help residents buy, sell, or trade merchandise- find a local business, service, or a variey of other tools to help serve the community. It's fast, and it's FREE! So hurry and add your local business, or merchandise, and start finding the hidden treasures in your community!

The declaration, signed Friday night and announced Saturday, comes with the disease more prevalent than ever in the country and production delays undercutting the government's initial, optimistic estimates that as many as 120 million doses of the vaccine could be available by mid-October. Health authorities say more than 1,000 people in the United ...

Bethel Community Church, 1397 155th St. is holding a free rummage sale on Friday and Saturday, October 23,24 from 9:00 a.m to 6:00 p.m. both days. Bethel Church is located 6 miles west of Fort Scott on the south side of 54 highway. A partial list of items available includes furniture, books, clothes, toys, animal supplies, dishes, small appliances, and more. Everything is indoors. This free rummage is offered as a service to the community. This is not a fundraiser, NO donations will be accepted.

The first Fort Scott Community Gala was a success in more than one way, according to organizers.

The Sixth Annual Taste of Fort Scott held Saturday night at Liberty Theatre was a great success Eleven restaurants participated in the event this year: Sugarfoot and Peaches, The Buffalo Grill, The Fort Scott Farmer's Market, Cranberry Creek Tea Room, Opie's/Taco Tico, Woods Bakery and Deli, Racitti's, Marsha's Great Plains Deli, Espressly for You, ...

A sinkhole has been formed by water eroding a tunnel underground at Gunn Park between shelter houses Nos.

The family of Mr. and Mrs. Richard Ramsey, Uniontown, announce the couple's 50th Wedding Anniversary.

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

A fight Sunday morning inside a bar near Pittsburg, Kan., sent two people to the hospital and has resulted in charges against two others.

Twenty-three-year-old Alanna Smith of Kansas City, Kan., was killed Sunday night when the vehicle she was driving crossed over the center line and struck another vehicle.