Fort Scott News

I've come to the conclusion that all the stuff in the Guinness Book of World Records is as useless as teats on a boar hog or a politician swearing on a Bible.

CORRECTS AM Prep-Kickers ! KICKERS ! BRITAIN-SPY SEARCH LONDON Bond. Jane Bond. Britain's secret spy agency is looking for new recruits, including women and minorities.

How far can a penny go? How about more than three million of them? The people of Fort Scott, Kansas, are claiming two new Guinness coin records.

Hundreds of volunteers have proven pennies really can go a long way. Several kilometres, in fact.

A previous world record is broken in Fort Scott, Kansas, and now, they're going the extra mile to break one more.

Hundreds of Fort Scott residents are spending time this week dropping pennies on the ground.

Ms. Wilson attributes her success to her hard work and dedication. She became involved in her profession because of her interest in the healthcare industry.

JAMES THOMPSON Sidney and Helen Colwell of Fort Scott, Kan., announce the engagement of their daughter, Alissa Anne Colwell of Jackson, to James Bradley Thompson.

At a special board meeting on Friday afternoon, the USD 234 Board of Education voted to make a significant investment in the teachers who work within the district.

Kenny Shaw, from Fort Scott, Kan., raced in the Street Stock division at Nevada Speedway on Saturday, June 21, 2008.

Parkville's Board of Aldermen voted to hire Organization Consultants headed by Robert Saunders to help the city find a new city administrator to replace Joe Turner.

Citizens Bank has deployed Lenexa, Kan.-based Financial Systems & Equipment's GoldTracks records management system.

Fort Scott Police, along with Neosho County Sheriff's Deputies, arrested a Chanute man Wednesday on a Neosho County warrant for attempted first degree murder.

Admiral Bay Resources Inc. , Centennial, Colo., has closed the acquisition of approximately 39,000 net acres, 28 producing and saltwater injection wellbores and a saltwater disposal well in the Ft.

What: Ultracycling race across the country Who: Fond du Lac's Dave Haase Start/Finish: Oceanside, Calif./Annapolis, Md.

Continuous flooding in one four state county may mean federal assistance to clean up the mess.

LAWRENCE New 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. Wednesday, June ...

Sen. Jim Barone of Frontenac has decided not to seek re-election after 12 years in the state Senate.

Bourbon County residents are being asked to spend about one hour of their time to rock and roll.

Click the link on the left to view the slide show. By Roger McKinney rmckinney@joplinglobe.com FORT SCOTT, Kan.