Bourbon County News

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

The Bourbon County Conservation District is going to have a sign-up period for cost-share funds from the State Conservation Commission to assist landowners in installing enduring soil and water conservation structures.

A number of local Independence Day celebrations will be available to area residents July 3-4. The 2009 Gunn Park Freedom Fest, which is scheduled to take place from 7:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, July 4, at Gunn Park, 1010 Park Ave., features a full day of games and activities, food and refreshments, fun contests, children's rides and attractions, ...

FORT SCOTT, Kan. - A crew from the Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway were in Bourbon County Tuesday and Wednesday to clean up the damage of a coal train which went off the tracks on 230th Street just South of Hackberry Road.

Drywood Township trustees hope the third time is a charm as they continue to seek funding for a storm shelter.

The GMC Yukon Denali driven by Elizabeth Valentine rests on the passenger side near the intersection of 175th Street and Tomahawk Road after rolling over several times Tuesday morning.

Bourbon County residents and visitors will gather on the banks of the Marmaton River from 5:30-7:30 p.m., July 3, to celebrate the development of the Marmaton riverfront.

The Bourbon County Sheriff's Department suspects the involvement of alcohol in an accident Thursday night.

Even though Kansas has seen a decrease in the number of homeless individuals who are living in the state, results of the 2009 Kansas Point-In-Time Count revealed thousands of people across the state who still need help.

More than 100 farm animals herded into Fort Scott during a recent farm animal show for area youth, event organizers said Friday.

Storm spotters have reported a rain-wrapped tornado five miles south of Fort Scott, moving southeast at 25 miles an hour.

The kids are out of school. The family budget is tight. Gasoline and food prices are climbing - " again.

For more than 20 years, local historian Fred Campbell has been passing an historical heritage down to youth in Fort Scott.

Local resident Bryan Holt takes time Thursday morning to check out the Lowell Milken Center's newest exhibit, the African-American History of Bourbon County.

Don and Rachel Park and Joe Neden, all of Fort Scott, and Chuck and Kristy Holmes, Fort Scott, and Mack Probasco, Pleasanton, announce the engagement and upcoming wedding of their children, Kyla Neden and Logan Probasco.

The Old Fort Classic Swine, Beef, Sheep and Goat Show will take place Saturday at the Bourbon County Fairgrounds, 2102 S. Huntington Blvd.

At 7:36 a.m., Friday, May 22, 2009, Fort Scott Lake, the City of Fort Scott reported criminal damage to a picnic table, valued at $500. At 11:10 a.m., Friday, May 22, 2009, Clarence LaRoche, 524 S. Crawford, reported criminal damage to the front windshield of a car, valued at $300. Also damaged was the rear windshield, also valued at $300 and two ...

Threats of pandemic flu breakouts lead to additional training for emergency management teams.

A Fort Scott woman who was involved in a fatal one-vehicle accident late last year was arrested Saturday by Fort Scott police.

Bourbon County officials seek disaster relief for damage caused by recent storms.