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May declared official 'Beef Month' (05/01/08)
With the weather warming up and the days getting longer, more and more Americans are enjoying great tasting beef entrees cooked on the grill. May has been declared "Beef Month" by every governor of Kansas for the past 25 years. We all know that Kansas is referred to as the "Wheat State"; however the Kansas cattle industry generated $6.25 billion in cash receipts during 2006, which is 60% of the 2006 cash receipts in Kansas...

Monday police sting results in eight arrests (04/29/08)

Fort Scott citywide cleanup slated to begin May 5 (04/24/08)
It's springtime and that means the City of Fort Scott will be adminsitering two annual citywide clean up programs next month. The city will be providing its annual Spring Cleanup program throughout the month of May. Residents who live south of Sixth Street can place discarded items at their curb, April 30 to May 4. ...

New SEK Urgent Care to open soon (04/24/08)
Area residents will soon have another option at their disposal when it comes to urgent medical care needs. Brent Cosens, Arma, an emergency medical physician and Fort Scott native who currently operates a Pittsburg-based urgent care center, plans to open up a new local facility in June. The new Southeast Kansas Urgent Care Center will be located at 1624 S. National Ave...

Fort Scott Recreation Commission hosts Corporate Olympics (04/23/08)

Budweiser Clydesdales slated to participate in Good Ol' Days (04/23/08)
The clopping of hooves that belong to some of the beverage industry's most recognizable mascots will echo through the streets of downtown Fort Scott this summer. Fort Scott Area Chamber of Commerce officials have booked the Budweiser Clydesdales to appear in Fort Scott starting June 2. ...

Parent notification system in the works at Fort Scott schools (04/22/08)
The local school district is setting up a new program, which will enhance its communication ability with parents by utilizing technology. During a special board meeting on March 28, the USD 234 Board of Education approved the implementation of the TextCaster notification system beginning at the start of the 2008-09 school year...

Search continues for emergency management professional (03/22/08)
FORT SCOTT -- When Bourbon County Emergency Preparedness Manager Laura Hyer accepted a position in Shawnee County, the Bourbon County Commission began the hunt for Hyer's replacement. According to Bourbon County Clerk Joanne Long, the open position generated about 13 applications from interested people. ...