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MoDOT fireworks: Bridge demolition video is filled with explosions
Herald-Tribune
The cracks, pops and booms that explode every Fourth of July are much like the fireworks that take place when bridges go down with a bang after new, safer structures have been erected. Missouri has 10,249 bridges on the state system and the most major river bridges in the nation with 53. ... More > >

Veteran recalls days that followed D-Day (07/03/09)
Born in 1922 at Arcadia, Kan., Joe Sloniker now of Nevada, Mo., helped his dad on the farm and learned his carpentry trade. He quit school after seventh grade to work full time. When he was 18 years old, some guys came from 203rd Anti-aircraft SW National Guard and talked to him about enlisting. He did, and he spent a year at Camp Huber, Texas, where he learned the basics of serving in the Army...

Chasing Dixie to appear at Bourbon County Fair July 16 (07/03/09)
FORT SCOTT, Kan. -- An up-and-coming country music group will be the featured entertainment act during the Bourbon County Fair, which starts July 12. Chasing Dixie, a three-member, all-female country group that formed last year, is scheduled to perform a concert at 8 p.m. Thursday, July 16, at the Danny and Willa Ellis Family Fine Arts Center on the Fort Scott Community College campus, 2108 S. Horton St...

Irwin to discuss train wreck, World's Fair at VCHS meeting (07/03/09)
Bronaugh native Dr. Lyndon Irwin will discuss the 1904 St. Louis World's Fair and the great train wreck that preceded it at the quarterly meeting of the Vernon County Historical Society, July 12, at the Bushwhacker Museum. The Missouri Pacific disaster near Warrensburg involved many passengers from Vernon County who were on the packed train bound for Missouri Day at the fair. ...

Home Canning Workshop to be presented July 23 in Nevada (07/03/09)
Is gardening a new passion? Want to home can, but don't know how? Fearful of a pressure canner or in need pf a refresher on home canning techniques? When harvest time arrives for summer produce, local gardeners want to be ready to preserve the extras the family doesn't eat right away...

ONLINE FIRST: One dead in Thursday accident on U.S. 69 (07/02/09)
An Arcadia man was killed in a three-vehicle accident Thursday evening about five miles south of Fort Scott on U.S. Highway 69. According to a report from the Kansas Highway Patrol, Charles Pfaff, 72, of Arcadia, died just before 7 p.m. Thursday after being transported to the University of Kansas Medical Center for injuries he suffered in the accident...

'Fuss and Feathers' part of 1st Riverfest (07/02/09)
The "Fuss and Feathers" musical duo and other local musicians are scheduled to perform a concert Friday evening during the first-ever Riverfront Festival. The concert will take place at 6:30 p.m. Friday under a tent on the 400 block of North National Avenue near the banks of the Marmaton River. ...

Paranormal investigators check Scottish Rite Temple (07/02/09)
While a thunderstorm blew through Fort Scott on Saturday night, an investigation of the ghostly kind was underway at the Fort Scott Scottish Rite Temple. About 9 p.m. Saturday, members of the Wichita Paranormal Research Society began investigating the Scottish Rite Temple in order to determine whether or not there is paranormal activity occurring at the Temple...

Fireworks stands compete for consumer dollars (07/02/09)
Several fireworks stands across Bourbon County are competing for consumer dollars this week as the Fourth of July holiday approaches. Eight stands are currently set up in various locations across the county to sell many types of fireworks in preparation for Independence Day. Area residents who plan to scour the county the next few days in search of bargains on fireworks, or those who simply plan to visit the stand closest to them will have plenty of options available...

Schedule for VA visits to Buck Run Changed (07/02/09)
The Kansas Commission on Veteran's Affairs has reorganized its itinerant schedule to include Fort Scott on the third Tuesday of every month. The representative is scheduled to meet with veterans and family members at Buck Run Community Center, 735 Scott Ave. The next scheduled visit is July 21 from 9:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m...

H1N1 virus moves closer (07/02/09)
The swine flu outbreak is moving closer to Bourbon County. The Kansas Department of Health and Environment reported Wednesday that cases of the 2009 H1N1 influenza A virus, which is also referred to as swine flu, has been confirmed in an adult in Crawford County and a child in Miami County. These are the first cases identified in both counties...

New traffic laws now in effect in Kansas (07/02/09)
Thursday marked the effective date for many new laws, including new traffic laws for drivers. The "Right Lane Law", "Move It Law", and amendments to docket fees for citations will all affect motorists on Kansas roads beginning this week. "These new laws are vital to the safety of motorists on our roads and it is important that drivers are aware of the changes that will become effective this week," Kansas Highway Patrol Superintendent, Colonel Terry Maple said...

Local Modern Woodmen plant trees (07/02/09)
On June 25, local Modern Woodmen of America Members gave a lasting gift to the community. Members of the Fort Scott Modern Woodmen Camp 514 and Youth Camp 514-1 gathered at Fort Scott Community College to plant two chanticlare pear, two crepe myrtle and one red maple tree...

Before and after (07/02/09)

Local Modern Woodmen help work on Helper arena (07/02/09)
HEPLER -- Local Modern Woodmen of America members recently put their hands where their hearts are. On June 6, members of the Pittsburg Modern Woodmen Camp (chapter) worked together with members of the Hepler Ruritan, State Line Horse Show, and Hepler 4-H Clubs to repaint the Hepler Ruritan Arena and repair the bleachers...

Fireworks at Crawford State Park Thursday (06/30/09)
Area residents are invited to take part in a 75th Anniversary fireworks celebration at Crawford State Park in Farlington at 10 p.m. on July 2. According to a press release, the fireworks celebration will include a balloon bounce, a silent auction, free watermelon and touch a fire truck. Music by The Earbenders will entertain event attendees starting at 6 p.m. Hamburgers, hot dogs and ice cream will be available from 4 p.m. until 9 p.m...

Downtown work (06/30/09)

Bigs and Littles have fun at pool (06/30/09)
About 30 Big Brothers Big Sisters participants made a splash at the Fort Scott Municipal Swimming Pool on Friday. Sponsored by a grant received from the Community Foundation of Southeast Kansas, the local Big Brothers Big Sisters organization conducted a pool party for program participants. ...

Animal Friends hold meeting to discuss future (06/30/09)
A meeting was conducted Monday night at Fort Scott Community College by the Shirley Yeager Animal Friends to discuss the future of the organization. According to Kathy Dancer of the SYAF organization, the meeting was scheduled to discuss the possible spay and neuter program as well as a feral cat program. She added, some Fort Scott city staff were in attendance to discuss a possible solution to build a new animal shelter...

Sign-ups for conservation district funds begins today (06/30/09)
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. The State Water Resources Cost-Share Program for applying conservation practices is an asset in the important task of protecting the soil, water, and related natural resources of Bourbon County. ...