Stories from Monday, October 2, 2006

The aroma of fine tobacco, cooking sorghum and barbecue, together with the sounds of machines buzzing and engines roaring to life, filled the air this weekend during the 50th annual Pioneer Harvest Fiesta at the Bourbon County Fairgrounds. More than 2,000 people attended the annual steam and gas engine and tractor show, touted as "the oldest show of its kind in Kansas," to watch tractor pulls, view antique farm equipment and other demonstrations, and enjoy a friendly atmosphere, event organizer Allen Warren said.. ...

By Brett DaltonFrom the antique farm equipment to the arts and crafts show, Fort Scott's Pioneer Harvest Fiesta had a little something for everybody. It is that variety that led many people not from the Fort Scott area to the 50th annual event this weekend...

A final report detailing options the city has for possibly making major structural safety improvements of the railroad in Fort Scott will be unveiled Tuesday at the Fort Scott City Commission meeting. The meeting starts at 8 a.m. inside the Commission Room at City Hall, 1 E. Third St...

CHINN -- Darius Cole Chinn, a boy, was born at 9:06 p.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 26, 2006, at Mercy Health Center, to parents Bart J. Chinn and Kristina Rae Shoenfelt, Fort Scott. He weighed 7 pounds, 13 ounces at birth. He joins siblings Kody Chinn, Garrett Chinn and MacKenzie Wood. ...