Stories from Friday, October 3, 2008

There is a strong possibility that a pandemic flu outbreak could occur sometime within the next 5-10 years, Bourbon County Emergency Manager Keith Jeffers said. "A pandemic flu is one of the major disasters, one of the top-10 disasters that we're looking at right now, where it's kind of not an 'if' but 'when' situation," Jeffers said. "It's one of the scary things that we're all kind of gearing up for. Flu clinics are one way that we're trying to combat it."...

The Kansas Department of Transportation has begun a highway resurfacing project on Kansas Highway 3 in Bourbon County. The project begins at the west junction of K-3 and Kansas Highway 39 in southwestern Bourbon County and continues north for 10 miles to the east junction of K-3 and U.S. Highway 54 just north of Uniontown...

The Fort Scott Tribune Just two days after Jeff Davis' good bye party, the City of Fort Scott announced that Human Resource Director Robert Johnson will be the interim Director of the Police and Fire Department. This is not Johnson's first time in this position. In fact this is Johnson's fourth stint during his 15 years with the City of Fort Scott...

With October being Fire Prevention Month, the Scott Township Fire Department in conjunction with the Fort Scott City Fire Department is conducting fire awareness event. Beginning at 8 a.m. on Saturday, Oct. 4, in the Tractor Supply parking lot, 2400 S. ...

INDEPENDENCE -- Fort Scott High's junior varsity volleyball team took part in a tournament here Saturday. In their first match, the Tigers lost to Columbus, 25-22, 27-25. Megan McDermed and Kori Allen had four kills each. Kelsey Middleton served two aces...

PLEASANTON -- Pleasanton's volleyball team beat Altoona-Midway, 25-23, 17-25, 25-18, 25-12, in a best-of-five Three Rivers League dual here Tuesday night. It wasn't pretty, Blu-Jay head coach Danny Looney said. "Unfortunately, it was one of our poorer performances," Looney said. "Our serve receive was bad and our passing was even worse. Kim Robinson kept us in control of the games with her passing. She is showing that she is one of the top passers in the league."...

Through the combined efforts of several law enforcement departments, a Bourbon County man was apprehended. According to the Fort Scott Police Department, at 10:46 a.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 29, local police received word that Ronald Wayne Bolin, who had an active warrant, was in town. After being given a description of the vehicle he was riding in, law enforcement made contact with the vehicle at 1122 Clark...

Fort Scott High School's tennis team hosted a four-team tournament Thursday afternoon as they prepared for Saturday's Southeast Kansas League Tournament. Independence, the defending league and State champion, won the team title with 12 points. Labette County was second with seven points. Columbus scored two points to take third...

By Justin Messner The Fort Scott Tribune Local residents filled the Gordon Parks Center at Fort Scott Community College Friday afternoon to hear the star of one of Park's most well known projects reminisce about his experiences both in film and with the local legend...