Stories from Thursday, July 30, 2009

An upcoming hunter education course is scheduled to take place Aug. 11, 13 and 15 in Fort Scott. The three-day course tests each student's ability to master rules and regulations regarding safe hunting practices. Classroom work will take place from 6:30 to 10 p.m. ...

TOPEKA -- The State of Kansas has launched a new registration process that automatically registers unemployment insurance (UI) applicants for job-search services available at kansasworks.com, the State's official labor exchange job posting site. Through the new registration process, Kansans who apply for UI benefits online or by phone will automatically be issued a username and password for a personal account at kansasworks.com, where they can search job openings, post an online résumé, save job searches and receive e-mail updates.. ...

A local man led Fort Scott police officers on a high speed chase early Saturday. According to a Fort Scott Police Department report, Nathan Beerbower, 32, who was driving a 1994 Chevy pickup shortly after 3:30 a.m. Saturday, ran a stop sign at the corner of Wall and Main streets. When FSPD officers attempted to pull Beerbower's vehicle over to issue a traffic citation, Beerbower failed to yield and tried to escape in the vehicle, FSPD Lt. Travis Shelton said...

Increasingly tough economic times caused more than 1,200 area residents to seek food assistance at the Beacon during the month of June. This is an increase from the 828 people who asked the Beacon for food assistance in June of 2006, according to Beacon director Bob Eckles. The Beacon is a non-profit community assistance agency and food pantry that helps needy and low-income families in Fort Scott and Bourbon County...

After a 30-day delay, the Wall Street resurfacing project is looking to get back on track. According to Fort Scott City Manager Joe Turner, the city received approval last week regarding the loan from the state which is being used to pay the city's share of the milling and overlaying of Wall Street. He said they requested the loan and were having trouble getting a response...

The first case of the 2009 H1N1 influenza A virus has been confirmed in Bourbon County, local health officials announced Wednesday. Bourbon County Public Health Nurse Alice Maffett said the first local case of the potentially deadly new virus strain, commonly referred to as the swine flu, has been diagnosed in a young adult living in Bourbon County. ...

The Fort Scott Hurricanes swim team celebrated its eighth consecutive undefeated season and Southeast Kansas Swimming League championship with an awards ceremony at Buck Run Community Center Wednesday night. Club board member Debbie Halsey told the crowd that 75 of the 79 members of the team participated in the league meet. There were 17 new swimmers this season...