Stories from Saturday, June 22, 2013

With temperatures expected to remain in the 90s over the weekend, the Aquatic Center should continue to do a brisk business.

Representatives from the Southeast Kansas Mental Health Center asked for a three percent increase in appropriations from the county mill levy during the regular Bourbon County Commission meeting on Friday, citing major changes in the mental health care system in Kansas...

City officials have made some cost-saving adjustments following the resignation of the city's director of public works. During its regular meeting Tuesday, the Fort Scott City Commission approved some amendments to the city's salary ordinance. City Manager Dave Martin told the commission the change to the ordinance is due to restructuring in the public works department after the recent resignation of former director of public works Eric Bailey...

It wasn't perhaps the worst idea out there when Class 4A decided by vote two weeks ago to split into two divisions in some sports -- football, volleyball, boys' and girls' basketball, baseball and softball -- effective this coming school year (2014 for football). But to some, it was akin to a criminal act...