Stories from Wednesday, June 18, 2014

With the budget season approaching, Bourbon County Assessor Judy Wallis met with the county commissioners Monday to provide a preliminary overview of what can be expected from tax revenue in Fiscal Year 2015, which begins Jan. 1. The county commissioners have not begun working on the budget as a group yet. The budget must be approved in August...

Despite concerns voiced by some audience members regarding new assisted living residences coming to Fort Scott, the City Commission on Tuesday approved rezoning vacant property where the new facilities will be located. During their regular meeting, commissioners heard more details on a plan by Neighborhood Senior Living, Inc., a Kansas developer, to construct three buildings on land at Ninth and Horton streets. ...

After the recent elimination of two positions at Mercy Hospital Fort Scott, a task force continues its work exploring options for Mercy's future. Mercy announced in a news release Monday that in response to economic and environmental changes in health care, Mercy has implemented a workforce reduction across its seven-state region. The reduction is limited to non-patient care support areas...

Linda Center reads "No More Monsters For Me" to the Tot Lot group of the Fort Scott Recreation program at Gunn Park Monday. Pictured front row from left are: Cash Rygmer, Malachi Larsen, Chamrie Hunziker, Cadence Hunziker. Back row: Emmalee Bin, Cohen Glessner and Tuesday Glessner...