Stories from Wednesday, July 23, 2014

Ten Eagle Scouts on a cycling journey of a lifetime cross the bridge on north National Avenue Tuesday afternoon. The group spent the night in Fort Scott before heading out today to complete their 3,800 mile journey to the Atlantic Coast, having started on the Pacific Coast...

After two-and-half hours of discussion during an executive session Tuesday, the Fort Scott Community College Board of Trustees emerged with no action and no explanation for the more than 50 people who had waited outside the closed doors. The trustees called the special meeting for the purpose of going into an executive session to discuss non-elected personnel...

Members of a committee working with a state pilot program to bring faster Internet service to Fort Scott voiced their concerns that, perhaps like the Internet service, the process is moving slowly. The committee has been formed to work under a pilot program funded through federal grant money to the Kansas Department of Commerce. ...

Issues facing Bourbon County such as property taxes, repairs to the jail and Bourbon County Courthouse or construction of a new jail facility were tackled during a candidates forum hosted by the Fort Scott Area Chamber of Commerce Tuesday evening. During the event, which took place in the Danny and Willa Ellis Family Fine Arts Center on the Fort Scott Community College campus, candidates for local, state and federal offices had a chance to provide their stances on important issues. ...