Stories from Friday, July 3, 2015

Former Fort Scott Community College defensive back Kevin Short, who is the school's single-season and career interceptions record holder, is one of seven players that the National Football League has declared eligible for its supplemental draft, which will take place one week from today...

It's budget time for Bourbon County and that means county department heads are beginning to submit their budget requests to the county commissioners. Before hearing those requests Tuesday, commissioners heard comments from Treasurer Rhonda Dunn about data from a salary survey the county recently received...

At the end of the day Tuesday, Bourbon County Appraiser Judy Wallis walked out of her office and into the life of retirement. But that doesn't mean she's going to be spending her time kicked back in a rocking chair with a glass of iced tea on a shaded porch this summer...

Progress is being made on school bond projects that will soon give different looks to Fort Scott High School and Frary Field. Work to prepare the school's old three-story Juco wing for demolition, which began this week, continues, with plans to start actual demolition work on Monday, district officials said. The projects are part of the $40.8 million school bond issue approved by voters in November to make district-wide improvements...