Stories from Saturday, July 23, 2016

Bourbon County Commissioners continue to gather numbers for the 2017 budget. On Tuesday, July 19, commissioners received budget requests from the sheriff's office, Southeast Kansas Regional Correctional Center, Southeast Kansas Area Agency for Aging, and the Bourbon County Fair Board...

The Grand Hall at Fort Scott National Historic Site is painted Tuesday by several fort employees. Park Ranger Galen Ewing said the painting is part of routine maintenance done on the fort's buildings.

Bourbon County 4-H'ers participate in a water game during the Barnyard Olympics Friday afternoon at the Bourbon County Fairgrounds. Participants on one side of a line had to squirt water into cups held by participants on the other side in an attempt to fill the cups. ...

Two Fort Scott High School baseball players have a unique opportunity to go to bat for their country. Jeron Poyner and Taylor Engstrom, who will be seniors this year at FSHS, have been chosen to play on America's Team in a baseball tournament June 12-19, 2017, in the Dominican Republic. Poyner and Engstrom, who play on the FSHS baseball team, have played baseball together since their T-ball days as youth. Poyner is a first baseman and outfielder while Engstrom pitches and plays outfield...