Stories from Friday, July 20, 2018

Lawrence E. “Shorty” Brown, 90, of rural Fort Scott, passed away Sunday, July 15, 2018 at Mercy Hospital in Fort Scott. He was born April 26, 1928, in Richards, Mo., the son of Francis Marion and Stella G. (McDaniel) Brown. He married Flossie Ruth Nance July 30, 1950, in Pawnee Station, Kan. She preceded him in death Dec. 6, 1991...

The Bourbon County Fair wraps up today with 4-H and Open Class entries checkout, clean up in the morning and the Missouri State Tractor Pullers Association competition at 7 p.m. in the arena. Friday's events included the livestock judging contest, the Barnyard Olypics, Buyer's Appeciation Supper and the Junior Livestock Sale...

For some, the storm that roared through Bourbon County and the high winds it bought were unexpected. Bourbon County Emergency Manager William Wallis said that is because there was no storm warning issued by the National Weather Service or through the CodeRed Alert system...

Area first response agencies reported downed trees, scattered power outages and a few vehicle accidents during a Thursday evening storm that blew through Bourbon County. The fast-acting storm, which arrived about 4:30 p.m., brought rain, lightning and heavy winds...