Stories from Friday, September 9, 2022

County officials are continuing preparations for another series of delinquent tax sales. County Counselor Justin Meeks informed commissioners on Tuesday the first sale will take place Oct. 13 and will include 47 properties within the Fort Scott city limits, and a couple of properties outside the city limits. He said the properties inside the city have special assessments...

Bourbon County Commissioners have lent their support to a grant opportunity designed to address needs in rural communities. Housing has been identified as a top priority in Bourbon County. On Tuesday, Emily Diebolt, grants manager for Bourbon County Regional Economic Development, Inc., spoke to commissioners about the Rural Champions program recently introduced by the Kansas Department of Commerce. ...

Tom, Lucy and their son Randy Bevard have been in and out of prisons for years. It’s become a way of life for them. In 1975, Tom took a job as jailer at the old Bourbon County Jail located behind the courthouse. He lived in the apartment above the jail. A month later, he and Lucy were married and she moved into the apartment with him...

Penalties and inopportune mistakes halted an early second-half comeback attempt by the Fort Scott Tigers in a 30-8 drubbing by the Butler Bears in the Tigers’ trip to Missouri Friday night. See Saturday's print or online edition for full story.