Stories from Tuesday, February 20, 2007

The Fort Scott Police Department has created four new corporal positions within its staff. Former FSPD patrol officers Blaine Cornelius, Jessie Brower, Mike Trim and Tim Harper were promoted to the rank of corporal. The intention of creating the positions is to give the four supervisory responsibility, Police Chief Jeff Davis said...

The Bourbon County Coalition has recently been awarded a $2,000 grant by the Community Foundation of Southeast Kansas, money that will be used to help low-income families and children, officials said. The local non-profit corporation is the only assistance agency in Bourbon County to receive a grant from the Foundation, which has awarded funding to the agency for the last two years, Bourbon County Coalition Chairwoman Ann Ackerman said...

BAILEY -- Leighton Kade Bailey, a boy, was born at 8 p.m. Monday, February 19, 2007, at Mercy Health Center, Fort Scott, to parents Kendra Brasher and Jacob Bailey. He weighed 7 pounds, 4 ounces at birth. Maternal grandparents are Terry and Richard Smith, and Kendal Eador, all of Nevada, Missouri. Paternal grandparents are Sharon and John Bailey, Nevada, Missouri. Maternal great-grandparents are John and Erma Eador, Nevada, Missouri and Helen Brasher, Bronaugh, Mo...