Stories from Thursday, May 21, 2009

In order to help ease the uncertainties some students have trying to transition from one school building to another, teachers at Fort Scott Middle School spent time visiting with fifth grade students and teachers at Fort Scott High School visited with eighth grade students recently...

Local youth will have the opportunity to learn to cook this summer with the help of the local Kansas State Research and Extension office. According to a press release from K-State Research and Extension Agent Ann Ludlum, the extension office will be sponsoring free cooking classes for children who have completed second through fifth grades...

History Day teams from Fort Scott High School and Fort Scott Christian Heights will conduct a fundraiser from 5 to 9 p.m. Friday, May 29, at the Heritage Park Pavilion near the corner of First and Main streets. The event will take place in conjunction with the Friday night concert series. ...

Local law enforcement will be increasing their presence as Memorial Day approaches. More officers will be seen between May 18 -31 as local the Kansas Highway Patrol participates in the "Click It or Ticket" campaign. Kansas Highway Patrol Troop H Public Resource Officer Rick Wingate said there is an increase in traffic during the holiday season which is cause for the campaign...

As a result of the new zoning regulations adopted by the city earlier this year, the Fort Scott City Commission adopted a new zoning fee schedule during Tuesday evening's meeting. Fort Scott Codes Administrator Amanda Proffitt told the commissioners the change was needed because the city was spending an average of $198 in mailing and publication over the last five meetings of the zoning board. ...

With Memorial Day fast approaching, the Liberty Theatre is making plans to provide a special musical night of entertainment for all area residents. Beginning at 7 p.m. Sunday, the Liberty Theatre, 113 S. Main, will be conducting a Memorial Day Weekend Show which will feature the musical talents of Rudy Amato with the Moonlight Serenade Orchestra. The theatre's doors will open at 6:30 p.m. for the event...

This Memorial Day weekend the Fort Scott National Historic Site invites the public to lean about crucial events of the mid-1800s. The event titled "Will You Remember Us" will begin at 10 a.m. May 23 and end at 4 p.m. May 25 at the FSNHS with the flag retreat. The programs are designed to highlight 1840s U.S. military life and feature living history activities and demonstrations...

Old-time western music and bluegrass will be on tap when musician Johnny Kendrick and his sons, along with special guest Arnold Schofield, take the stage Friday at the Heritage Park Pavilion near the corner of First and Main streets. Kendrick and his sons, Sam and Jackson, who live in Richards, Mo., will perform a variety of bluegrass and western songs during the concert, which is scheduled to begin at 7 p.m. ...

The Uniontown High School FFA Livestock Judging team followed a rich Uniontown tradition when they recently captured the Kansas FFA Livestock Judging Championship. The four-member team, including sophomore Reed Gleason and seniors Koltan Schaaf, Jesse Johnson and Alex Miller, bested a field of 87 teams from across Kansas at the state competition that took place May 4 on the campus of Kansas State University in Manhattan. ...

COFFEYVILLE -- Chanute held off Fort Scott High's golf team here Wed-nesday and won the Southeast Kansas League championship by two strokes after a one-stroke margin of victory in the last of the four SEK designated tournaments. Chanute's 333 was the highest winning score of the four SEK tourneys. Fort Scott followed at 334 and Coffeyville came on strong on its home course to shoot 336...

In observance of the Memorial Day holiday, the following businesses will be closed Monday, May 25. The City of Fort Scott City Offices, The Bourbon County Courthouse, The Transfer Station, The Post Office, Citizens National Bank, N.A., Landmark National Bank, Liberty Savings Association FSA, City State Bank, Union State Bank, Kansas Teachers Community Credit Union, and UMB Bank. The Fort Scott Area Chamber of Commerce offices will be closed, however the visitor's center will be open...

In observance of the Memorial Day holiday, the following businesses will be closed Monday, May 25. The City of Fort Scott City Offices, The Bourbon County Courthouse, The Transfer Station, The Post Office, Citizens National Bank, N.A., Landmark National Bank, Liberty Savings Association FSA, City State Bank, Union State Bank, Kansas Teachers Community Credit Union, and UMB Bank. The Fort Scott Area Chamber of Commerce offices will be closed, however the visitor's center will be open...

A group of kindergartners at Eugene Ware Elementary School recently had the opportunity to give their mothers belated Mother's Day gifts. According to Eugene Ware kindergarten teacher Sabrina Terry, on May 14, the students' mothers and some grandmothers attended the class' Mother's Day Makeover event. ...

Kansas Attorney General Steve Six announced Thursday the creation of the Kansas Child Abduction Response Team Program. The CART Program is designed to help coordinate law enforcement efforts to recover missing, abducted, or endangered children and provide assistance to their families during the crisis, according to Six...

A nostalgic weekend of cowboy tales and music will return to Fort Scott June 12-14. The 13th Annual Echoes of the Trail Cowboy Gathering will begin at 7 p.m. Friday, June 12 with performances of special cowboy and western music, and conclude at 10 a.m. Sunday with a morning church service and chuck wagon breakfast. All weekend events and activities, which also includes vendors selling pottery and crafts, will take place on the Fort Scott Community College campus, 2108 S. Horton St...

Fort Scott Police Department officers are looking into a string of criminal property damage incidents that have occurred this week at various locations throughout town. On Monday, the FSPD received a report of criminal damage to a large window at the Fort Scott Community College School of Cosmetology, 7 S. ...

Fort Scott Public Works employees celebrated National Public Works Week with a cookout Thursday afternoon. The cookout was held to show appreciation for the public works staff for their dedication to the city by working to clean up after storms, working in bad weather, and working on water leaks in the middle of the winter...

Fort Scott Rotarians assembled in the dining room at the Fort Scott Country Club Thursday evening to honor four individuals for their contributions to the community. Long time Rotarian and piano player Doris Jones was presented the Happy Tunes Award. According to Fort Scott Rotary President Justin Meeks, Jones is only the second piano player since the beginning of the club in 1921...