Stories from Thursday, June 4, 2009

Proceeds benefit SEKRCC's Christmas toy drive

The Fort Scott Police Department was running for the 2009 Special Olympics Kansas Thursday morning. Five Fort Scott Police Officers participated in the 2009 Torch Run in support of the SOKS. Runners took off from the Bourbon-Crawford County line, each running one at a time until they reached the parking lot of Walgreens at the corner of 23rd and Main streets. Upon arrival at Walgreens, all five runners ran to the Hawkins Public Safety Facility where they completed their journey...

The Lowell Milken Center recently unveiled its newest exhibit -- the African-American History of Bourbon County. Staff at the educational center, 4 S. Main St., announced the grand opening of the exhibit during the Fort Scott Area Chamber of Commerce Coffee on Thursday at the center. Several chamber members, area businesspeople, and local residents attended the event to view the exhibit and hear about other upcoming community events...

A group of local students will have the opportunity to attend the first ever Teen Wellness Peers Encouraging Peers Rally (PEP). Fort Scott High School Family and Consumer Science teacher Rita Nienstedt and Family Career and Community Leaders of America students Betty Hall, Ashley Parrish, Angela Love and Katie Bray will be attending the PEP Rally, which will be conducted on June 8 and 9 at MidAmerica Nazarene University in Olathe...

The Bourbon County Relay for Life Survivor Dinner is scheduled for 6 p.m. Tuesday at the First Presbyterian Church, 308 S. Crawford St. For more information or to make reservations to attend the event, contact Relay for Life Chairwoman Angela Carpenter at (620) 223-8219. ...

DockDogs personnel took less than two hours to spray nearly 30,000 gallons of water into a 40-foot pool on Thursday afternoon in preparation for a weekend of dog competitions. As part of the 2009 Good Ol' Days street fair, DockDogs, an independent organization that governs the increasingly popular dock-jumping performance sport for dogs, will be conducting three different types of competitions. ...

Simon Cowell may not have been there, but hundreds of people did turn out to watch several area singers compete in the 4th Annual Fort Scott Idol singing contest Thursday evening at Memorial Hall. More than 25 singers in three age divisions competed Thursday for the chance to win cash prizes and be crowned the "Fort Scott Idol" in their age group. ...