Stories from Thursday, July 2, 2009

HEPLER -- Local Modern Woodmen of America members recently put their hands where their hearts are. On June 6, members of the Pittsburg Modern Woodmen Camp (chapter) worked together with members of the Hepler Ruritan, State Line Horse Show, and Hepler 4-H Clubs to repaint the Hepler Ruritan Arena and repair the bleachers...

On June 25, local Modern Woodmen of America Members gave a lasting gift to the community. Members of the Fort Scott Modern Woodmen Camp 514 and Youth Camp 514-1 gathered at Fort Scott Community College to plant two chanticlare pear, two crepe myrtle and one red maple tree...

Thursday marked the effective date for many new laws, including new traffic laws for drivers. The "Right Lane Law", "Move It Law", and amendments to docket fees for citations will all affect motorists on Kansas roads beginning this week. "These new laws are vital to the safety of motorists on our roads and it is important that drivers are aware of the changes that will become effective this week," Kansas Highway Patrol Superintendent, Colonel Terry Maple said...

The swine flu outbreak is moving closer to Bourbon County. The Kansas Department of Health and Environment reported Wednesday that cases of the 2009 H1N1 influenza A virus, which is also referred to as swine flu, has been confirmed in an adult in Crawford County and a child in Miami County. These are the first cases identified in both counties...

The Kansas Commission on Veteran's Affairs has reorganized its itinerant schedule to include Fort Scott on the third Tuesday of every month. The representative is scheduled to meet with veterans and family members at Buck Run Community Center, 735 Scott Ave. The next scheduled visit is July 21 from 9:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m...

Several fireworks stands across Bourbon County are competing for consumer dollars this week as the Fourth of July holiday approaches. Eight stands are currently set up in various locations across the county to sell many types of fireworks in preparation for Independence Day. Area residents who plan to scour the county the next few days in search of bargains on fireworks, or those who simply plan to visit the stand closest to them will have plenty of options available...

While a thunderstorm blew through Fort Scott on Saturday night, an investigation of the ghostly kind was underway at the Fort Scott Scottish Rite Temple. About 9 p.m. Saturday, members of the Wichita Paranormal Research Society began investigating the Scottish Rite Temple in order to determine whether or not there is paranormal activity occurring at the Temple...

The "Fuss and Feathers" musical duo and other local musicians are scheduled to perform a concert Friday evening during the first-ever Riverfront Festival. The concert will take place at 6:30 p.m. Friday under a tent on the 400 block of North National Avenue near the banks of the Marmaton River. ...

An Arcadia man was killed in a three-vehicle accident Thursday evening about five miles south of Fort Scott on U.S. Highway 69. According to a report from the Kansas Highway Patrol, Charles Pfaff, 72, of Arcadia, died just before 7 p.m. Thursday after being transported to the University of Kansas Medical Center for injuries he suffered in the accident...