Stories from Saturday, May 25, 2013

With a light agenda in front of them, Bourbon County Commissioners spent a little time Friday during their regular meeting to review some of the goals they set for themselves earlier in the year. Among those goals was developing educational or skills training for county employees. As part of that process, commissioners will meet with county department heads at 11 a.m. June 3 to review what each department has done to advance that goal...

A large bundle of brightly colored mylar balloons waved gently in the breeze as survivors of patients served by Mercy Hospital Fort Scott gathered at the main shelter in Gunn Park to remember loved ones who have passed and network with other folks who have experienced the grief of losing someone they hold dear...

Helen K. Stump, age 93, former resident of Grandview, Mo. and more recently of Austin Texas, died Thursday, May 23, 2013, in Cedar Park, Texas. Funeral services will be announced by the Cheney Witt Chapel, 201 S. Main.

Fort Scott High junior Katren Rienbolt made it look easy Friday night at Cessna Stadium as she won the Class 4A 3,200-meter run over 15 seconds ahead of the runner-up at the Kansas State Track and Field Meet. Rienbolt, who also won the Class 4A State title in cross-country back in October, got caught up in some traffic and was fifth in the middle of a pack after the first lap...