Stories from Saturday, June 29, 2013

Because the Fort Scott Airport lost money from last year's airshow, the Airport Advisory Board voted during its April 4 meeting to not hold the event this year. On Thursday, board members discussed the event, and stated that the airport lost $2,600 from the show last year and the city made up for the loss by paying expenses from the city budget...

As commissioners move closer to preparing the 2014 Bourbon County budget, the lion's share of Friday's Bourbon County Commission meeting was spent on getting a little clearer picture of exactly what they are dealing with. County Appraiser Judy Wallis told commissioners that preliminary estimates show a drop in valuation for personal property in the county, but warned commissioners those early estimates could go up, down or remain the same. ...

As officials from local governments across the state wrestle with the daunting task of preparing their 2014 budgets, their jobs are made even more difficult with the passage of HB 2052, a new concealed carry law that goes into effect Monday. The bill, passed into law and signed by Governor Sam Brownback on April 16, allows licensed gun owners to carry concealed weapons into public buildings effective Monday. ...

The Fort Scott Recreation Commission's summer tennis program recently concluded. Participants and placers are shown in these photos.

OSAWATOMIE -- The Fort Scott American Legion Post 25 baseball team picked up its seventh consecutive win with a 12-2 victory over Osawatomie Post 204 here Thursday night. The second game of the scheduled doubleheader was suspended in the second inning with Fort Scott leading 4-2...