Stories from Saturday, August 10, 2013

After years of envisioning, planning, seeking permits and funding, the northern gateway to Fort Scott is about to come to fruition. The plans call for a bicycle/pedestrian trail, a canoe launch, an RV area, an event pavilion, a playground and historical points of interest to support Fort Scott National Historic Site's educational program...

The Southeast Kansas Regional Correctional Center in Fort Scott continues to be a topic of discussion for the Bourbon County Commissioners as they continue working through numbers for the FY14 budget. Bobby Reed, director of security, submitted a $1,193,657 budget request, which reflects a $200,000 increase from last year. On July 29, Commission Chairman Allen Warren suggested staff look at cutting expenses...

Fort Scott Community College has some maintenance issues to take care of in the coming years, but another problem may be how to fund them. FSCC officials have offered public tours this week of proposed capital improvement projects on the college's main campus on Horton Street, the Burke Street Campus and the college's cosmetology location downtown...

Marguerite Maxine Harlan, 93 years, of Ellsworth, Kan., formerly of Fort Scott, died on Aug. 9, 2013 at Villa Grace Nursing Home of the Good Samaritan Village in Ellsworth, Kan. She was born on Dec. 14, 1919 to Earl and Velma Smart Kennedy in Fort Scott, Kan. She married Leon Harlan on June 9, 1940. He preceded her in death on Nov. 19, 2004. Her parents and a sister Earline Heckman, also preceded her in death...