Stories from Monday, August 16, 2010

The Bourbon County Arts Council will conduct its 23rd Annual Garagarama fundraiser and silent auction on Saturday, Sept. 11, in the 4-H Building at the Bourbon County Fairgrounds. The nonprofit Bourbon County Arts Council presents arts programming in local schools; sponsors the creativity contest that is part of the annual Gordon Parks Celebration of Culture and Diversity; co-sponsors the annual Echoes of the Trail event; and presents the annual Fine Arts Exhibit. ...

The Bourbon County Fairgrounds will play host to a unique competition Saturday as car stereos are put to the test. The local car audio installation company Octave Above will be hosting the first annual Fort Scott Auto Sound Challenge to showcase the car audio industry and to provide some friendly competition between car owners...

The jury trial for Robert Miller's involvement in the murder of Tynce Joles was set to begin Monday, but has now been put on hold. According to Bourbon County Court documents, the request by Miller's attorney, Charles O'Hara, to postpone the trial due to new evidence was accepted Friday. ...

U.S. Sen. Sam Brownback's Road Map for Kansas Bus Tour stopped in Fort Scott during another 100-degree day early Saturday afternoon. After leaving the bus and visiting briefly with a crowd of supporters who were waiting outside the Crooner's Lounge in the heat for his appearance, the Republican gubernatorial candidate said he and his running mate and candidate for lieutenant governor, state Sen. ...

The first day of football practice was like any other day for Fort Scott High School Monday. Although this was head coach Bob Campbell's first practice in four years, it wasn't his first day of work with the program since the January announcement that he would return to the sidelines...