Stories from Monday, November 1, 2010

Area residents interested in starting their own businesses are encouraged to attend a free two-hour "How to Start Your Own Business" workshop from 1 p.m.-3 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 18 in the Greyhound Room of the Administration Building at Fort Scott Community College, 2108 S. Horton...

The Department of Veterans Affairs, Eastern Kansas Health Care System, invites all veterans to an open house from 4:30 p.m.-6 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 4 at its Community-Based Outpatient Clinic, 902 Horton St. in Fort Scott. Veterans are encouraged to bring their discharge papers (DD 214) to check eligibility for possible enrollment in VA health care...

The Historic Preservation Association of Bourbon County will host "William Allen White's Heartland Values," a presentation and discussion by Frederick A. Krebs at 7 p.m., Nov. 9, at the Old Congregational Church, 502 S. National Ave. White used the platform of the Emporia Gazette over a 50-year period to define the common values of the American Heartland. He believed that democracy and citizenship were at their best in small towns...

Mercy Health Center's Spirit of Women initiative will host the third annual Spirit Girls' Night Out on Monday, Nov. 8, at Fort Cinema, 224 W. 18th St. The event, part of Mercy's Spirit of Women campaign that began in 2007, will be held in partnership with Reader's Digest, ResMed and The Vascular Disease Foundation. It is specifically designed to offer women valuable information about healthy sleep, breast health, deep vein thrombosis and pulmonary embolism prevention...

The USD 234 Board of Education plans to conduct a series of closed sessions this week to discuss and interview candidates for a job currently held by a longtime district employee. The board has executive sessions scheduled for Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday at the USD 234 Board of Education office, to discuss and interview possible replacements for USD 234 Business Manager Alan Drake, a 30-year district employee who plans to retire early next year after announcing his decision in January. ...

Tribune Staff Reports Fort Scott residents will have a chance to cast their ballots from 7 a.m.-7 p.m. today. Everything from county commissioner and township offices to governor, secretary of state, attorney general, state representative and seats in the U.S. Congress are up for grabs. Bourbon County Clerk Joanne Long said she expects a high turnout today...

Residents will be given the opportunity to get insight into a community improvement project when the Fort Scott Community Visioning Committee hosts its annual forum. The Annual Fort Scott Community Visioning Forum will be held from 6-8 p.m., Thursday at the Danny and Willa Ellis Family Fine Arts Center on the campus of Fort Scott Community College, 2108 S. Horton...