Stories from Friday, June 5, 2020

A Bourbon County positive COVID-19 test was confirmed Wednesday afternoon, making Bourbon County’s total number of positive cases eight, according to a news release from the SEK Multi-County Health Departments. The testing was confirmed through a reference laboratory that was used. ...

The City Commissioners on Tuesday voted unanimously to open the aquatic center on June 22, with a limit of up to 250 patrons at one time. Chastity Ware, aquatic center director, spoke during the commissioners’ meeting about plans for reopening the aquatic center and still maintain safety precautions for the coronavirus pandemic...

A city of Fort Scott director and her husband were arrested Wednesday by the Bourbon County Sheriff’s Office for alleged drug activity. According to a release from the Bourbon County Sheriff's Office and information on the BCSO arrest report, Rachel Mae Pruitt, 48, currently the Fort Scott Director of Economic Development, and her husband, Christopher Joseph Pruitt, 38, were taken into custody, processed and charged with the following crimes: distribution of marijuana (one count,) possession of drug paraphernalia (two counts) and endangering a child (four counts.) The suspects were arrested at 8:02 p.m. ...