Before a large crowd of high school and middle school students, area veterans, school officials, foreign dignitaries, friends, and family, Bourbon World War II veteran Reid Stephens was awarded the Order of the Crown, the second highest Belgian Order of Knighthood, on Friday, Feb. 21, in the Bourbon High School gymnasium. The honor was presented for Stephens’ service to Belgium during the Battle of the Bulge in December 1944.
The Bourbon School District is considering a transition into a four-day school week. Superintendent Kyle Gibbs is currently working on both a four-day and five-day school calendar for next year, but it remains unclear when, or if, the change will be made.
Corey Lawrence of Coldwell Banker Reeves shows off the January Book Buzz books recently donated to the Bourbon Elementary School by the company as part of Three Rivers Publishing’s Newspapers In Education program.
Thanks to a $5,000 grant from Impact 100 Crawford County, residents in Bourbon will be enjoying a pair of new misting stations in the city park this summer. The project is just part of a long list of improvements made by the city’s Park Board in recent years.
World War II veteran Reid Stephens, of Bourbon, will be honored in a special ceremony scheduled for 1:30 p.m. Friday at Bourbon High School when he will receive the Order of the Crown, the second highest Belgian Order of Knighthood, from the Belgium government for his service during the Battle of the Bulge.