Stories from Thursday, July 18, 2013

Robert Patrick "Pat" Wilson, age 71 of Mound City, Kan., passed away Sunday, July 14, 2013 at his home. Graveside service will be held at 11 a.m., Friday, July 19, 2013 at the Woodlawn Cemetery, Mound City, Kan. In lieu of flowers friends and family suggest contributions to the Robert Morgan Memorial Scholarship Fund in care of Schneider Funeral Home. Online condolences for the family can be left at www.schneiderfunerals.com Arrangements: Schneider Funeral Home and Crematory, Mound City...

Margaret Allison, age 71, Prescott, Kan., died Tuesday July 16, 2013. Graveside Funeral Service will be held 10 a.m. Thursday July 18, 2013 at the Wesley Chapel Cemetery. The family suggests contributions to the Prescott Reach Out Food Pantry, in care of Schneider Funeral Home and Crematory. On line condolences for the family can be left at www.schneiderfunerals.com. Arrangements: Schneider Funeral Home and Crematory, Pleasanton Chapel...

Lt. Col. Roger Roy Ramsey (USA Retired) of Annapolis, Md., formerly of Uniontown, passed away on Jan. 12, 2013. Burial services with full honors will be at Arlington National Cemetery on Wednesday, July 24, 2013 at 11 a.m. followed by a reception at Fort Myer's Officer's Club from 12:30 to 3 p.m. Contact Scott Ramsey at scottramsey@verizon.net or (703) 304-5353 for details...

Midway through the Bourbon County Fair, 4-Hers showed their dairy cattle, dairy goats and beef Wednesday. Today's shows include swine at 8 a.m., and the Showmanship Round Robin event at 3 p.m. Fairgoers are encouraged to take in the Fashion Revue show at 5:30 p.m. in the Round Room in Bailey Hall on the Fort Scott Community College campus. A Triple Entertainment Showcase will be at 7:30 p.m. at the Danny and Willa Ellis Fine Arts Center on the FSCC campus...

Area golfers can hit the links or just fine tune their skills at an event this weekend to benefit Ellis Park. The Youth Activities Team's second annual Pennies for the Park three-person scramble benefit golf tournament is set to take place Saturday at Woodland Hills Golf Course...

The end is near for the Bronson water system improvement project. "The water line and meter installation are just about completed," Bronson City Clerk Ellen Harper said, "There are only a couple left to finish up and the new valves that were added to the project."...

It's budget time and the first City of Fort Scott budget that Jon Garrison has worked on in about 25 years. Garrison discussed the 2014 budget with the Fort Scott City Commission and City Manager Dave Martin during a work session Tuesday prior to the commission's regular public meeting. The group went through the city's budget document, including revenues and expenses, talked about assessed valuations decreasing, the mill levy, rising costs and other matters...