Stories from Wednesday, March 25, 2015

Dorcas E. Adams, 90, of Fort Scott died Monday evening, March 23, 2015 at the Fort Scott Manor Nursing Home. Funeral arrangements for Dorcas Adams are incomplete and will be announced later by the Konantz-Cheney Funeral Home.

Myla O. McKenney, 84, of Fort Scott, passed away Monday morning March 23, 2015 at Mercy Hospital. She was born Nov. 4, 1930 in Carthage, Mo., the daughter of Larkin and Huldah (Fogerson) Marshall. She married Jim McKenney March 31, 1950 in Rogers, Ark. He preceded her in death Feb. 9, 1996...

hamber of Commerce will host an election candidates' forum Monday, March 30 in the meeting room area at the Danny and Willa Ellis Family Fine Arts Center on the campus of Fort Scott Community College, 2108 S. Horton St. The general public is welcome and encouraged to attend. Doors will open at 5:30 p.m. and the forum will begin at 6 p.m...

The local results of a seat belt enforcement initiative recently conducted by law enforcement agencies across the state were positive. Fort Scott Police Department School Resource Officer Joe Allen said Friday that only one teen seat belt citation was issued during a seat belt enforcement campaign conducted Feb. 23 through March 6 around area high schools...

As state legislators hammer out a new budget for Fiscal Year 2016, some Kansas Department of Transportation staff are holding their breath before committing to many projects. Darrin Petrowsky, KDOT Iola area engineer, met with Bourbon County Commissioners Monday to provide a status on several projects as they relate to possible state funding cuts...

About a dozen area residents came to hear about the proposed jail bond issue during a public forum held Tuesday night at Uniontown. Voters will decide whether the county will build a new jail during the April 7 election. Bourbon County Sheriff Bill Martin, center left, finishes his presentation inviting the public to an open house from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m Thursday at the jail. A report of Tuesday's forum will appear in Friday's edition of The Tribune...