Stories from Monday, January 4, 2016

Jimmy Lee McCullough, age 64, Fort Scott, Kan., passed away on Thursday, Dec. 31, 2015 at his home. Funeral service will be held 11 a.m. Monday, Jan. 4, 2016 at the Schneider Funeral Home and Crematory, Hume Chapel. Burial will be in the Salem Cemetery. The family suggests contributions to the Shriners Children's Hospital. On line condolences for the family can be left at www.schneiderfunerals.com. Arrangements: Schneider Funeral Home and Crematory, Hume Chapel...

Carol Nadine Mix, 86, of Bronson, Kan., died Saturday morning, Jan. 2, 2016 at the Guest Home Estates in Fort Scott, Kan. She was born Oct. 7, 1929 in Uniontown, Kan., the daughter of Roy and Mildred (Mosier) McKee. She married Donald Curtis Mix on June 25, 1949 in Uniontown, Kan. He preceded her in death May 25, 1983...

Earnest J. Toepfer, age 92, resident of Fort Scott, Kan., died Thursday, Dec. 31, 2015, at Guest Home Estates of Fort Scott. He was born Nov. 14, 1923, in Fort Scott, the son of Herman J. Toepfer and Lottie Fry Toepfer. Earnie graduated from Fort Scott High School and from Fort Scott Junior College. ...

A Bourbon County judge granted waiver of a preliminary hearing for a local man facing charges connected to several drug arrests made in 2015. Bourbon County District Magistrate Judge Valorie LeBlanc approved the waiver during a brief hearing Monday in Bourbon County District Court for Jesse Woods, a Fort Scott man who is charged with felony "use of a communication facility; attempted commission of felony drug violation," according to court records...

The Western Building was once a vital part of downtown Fort Scott and will be again by the end of 2016, according to Tony Krsnich during a press conference Monday morning. Krsnich is the CEO for Flint Hills Holdings, the development company that has been working with the City of Fort Scott for 1.5 years on plans to rehabilitate the Western Building into apartments for persons 55 years and older...