Stories from Saturday, August 20, 2016

Marguerite Ellen Sims, age 96, La Cygne, Kan., passed away on Thursday, Aug. 18, 2016 at the Olathe Hospice House. Funeral service will be 10:30 a.m. Monday, Aug. 22, 2016 at the La Cygne United Methodist Church. Burial will be in the Oak Lawn Cemetery. ...

When Bourbon County Commissioners meet Tuesday, they might be ready to approve the fiscal year 2017 budget for publication. Commission Chair Barbara Albright and First District Commissioner Lynne Oharah said Friday the budget discussion will continue. After the budget is published, a public hearing will be held before it is officially adopted...

Brian Weilert is back in familiar territory. Weilert, a former debate and forensics teacher in USD 234, is the new principal at Fort Scott Middle School. Weilert and his staff are in the midst of preparations for the upcoming new school year, which starts Sept. 1...