Stories from Tuesday, March 21, 2017

Eugene Moore, age 79, Pleasanton, Kan., passed away on Monday, March 20, 2017 at his home. Visitation will be held 3 to 4:30 p.m. Saturday, March 25, 2017 at the Schneider Funeral Home and Crematory, Pleasanton Chapel. Contributions can be made to Eugene Moore Memorial, in care of Schneider Funeral Home, P.O. Box 525, Pleasanton, KS 66075. Online condolences for the family can be left at www.schneiderfunerals.com...

Robert Keith "Bob" Salmon, age 81, of Derby, Kan., retired Boeing Company employee, passed away Monday, March 20, 2017. No visitation is planned. A memorial service will be held at 10 a.m. Friday, March 24, Smith Mortuary, 1415 N. Rock Rd., Derby. Bob is preceded in death by his parents, John and Mary Salmon; and daughter, Janet Richardson. ...

The Bourbon County/Fort Scott Riverfront Authority is asking the county to assist in a project that will bring a historical bridge to the Riverfront Park. But getting the bridge from there to Fort Scott is going to require a lot of time and work. On Tuesday, Jerry Witt and Arnold Schofield, representatives of the Riverfront Authority, asked commissioners for assistance in removing trees from the bridge and the approaches to the bridge...

An early Tuesday morning fire gutted an old brick building on North Hill Street that once operated as part of a brick plant. Fort Scott city firefighters were called out just after 1 a.m. after receiving a report from a Bourbon County Sheriff's Office deputy that a building in an area on North Hill Street was on fire, Fort Scott Deputy Fire Chief Dave Bruner said...