Stories from Friday, January 19, 2018

Ruth Ann Sickles, age 55, a former resident of Fort Scott, and more recently of LaHarpe, Kan., passed away Tuesday, Jan. 16, 2018, at her home in LaHarpe. Rev. Trena Cooper will conduct funeral services at 7 p.m. Monday, Jan. 22 at the Cheney Witt Chapel. ...

Instead of contracting someone to remove top dirt from the rock quarries this year, the county will be leasing a bulldozer so the public works department can do the work. Bourbon County Commissioners agreed the decision made Tuesday will save the county money...

The city of Fort Scott will take another shot at trying to get housing tax credits for a proposed workforce housing development in the downtown area. City Commissioners on Tuesday approved a motion to allow the city to apply once again for state Affordable Housing Credits for the Fort Scott Lofts, a proposed housing development in the Union Block building at 18, 20 and 22 S. Main St...

Jack Clark, grandson of Presbyterian Village employee Fred Hixon, plays the “Maple Leaf Rag” on the piano during a talent show Friday afternoon at the assisted living facility. Hixon served as emcee for the event, the first of its kind at the facility. The show, which featured about 15 entries, was open to residents of the facility and the public. Talents on display included voice, piano, poetry, flute, accordion and autoharp...