Stories from Friday, January 26, 2018

Deborah Lee Hawkins, age 66, a resident of Fort Scott, Kan., passed away early Thursday, Jan. 25, 2018, at her home. She was born Jan. 7, 1952, in Lawrence, Kan., the daughter of Roy Cameron and Dorothy Tilton Cameron. She graduated from the Fort Scott High School with the Class of 1970. ...

For several years, Bourbon County Commissioners have been told deputies don’t stay with the sheriff’s office because of the low wages. On Tuesday, a week after commissioners approved a $1.75-per-hour raise for deputies, Bill Martin said this time, the issue is better benefits at the city...

Artwork done by a Fort Scott Middle School student has been brought to life as part of an effort to promote good oral health and access to quality drinking water. In 2017, Jenna Weikel, an eighth grader at FSMS, won a cartoon character design contest as part of the Thirsty for Health project through the Kansas Health Foundation. USD 234 is one of seven Kansas school districts participating in the project...

Coronation of the Fort Scott High School Homecoming King and Queen took place Friday evening between the girls’ and boy’s games in the high school gym.