Stories from Friday, July 13, 2018

Myrtle Maude Wood, 90, a long time resident of Prescott, Kan., passed away on Wednesday July 11, 2018. She was born Dec. 19, 1927 in Prescott, Kan., the daughter of Orville D. and Villa F. Davis Mayhugh. She married Daniel J. (D.J./Jim) Wood on Dec. ...

Starting Monday, the city of Fort Scott water utility will initiate its annual flushing program and free chlorine burnout on the water distribution system. The entire process, which is expected to take about five weeks, will end as soon as a free chlorine residual is established throughout the entire system. ...

Local residents and visitors to Fort Scott have another way to get around town thanks to a program through the Fort Scott Area Chamber of Commerce and the Healthy Bourbon County Action Team. The chamber is facilitating the Fort Scott Bike Share Program, in which people can pick up a bike at one of four hub locations; the chamber office, 231 E. ...