Stories from Tuesday, December 18, 2018

The Fort Scott Community College Board of Trustees on Monday received some positive financial news as the college heads into 2019. Terry Sercer, CPA with Diehl Banwart and Bolton, presented a report on the audit of the college’s financial statements for 2018. Sercer said the firm’s opinion on the audit represents an “unqualified opinion,” which he said is the “highest level of opinion” that can be received...

Every gravestone at the Fort Scott National Cemetery features a brand new balsam wreath this year as part of a nationwide program. Kevin Wagner, volunteer coordinator for the Wreaths Across America project, said during a Saturday morning ceremony at the cemetery that nearly 6,000 wreaths were purchased through the annual fundraising project...

Charles Maurice Blevins, age 86, a resident of rural Fort Scott, Kan., peacefully passed away Saturday, Dec. 15, 2018, at Country Place Memory Care in Fort Scott. He was born April 20, 1932, in Foster, Mo., the son of Maurice Blevins and Hazel Hooper Blevins. ...