Stories from Tuesday, January 22, 2019

John Daniel Black, age 58, Pleasanton, Kan., passed away on Sunday, Jan. 20, 2019 at the Miami County Medical Center. Funeral service will be held 1:30 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 24, 2019 at the Schneider Funeral Home and Crematory, Pleasanton Chapel. Burial in the Littell Cemetery. ...

Penny Louise Osborne, age 63, a resident of Mound City, Kan., passed away Wednesday, Jan. 16, 2019, at the Denver International Airport in Denver, Colo. At the time of her death, Penny was traveling to Arizona to visit her daughter. Penny was born April 11, 1955, in Fort Scott, Kan., the daughter of Albert E. ...

Cleta Irene Mayfield, age 66, resident of Fort Scott, Kan., died Saturday, Jan. 19, 2019, at her home. She was born Sept. 2, 1952, in Fort Scott, the daughter of Bill and Cleta Norbury Mayfield. Cleta worked as an LPN for Mercy Hospital, Newman Young Clinic, and Dr. ...

Jack Leroy Colvin, age 82, resident of Garland, Kan., died Friday, Jan. 18, 2019, at his home. He was born Jan. 9, 1937, in Fort Scott, Kan., the son of Gene and Maurine Carson Colvin. He graduated from Uniontown High School with the class of 1954. Jack married Shirley Richmond in 1962 in Miami, Okla. ...

The Martin Luther King, Jr. Day Lunch and Learn was held Monday, January 21 in the Danny and Willa Ellis Family Fine Arts Center at Fort Scott Community College. Approximately 80 to 100 people were in attendance, including student athletes and members from the community and surrounding area...

Thomas Warren Davis received perhaps the surprise of a lifetime Jan. 15. The 98-year-old World War II veteran, who was born and raised in Redfield, was presented with a variety of long-awaited medals he earned for his service in the war. Davis served as a technician fourth grade, Battery B 979th Field Artillery Battalion for the U.S. Army...