Stories from Tuesday, February 5, 2019

Jerrold Clifford (Cliff) Patterson, age 79, of Fort Scott, Kan., passed away on Saturday, Feb. 2, 2019, at Via Christi Hospital in Pittsburg, Kan. He was born on Sept. 21, 1939, in Kirksville, Mo., the son of Reece Jerrold and Ruth Margaret (Reynolds) Patterson. ...

Shirley Mae Allen, age 72, a resident of Pleasanton, Kan., passed away Sunday, Feb. 3, 2019, at the Kansas City Hospice House in Kansas City, Mo. She was born Jan. 8, 1947, in Humboldt, Kan., the daughter of Claude Pollett and Dorothy Heimburg Pollett. ...

Connie Golden, age 62, a resident of Fort Scott, Kan., passed away Sunday, Feb. 3, 2019, at her home. Following cremation, Rev. Paul Rooks will conduct a memorial service at 1:30 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 13 at the Cheney Witt Chapel. Private burial will take place at a later date in the Large Cemetery south of Fort Scott. ...

Even though the contract between Bourbon County and Mercy for EMS expires March 31, the transition to a county-city owned service is underway. On Tuesday, county commissioners received an update from Christi Keating, who has been chosen as the EMS director...

A pair of legislators met with constituents for coffee Saturday at the Empress Event Center in Fort Scott. Topics of the meeting ranged from legislation being introduced to funding for education and Kansas Public Employees Retirement System and Medicare and KanCare expansion...

Despite a valiant effort, the Fort Scott High School Lady Tigers (1-6 in the SEK, 2-13 overall) could not hold the top-ranked Labette County Grizzlies (7-1, 13-3) in the fourth quarter, ultimately falling 41-30 Friday night in the Tigerdome. The Tiger boys (3-4, 5-10) rolled over the Grizzlies (0-8, 2-14) 70-27 in the second half of a doubleheader...