Stories from Friday, February 8, 2019

Inez Irene Sutcliffe, age 89, a resident of Fort Scott, Kan., passed away Wednesday, Feb. 6, 2019, at her home. She was born Nov. 6, 1929, in Oskaloosa, Mo., the second of six children of Willie A. Carpenter and Carrie E. Guss Carpenter. Irene graduated from the Liberal High School with the Class of 1947. ...

Russell Leroy Vann, age 80, a resident of Fort Scott, Kan., passed away Tuesday, Feb. 5, 2019, at the St. John’s Mercy Hospital in Joplin, Mo. He was born March 30, 1938, in Fort Scott, the son of Harry Vann and Peggy Harris Vann. He married Carolyn Harris on Aug. 25, 1962, at Fort Scott. Russell served with the United States Air Force. He later worked for the Fort Scott Fire Department for over 25 years. He was an avid sports fan...

Due to inclement weather conditions, the following changes have been made in Fort Scott High School activities: • Fort Scott High School wrestling in the SEK tournament Friday has been moved to noon today in Parsons. • Girls' state wrestling at McPherson and JV wrestling at Burlington are still scheduled to take place today...

Larry Lee Shirley, age 52, resident of Fort Scott, Kan., died Thursday, Feb. 7, 2019, at his home, following a battle with cancer. The family will receive friends from 5 until 7 p.m. Thursday at the Cheney Witt Chapel, 201 S. Main, Fort Scott.

City officials on Tuesday took the first early steps toward the purchase of two new fire trucks for the Fort Scott Fire Department. During the Fort Scott City Commission meeting, commissioners and city officials discussed financial aspects of the purchase of a new pumper truck and an aerial ladder truck for the department, which Fort Scott Fire Chief Paul Ballou said are needed to update a fleet with aging vehicles that have caused problems...

The Healthy Bourbon County Action Team shared with Bourbon County Commissioners Tuesday plans for making the county a healthier place to live by implementing a county-wide tobacco cessation program. Public Health Nurse Alice Maffett, along with members of the Healthy Bourbon County team, Lora Holdridge and Shane Walker, met with the commissioners...

An ice storm Wednesday night struck Bourbon County and Southeast Kanasas, leaving a coating of three-fourths of an inch of ice. Classes at local districts, the Fort Scott Community College campus and several businesses closed and several activities and meetings were canceled Thursday. ...