Stories from Friday, March 1, 2019

Charles Elmer Beckman, age 88, Mound City, Kan., passed away on Thursday, Feb. 28, 2019 at the Olathe Hospice House. Funeral service will be held 2 p.m. Tuesday, March 5, 2019 at the Schneider Funeral Home and Crematory, Mound City Chapel. Burial will be in the Woodland Cemetery. ...

An arrest has been made in connection with an alleged shooting incident that took place Feb. 9 at a local residence. Shawn Thomas Keating, 38, was arrested at 2:02 p.m. Tuesday by the Bourbon County Sheriff’s Office for his alleged involvement in a shooting at the 1100 block of East Oak St...

Federal legislation which includes a measure that would modify the boundaries of the Fort Scott National Historic Site to include the Lunette Blair Civil War Block House passed the U.S. House of Representatives on Tuesday. The bill, called S.47 or the Natural Resources Management Act, passed the House by a vote of 363-62. It passed the Senate Feb. 12 by a vote of 92-8...

A celebration of the addition of another piece of the local health care puzzle took place Thursday at the new Ascension Via Christi Emergency Department. The event included remarks from Ascension Via Christi officials, representatives of the city and Fort Scott Area Chamber of Commerce, prayers and tours of the new department. Refreshments were also served...