Stories from Friday, March 15, 2019

Louise Woodworth Crist Prell, beloved mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother, passed away peacefully early Wednesday, Dec. 19, 2018, at St. Joseph Hospital in Orange, Calif. She was born Dec. 22, 1933, in Evanston, Ill., to C. Francis Crist and Alice Woodworth Crist. ...

Grace P. Hyatt, Sept. 3, 1928 – March 14, 2019. Grace Hyatt, of Emporia, Kan.,, died at Newman Hospital in Emporia. Thursday, Grace Pauline Hyatt went to be with her Lord and her husband in Heaven. Her cowboy went to Heaven 12 years ago on Friday. Grace Pauline Carmean was born near Des Moines, N.M. ...

The Uniontown USD 235 Board of Education made a decision on a replacement for the junior/senior high school principal/transportation director during its meeting Monday night. Mike Reith was offered a two-year contract from 2019-2023. Terms of the contract were not available...

Bourbon County officials continue to discuss issues with the HVAC system at the Bourbon County Law Enforcement Center. During the Bourbon County Commission meeting Tuesday, BCLEC Major Bobby Reed, Capt. Alvin Metcalf, Undersheriff Ben Cole and Shane Walker, information technology director, met with commissioners to discuss a peer review of the HVAC system at the law enforcement facility...

Allen and Jackie Warren are recipients of this year’s Keystone Award presented during the Fort Scott Area Chamber of Commerce Annual Dinner and Awards Celebration Thursday night at the River Room. The annual award is presented to longtime Fort Scott residents who as an individual or couple have made an outstanding contribution to the community. The award was presented by FSACC Executive Director Lindsay Madison, center...