Stories from Friday, April 5, 2019

Helen Barnes, 92, of Mound City, Kan., died Tuesday, April 2, 2019, at The Residencies of Pleasanton. Funeral service will be 10:30 a.m., Monday April 8, 2019, at the Mound City United Methodist Church. Burial will be in the Wesley Chapel Cemetery. Visitation will be from 4 to 6 p.m. Sunday, April 7 at the church. Contributions are suggested to Linn County 4-H Council or Mound City Library. Online condolences can be left at www.schneiderfunerals.com...

City officials on Tuesday responded to some citizen concerns voiced at the March 19 meeting of the Fort Scott City Commission. Director of Finance Rhonda Dunn and Human Resources Director Deb Needleman addressed concerns regarding the city’s proposal to purchase two new fire trucks, at a cost of about $1.8 million, for the Fort Scott Fire Department...

U.S. Congressman Steve Watkins stopped in Fort Scott Friday for a tour of the Fort Scott National Historic Site and to present site staff with a copy of the text of legislation signed into law March 12 that modifies the historic site’s boundaries. H.R. 1061, the Fort Scott National Historic Site Boundary Modification Act, was included in the bipartisan Lands Package President Trump signed into law March 12...