Stories from Friday, July 5, 2019

Linda Jo Fort, age 78, La Cygne, Kansas passed away July 3, 2019, at the Overland Park Regional Medical Center. Funeral service will be at 2 p.m. Monday, July 8, 2019, at Schneider Funeral Home and Crematory, La Cygne Chapel. Burial will be in the Paola Cemetery. ...

Dennis "Denny" K. Harris passed away Wednesday, July 3, 2019, at the age of 71 years peacefully at his home, with friends by his side. He was born May 1, 1948, at home one mile east and one mile north of Blue Mound, Kan., in a four-room house without plumbing or electricity. ...

Robert (Bob) Alec Billionis, 96, passed away on July 4, 2019, at Via Christi Medical Center. Bob was born on June 17, 1923, in Pittsburg, Kan., to Nick A. and Edna Locke Billionis. He attended Able Elementary and Pittsburg schools. Bob married the love of his life, Waynith Morgan Billionis, on Jan. 29, 1945...

With the condition of city streets a topic in town, city officials are looking into the creation of an advisory committee for roads. During Tuesday’s meeting of the Fort Scott City Commission, Public Works Director Chad Brown talked about the 2019 Road Improvement Program, which commissioners approved at their May 21 meeting, as well as future plans for determining road projects...

Several communities held Fourth of July celebrations, which children appeared to enjoy.