Stories from Tuesday, November 26, 2019

Glen Alexander Pearson, Jr., 3-day old son of Glen Pearson, Sr., and Shelby Brown, of Iola, Kan., passed away unexpectedly, Saturday, Nov. 23, 2019, at the Allen County Hospital Emergency Room in Iola, Kan. He was born Nov. 23, 2019, at Pittsburg, Kan...

Bourbon County Commissioners agreed on Nov. 19 they would adopt a resolution for guidelines for economic development incentives. Bourbon County Economic Development Director Jody Hoener presented the guidelines and asked commissioners if they would make a motion to adopt the guidelines. Commissioners agreed they would need a resolution for the guidelines and asked County Clerk Kendell Mason to place the resolution on a future agenda...

As she has done every year for the last two decades, Marjorie Schwalm is gathering the troops in an effort to serve Thanksgiving meals to hundreds of people for the holiday. The 21st annual Community Thanksgiving Dinner, which Schwalm coordinates with the assistance of dozens of volunteers, is scheduled to take place from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Thursday at the Elks Lodge, 111 W. 19th St...

Tristen McClure, 10, of Fort Scott, baits his hook Monday afternoon at Fern Lake inside Gunn Park. McClure and his mother, Aimee McClure, took advantage of a 60-degree day for Tristen to do some fishing at the park.