Stories from Tuesday, January 7, 2020

Sharon A. Price, age 79, passed away peacefully surrounded by loved ones at her home in Fort Scott, Kan., on Jan. 5, 2020. She was born in Corning, Calif., on Sept. 30, 1940, the daughter of William and Lois Stark Jackson. She married Joe Price in 1957. ...

A judge granted continuances for co-defendants in a Bourbon County drug case Friday morning in Bourbon County District Court. Sixth Judicial District Judge Richard Smith presided over separate hearings for Cassi Melinda Farmer, 39, and Jerry Michael Wright, 30, who were present with their attorneys. ...

Subdivision of a plat of land on the old Mercy Hospital property will rest in the hands of the Fort Scott City Commission after action Monday by the Fort Scott Planning Commission. Planning commissioners approved sending a recommendation to the city commission for subdivision of an approximately 46-acre parcel of land at 401 Woodland Hills Blvd., which would allow for the Community Health Center of Southeast Kansas and Ascension Via Christi —two health care entities that occupy portions of the building — to expand on the property.. ...

After a nearly 30-year career, Fort Scott Fire Chief Paul Ballou signed off for the last time Friday. The city held a retirement reception for Ballou, fire chief since 2008, Friday at Buck Run Community Center. The reception was attended by several city and county officials, as well as several of Ballou’s friends, family members and colleagues...

Fort Scott native Trevor Swim and Katie Thoe of Eau Claire, Wis., along with their canine campanion Bodie, shared one of their children's books with students at Eugene Ware Tuesday morning. The books is part of a series aimed at teaching children about each state in the U.S. ...

Despite mounting comebacks, the Fort Scott Tiger and Lady Tiger basketball teams could not overcome the Pittsburg Purple Dragons Tuesday night in Pittsburg. Down by 10 points late in the game, the Tiger boys (1-4 overall, 1-1 in the SEK) applied the press and climbed to within two points, closing the gap in a 30-second time period. The Tigers ultimately fell 66-57...