Stories from Tuesday, February 18, 2020

Patricia Sue Warzel Keating, age 93, a resident of Fort Scott, passed away Friday, Feb. 14, 2020 at the Kansas University Medical Center. The daughter of Gus and Grace (Good) Warzel, she was born in Fort Scott on April 20, 1926. Educated in the Fort Scott school system, Patricia graduated High School with the Class of 1943. ...

John Thomas “Tommy” Leihsing, 86 formerly of Hartford, passed away Saturday, Feb. 15, 2020 at Presbyterian Manor in Emporia. He was born Aug. 30, 1933 in Worland, Mo., the son of Herman Joseph and Julie Ann Jenkins Leihsing. Tommy was inducted into the United States Army on June 25, 1953. He proudly served until receiving an honorable discharge on May 19, 1955. On Jan. 25, 1957 he married the love of his life, Carol LaVonne Bethune...

Charles Earl “Charley” Schubert, 75 of Americus, Kan., formerly of Uniontown, Kan., passed away, Thursday, Feb. 13, 2020 at Stormont Vail Hospital in Topeka, Kan. He was born Oct. 3, 1944 in Fort Scott, the son of Ira Edward and Doris Elizabeth (Likely) Schubert. He married Lora May Gerdsen on Dec. 18, 1966 in Uniontown. She survives of the home...

The Uniontown Eagles faced the Pleasanton Blu-Jays on Homecoming night Feb. 14. Both varsity teams won, as did both JV teams. See Wednesday's online or print edition for complete story.

The Fort Scott Tiger and Lady Tiger varsity basketball teams held on to seal overtime wins over the Golden Tornado of Coffeyville-Field Kindley Tuesday night. The Tigers’ C.J. Horton shot six of nine from the free-throw line to secure a 52-48 win for the Tiger boys (7-10.) Horton’s free throws were Fort Scott’s only points of the overtime period...

Bourbon County Economic Development Director Jody Hoener announced Tuesday the county will take the lead in creating a health care mall at what once was the Mercy Hospital Fort Scott building. Hoener said on Monday, the county received a donation agreement from Mercy, which includes the building and $1 million...

Editor’s note: This is the second part of a two-part series on a Feb. 11 meeting regarding wind farms. More questions raised during a meeting on wind farms Feb. 11 at Fort Scott Community College revolved around the county’s involvement and taxes. Second District Commissioner Jeff Fischer moderated the evening. ...