Stories from Friday, April 10, 2020

Administrators and staff in the USD 234 and USD 235 school districts are doing what they can to make sure students are fed during the COVID-19 crisis. USD 234 staff is asking families to register for pick up of meals, which will be distributed Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday next week. Each child will receive two meals on Monday, and a total of eight meals each on Tuesday and Wednesday...

According to the SEK Multi-County Health Department’s weekly update released Thursday afternoon, the following are the updated COVID-19 case numbers for the department’s four-county service area: • Allen County -- current positive cases, 0; current recovered cases, 0; total positives since testing, 0; deaths, 0...

The Fort Scott City Commission on Tuesday discussed the need for a city engineering firm, as well as a separate charter ordinance dealing with filling vacancies in elected public offices. Director of Finance Susan Bancroft informed commissioners there are several grant opportunities the city can apply for, and city staff would like to accept requests for qualifications for a city engineering firm. ...