Stories from Tuesday, March 23, 2021

Gary Lee Dixon, 71, formerly of Fort Scott and most recently of Greenbrier, Ark., passed away early Thursday morning March 18, 2021, at his home. He leaves behind his loving wife Debbie A. (Smith) Dixon, of the home; his mother, Ann Chow, of Fort Scott; two daughters, Regina Marie Dixon, and Megan Elizabeth Brown; six siblings; five grandchildren, Savanah and Gavin Dixon, and Xander, Briar, and Reese Brown. ...

Kenneth Leon Emery, 87, Deerfield, Mo., passed away on Friday, March 19, 2021 at his home. Leon was born to Kenneth L. and Nettie Lee (Carpenter) Emery on Jan. 14, 1934 in Deerfield. Leon attended school in Deerfield and graduated from Nevada High School with the Class of 1951. ...

City of Fort Scott officials are working on updating fees for city services. Some of those fees were changed with city commission approval on March 16. City Manager Jeremy Frazier said it has been several years since the city has had a fee and rate adjustment for its services. Those services are the animal shelter, aquatic center, court, golf course, community center, license and fees for mowing assessments and airport...

Fort Scott Community College officials are moving forward with the purchase of an apartment complex to address a need for student housing. Following a 20-minute executive session for preliminary discussion of the acquisition of real property, the FSCC Board of Trustees on Monday unanimously approved a motion to move forward with the $400,000 purchase of the Garrison Apartments, 1731 Horton St...

Bourbon County Commissioners learned Monday the county will receive close to $400,000 as a project to document damages from 2019 flooding in the county wraps up. After Bourbon County Commission Chairman Lynne Oharah asked about the status of the disaster declared in 2019, Bourbon County Emergency Manager William Wallis outlined the details of Disaster DR-4449-KS, which involved flooding between April and May 2019...

The Fort Scott Community College Greyhound football team will take to the field in 2021 after challenges in recent years sidelined the team. In January 2020, FSCC hired Carson Hunter, formerly an assistant coach and coordinator at Murray State University, to lead the Greyhound football program...

The Fort Scott High School baseball team will open its season today against Blue Valley Southwest at the LaRoche Baseball Complex. The game was previously scheduled for Tuesday at Blue Valley Southwest but was postponed due to wet field conditions. The varsity game will start at 4:30 p.m., followed by the JV contest...