Stories from Tuesday, April 6, 2021

Noel George Jurgens, 83, of Mound City, Kan., passed away on Thursday, April 1, 2021. Noel was born June 17, 1937 in Omaha, Neb., to George and Leola (Sautter) Jurgens. After graduating from Pleasanton High School, Noel married Mildred "Millie" Louise Harclerode on Aug. ...

Edward “Ed” Earl Coulter, age 72, resident of Farlington, Kan., died Monday, April 5, 2021, at his home. Pastor Randy Coulter will conduct graveside services at 10 a.m. Friday, April 9, in the Rosebank Cemetery, Mulberry, Kan. The family will receive friends from 5 until 7 Thursday evening at the Cheney Witt Chapel. ...

Elsie Jean Sellen, 93, of Fort Scott, passed away Monday morning, April 5, 2021, at Guest Home Estates, Fort Scott, Kan. She was born June 16, 1927, in Whiting, Kan., the daughter of Clifton and Grace (Koger) Belden. She married William Walker Sellen July 13, 1947, in Topeka, Kan., and he preceded her in death June 14, 2015...

The Fort Scott Community College Greyhound men’s basketball team took down Kansas City Kansas Community College 110-90 on March 31, claiming a share of the Jayhawk Conference title. See Wednesday's print or online edition for full story.

The Pittsburg Purple Dragons blew open a 2-2 game in the fourth inning, scoring six runs en route to a 12-2 win over the Fort Scott Tigers Tuesday evening in Pittsburg. The Tigers (0-4) committed four defensive errors in the game, three of which led to the Dragons’ (2-0) big inning. The Tigers made some fundamental miscues in a wild fourth inning...

Bourbon County Commissioners have approved a lease agreement for the move of the Dispatch Center to the courthouse that will result in no cost to the city of Fort Scott. Fort Scott City Commissioners voted Tuesday to approve a contract with the county to move Central Dispatch Center from the Hawkins Safety Building to the courthouse...

Bourbon County Commissioners elected Tuesday to keep a mask mandate in place for the Bourbon County Courthouse. Commission Chairman Lynne Oharah referenced a recent vote by Kansas lawmakers to revoke Gov. Laura Kelly’s statewide mask mandate. Commissioners and County Counselor Justin Meeks discussed enforcement of masks, vaccinations and the current state of the pandemic...