Stories from Tuesday, June 8, 2021

Eloise Evonne Frisbie Robbins, formerly of Belton, Mo., passed away peacefully Oct. 27, 2020, in Freeman, Mo., at the home she shared with her daughter Jessie and son-in-law Terry Carter. Mrs. Robbins was a month shy of her 90th birthday, Nov. 24. Born in Gallup, N.M., in 1930, “Ellie” was the first child and only daughter of Letha L. ...

A citizen urged Bourbon County Commissioners on Tuesday to issue a vote of no confidence for Bourbon County Attorney Jacqie Spradling. Michael Braim spoke to commissioners on the heels of a June 3 recommendation by a three-attorney panel to the Kansas Supreme Court that the high court disbar Spradling for knowingly making false statements to juries during two high-profile trials and for misleading claims about her prosecutorial misconduct to justices of the state’s highest court...

Fort Scott Codes Manager Allyson Turvey asked the city commissioners on June 1 to consider rescinding the bid award for mowing neglected and abandoned residential properties and give the work to the next lowest bidder. Justin Uhler was awarded the bid of $17.50 for 6,000 square feet or less and $20 for more than 6,000 square feet. The next lowest bid was from Doug Miller for $18 and $25. Clayton Miller submitted a bid of $19 and $38...