Stories from Friday, November 5, 2021

Budding filmmakers or journalists may be in a group of Fort Scott High School students taking part in an online competition. Eighteen students in Michelle Laubenstein’s video production class at the high school are competing in The Academy of Scholastic Broadcasting Workshop 76-Hour Contests, which allow students to hone their skills in various categories related to journalism and film...

Wednesday was harvest time, when trucks carrying large square tanks rolled in at Lake Fort Scott. Men donned waders over their cool-weather clothing and took nets in hand, ready to gather one of Fort Scott’s popular commodities – channel catfish. Collecting the fish from the rearing pond located northeast of the Lake Fort Scott spillway is a team effort between the Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks and the city of Fort Scott...

Willis Karl Hamilton, a.k.a. Will Hamilton, went home to be with the Lord on Oct. 29, 2021. Services will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday, Nov. 11, at the Evangelistic Center International Ministries, 1800 Washington Blvd., Kansas City, Kan. Services will be live streamed on the Evangelist Center Church YouTube channel. ...

Emma June Croan, age 88, Mound City, Kan., passed away Thursday, Nov. 4, 2021. Funeral service will be 11 a.m. Monday, Oct. 8, 2021 at the Schneider Funeral Home and Crematory, Mound City Chapel. Burial will be in the Curry Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 10 am to service time. Contributions are suggested to Missouri Hospice and Palliative Care. Online condolences can be left at www.schneiderfunerals.com...

Carl Wayne Bowman, age 76, Mound City, Kan., passed away on Monday Nov. 1, 2021. Funeral service will be held 1:30 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 6, 2021 at the Mound City First Baptist Church. Burial will be in the Goodrich Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 5 to 6:30 p.m. Friday, Nov. 5 at the Schneider Funeral Home and Crematory, Mound City Chapel. Contributions are suggested to the Mound City First Baptist Church. Online condolences can be left at www.schneiderfunerals.com...