Stories from Friday, December 17, 2021

Patricia “Pat” Sue (Stuart) Burton, 77, of Sabetha, Kan., passed away Monday, Dec. 13, 2021, at Ascension Via Christi hospital in Manhattan, Kan. Patricia was born on March 21, 1944, in Fort Scott, Kan., the daughter of Ora Lynell Stuart and Rama Morene (Alexander) Stuart. She grew up attending The Church of God (Independence Holiness) in Fort Scott. Patricia graduated from Fort Scott High School, and throughout her school years, learned to play the violin...

Kathryn Elaine Adams, 74, of Pensacola, Fla., passed away on Oct. 22, 2021. She was born on Aug. 11, 1947 in Scott, Kan. to Robert and Beverly Johnson. She was born as the older of two girls and raised in Mulvane, Kan. Kathryn had a degree in cosmetology. She was married to John Barnes from 1965-1973 and had two children. She was married to Jack Adams from 1974-2006. Kathryn was a member of Grace Baptist Tabernacle in Fort Scott, Kan., for 40 years...

Wesley Dean Woellhof, age 64, a resident of Fort Scott, Kan., passed away Thursday, Dec. 16, 2021, at his home following a battle with cancer. He was born Aug. 3, 1957, in Emporia, Kan., the son of Paul Lester Woellhof and Elinor M. Titus Woellhof. Wes graduated from the Clay Center High School and later from Fort Scott Community College with his Associates in accounting. ...

Harold A. West, age 79, resident of Fort Scott, Kan., passed away Wednesday, Dec. 15, 2021, as the result of an automobile accident. He was born Aug. 30, 1942, in Fort Scott, the son of Homer and Bessie West. Harold proudly served our country in the Army in Vietnam. ...

The Uniontown Board of Education on Monday learned that due to a clerical error in calculating assessed valuations, less revenue will be generated unless the 2022 mill levy is increased. “We are very thankful we went ahead and had that revenue neutral rate hearing,” Howard said. “Had we not, we’d have some issues at this time.”...

Bourbon County Commissioners on Tuesday gave their thoughts on a process that led to a clerical error discovered in the county’s recently-issued tax statements. Bourbon County Business Manager Susan Bancroft reported the most recent tax statements mailed had an error on the levied amount in the USD 234 Recreation fund, which will result in higher taxes for some county residents...

In their final action of 2021, the Fort Scott High School Tiger varsity basketball teams split matchups with Girard Friday night in the FSHS gym. The Lady Tigers (4-1 overall, 2-0 in the SEK) controlled the tempo en route to a 43-30 win over the Lady Trojans, while the Tiger boys (0-5, 0-2) struggled to match Girard’s fast-paced attack in a 61-49 loss to the Trojans...