Stories from Friday, January 7, 2022

Kenneth Louis Fritter, age 85, Nevada, Mo., passed away on Thursday, Jan. 6, 2022 at Medicalodges in Nevada. Kenney was born Sept. 5, 1936 in Eve, Mo., the son of Louis W. Fritter and Stella Gardner Fritter. He married Rebecca (Becky) Rylander on Dec. 1, 1956 in Nevada, Mo. and she survives of the home...

Margaret M. Johnson, 85, of Bronson, Kan., passed Tuesday Jan. 4,2022. Marge was born in Kansas City on Aug. 9, 1936 to William F. Goodhall, Sr. and Mary Leah (Upton) Goodhall. Marge was united in marriage to Thomas C. Johnson on April 5, 1985. He survives of the home. ...

The Fort Scott City Commissioners on Tuesday voted to move tourism in the hands of Bourbon County Regional Economic Development, Inc. Robert Harrington, director of Bourbon County REDI, presented commissioners with an addition to the inter-jurisdictional agreement between the city and REDI for economic development...

Bourbon County Commissioners on Tuesday discussed reported concerns with former county employees using the county’s landfill. After hearing concerns from Public Works Director Eric Bailey, commissioners approved a policy that only allows current county employees to make use of the landfill...

Bourbon County officials are working to hammer out a plan to address HVAC and electrical issues at the Bourbon County Law Enforcement Center. Bourbon County Sheriff Bill Martin and BCLEC Major Bobby Reed were on hand for a discussion with Bourbon County Commissioners and other county officials on Tuesday. Discussion centered around bids and type of work to be done, as well as how to proceed as issues continue...

Robert Lee “Bob” Stone, age 80, resident of Overland Park, Kan., died Friday, Jan. 7, 2022, at Brookdale College Square, Overland Park, Kan. Services for Bob Stone will be announced by the Cheney Witt Chapel, 201 S. Main St.

John L. Rodabaugh, age 74, a former resident of Pittsburg, Kan., and more recently of Fort Scott, Kan., passed away Thursday, Jan. 6, 2022, at the Freeman West Hospital in Joplin, Mo. He was born Feb. 17, 1947, in Pittsburg, the son of Roy Rodabaugh and Anna Mae Westerlin Rodabaugh. ...

Fort Scott High School’s Tiger basketball teams split with the Pittsburg Purple Dragons in an SEK doubleheader Friday night in Pittsburg. An impressive second half for the Lady Tigers (5-2, 2-1) propelled Fort Scott to a 44-26 win in the first game of the night, while Pittsburg’s boys (6-1, 4-0) cruised to a 77-54 win over the Tigers (1-6, 1-2) after a big third quarter in which the Purple Dragons outscored the Fort Scott 23-13...

Fort Scott High School’s varsity wrestling squad dominated en route to a 48-18 win over Garnett-Anderson County Thursday night in the FSHS gym. See Saturday's print or online edition for complete story.