Stories from Friday, March 11, 2022

As the school year draws down, the Uniontown USD 235 Board of Education continues to work through personnel matters. On Monday, the board held an extended executive session to discuss non-elected personnel. The session was originally set for 35 minutes, then extended another 20 minutes and finally extended another 10 minutes before board members unanimously voted in favor of four motions...

USD 234 officials continue to discuss district needs and ways to gather more feedback on the use of federal funding the district will receive this year. On Monday, district officials updated the board on the conversations that are taking place regarding the $4 million in Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief (ESSER III) funds the district is slated to receiv...

Richard “Dick” Hedges, age 83, resident of Fort Scott, Kan., died Friday, March 11, 2022, at Country Place Living, Fort Scott. Services for Dick Hedges will be announced by the Cheney Witt Chapel, 201 S. Main St.