Stories from Tuesday, June 28, 2022

Recent discussions on possible solutions to address staffing shortages at the Bourbon County Law Enforcement Center have spurred talk on improving the county’s tax base. During a work session June 20, Bourbon County Chief Financial Officer Susan Bancroft said she was asked to compile some information for a discussion with Sheriff Bill Martin and BCLEC Major Bobby Reed after jail officials recently began transferring inmates to other counties...

Nearly two decades of public service for one Bourbon County official will come to an end next month. During Tuesday’s meeting of the Bourbon County Commission, Commissioner Lynne Oharah announced he will soon be resigning from his position. Oharah will serve in his last commission meeting on Tuesday, July 12...

Dale Richard Johnson, age 85, a resident of Fort Scott, Kan., passed away Friday, June 24, 2022, at his home at the Presbyterian Village in Fort Scott. Rev. Dusty Drake will conduct a memorial service at 11 a.m. July 9 at the Community Christian Church. ...

Alfred Heinrich Basel, 86, of Fort Scott, Kan., passed away early Monday morning, June 27, 2022, at the Girard Medical Center. Arrangements will be announced by the Konantz-Cheney Funeral Home.