Stories from Tuesday, September 20, 2022

Elda May Beerbower Roark, age 76, a resident of Ft. Scott, Kan., passed away early Sunday, Sept. 18, 2022, at Guest Home Estates. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Friday, Sept. 23, at the Cheney Witt Chapel. Burial will follow in the Oak Grove Cemetery. ...

Paul David Perry, age 72, resident of Fort Scott, Kan., died Monday, Sept. 19, 2022, at his home. There was cremation. A private family memorial will be held later. Contributions are suggested to Care to Share and may be left in care of the Cheney Witt Chapel, P.O. Box 347, 201 S. Main St., Fort Scott, KS 66701. Words of remembrance may be summited to the online guestbook at cheneywitt.com...

Floyd Earl Minor, age 58, of Fort Scott, Kan., passed away Friday, Sept. 16, 2022, surrounded by family at Via Christi Hospital in Pittsburg, Kan. Funeral services will be held Friday, Sept. 23, 2022, at 10:30 a.m. at the Cheney Witt Funeral Chapel with Rev. Dr. G Emery Hurd officiating. Burial will follow in the Oak Grove Cemetery. The family will receive friends on Thursday, Sept. 22, 2022, from 5 to 7 p.m. at Cheney Witt Funeral Chapel...

Elda May Beerbower Roark, age 76, a resident of Fort Scott, Kan., passed away early Sunday, Sept. 18, 2022, at the Guest Home Estates in Fort Scott. She was born May 25, 1946, in Fort Scott, the daughter of Jesse Clyde Newman and Juanita May Workman Newman. ...

A blues festival coming to Fort Scott this weekend will benefit a local cancer support organization. Cory Bryars, who is new to Fort Scott, has organized Fort Fest 22, a blues festival slated to feature several acts and take place from 2 to 10 p.m. Saturday on Bryars’ property, 2006 Maple Road...

On Tuesday, Fort Scott Community College President Alysia Johnston and Lieutenant Governor David Toland signed an agreement that will provide funding for a program intended to boost economic development in Kansas. “The pact allows the use of matching grant funds to help address the high demand for commercial driver’s license training and to defray the cost for area businesses,” according to an FSCC press release...

Continuing dry conditions and an increase in rural fires has led Bourbon County Commissioners to implement a countywide burn ban. On Tuesday, commissioners heard from Bourbon County District 3 Fire Chief Delwin Mumbower, who recommended the ban due to the number of fires rural departments have recently battled. County officials then discussed the need for the measure...

Fort Scott City Commissioners on Tuesday approved hiring an interim city manager and assistant city manager. Following two executive sessions to discuss issues of non-elected personnel, a motion to hire Jeff Hancock of Camdenton, Mo., and Brad Matkin as the assistant city manger under Hancock passed 3-1...