Stories from Friday, January 27, 2023

Sarah Eugenia Wesner Eckles, 83, passed away peacefully in her home on Jan. 22, 2023. Sally was born Nov. 23, 1939, to Ermal and Hulon Albright Wesner in Ida, La. She attended college at Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge, where she was a member of Phi Mu sorority, the Honor Society, and met her husband-to-be, Robert Lee Eckles. At LSU, she received her Bachelor of Science degree in home economics and had a long career as a social worker in New Orleans...

Jill Jaworski brings more than 20 years of experience in the National Park Service to her new post as superintendent of the Fort Scott National Historic Site. Jaworski, who was chosen as the fort’s next superintendent in September, most recently served as the chief park ranger at Cape Lookout National Seashore in Harkers Island, N.C., and was the acting superintendent at Appomattox Court House National Military Park and Booker T. ...

Bourbon County has its second county clerk in about as many years. During a special convention Thursday evening at the Empress Event Center, the Bourbon County Republican Central Committee appointed county employee Jennifer Hawkins as the new county clerk. If the appointment is approved, Hawkins will replace current clerk Ashley Shelton, who issued her resignation Jan. 17. Shelton’s last day is Feb. 3...