Stories from Tuesday, March 28, 2023

Sandra S. Stinnett, 79, a resident of Fort Scott, passed away Tuesday morning, March 28, 2023. Arrangements will be announced by the Konantz-Cheney Funeral Home.

Shirley Palmer, a resident of Fort Scott, died early Tuesday, March 28, 2023 at the Medicalodge of Fort Scott. Funeral arrangements for Shirley Palmer will be announced by the Cheney Witt Chapel, 201 S. Main St.

Merle Mayfield, 80, resident of Fort Scott, passed away Friday, March 24, 2023. He was born Dec. 16, 1942, in Fort Scott, Kan., the son of Wayne and Leona (Bean) Mayfield. He married Betty L. Jack on Aug. 12, 1967, in Arcadia, Kan. They later divorced. He later married Judy Shankle, and they divorced...

Fort Scott City Commissioners met with a representative from Archer Daniels Midland Monday to determine how the two entities can work together to better handle ADM’s waste water and prevent the return of the odor that permeated the city last summer...

The newest members of the Fort Scott Street Department are leveling a portion of 1st Street and replacing stamped concrete that was used to repair brick streets when utilities work was done many years ago. This patch, near the alley between Main Street and National Avenue, was identified as a priority area in 2021 when the alley was reconstructed with concrete...

Officials with Community Health Center of Southeast Kansas continue to prepare for a move into a new clinic at 2322 S. Main St., a building that formerly housed a Price Chopper store. Robert Poole, director of communication and marketing for CHC/SEK, said a transition team has been meeting weekly to coordinate “all the many logistics” of the move, which is expected to occur in stages the weekend of April 14. The new clinic site will be open April 17...

The Fort Scott Lady Tiger varsity softball team captured third place in a varsity tournament with a 12-11 win in extra innings over the Chanute Lady Blue Comets on a chilly Tuesday night at Don Hewett Field. After being nipped, 9-8, by the Ottawa Cyclones in the first game of the tournament Tuesday afternoon, the Lady Tigers (1-1) returned to the field for a hard-fought battle with Chanute in a back-and-forth contest. Chanute erased an eight-run deficit in the fifth inning to keep things close...