Stories from Friday, June 2, 2023

Eleven Fort Scott High School baseball and softball players landed spots on All-SEK teams. In addition to the players who received honors, Lady Tiger Head Coach Danny Renfro and Tiger Head Coach Josh Regan were each named SEK Coach of the Year for their respective sports...

Heather Rachelle (Eads) Tupin, 45, resident of Blue Springs, Mo., passed away unexpectedly, May 23, 2023. She was born Aug. 12, 1977, in Fort Scott, Kan., the daughter of Roy Earl Eads, Jr. and Juanita Elizabeth (Bigelow) Eads. Heather was a proud graduate of Fort Scott High School. ...

Louis Virgil Swartz, age 62, Pleasanton, Kan., passed away Thursday, June 1, 2023.   Funeral service will be 10:30 a.m. Friday, June 9, 2023 at the Schneider Funeral Home and Crematory, Pleasanton Chapel. Burial will be in the Salem Cemetery, Foster, Mo. Visitation will be held from 5 to 7 p.m. Thursday, June 8, 2023, at the Pleasanton Chapel. Memorial Contributions are suggested to the Louis Swartz Memorial Fund.  Online condolences can be left at www.schneiderfunerals.com. ...

Yvonne Bogue Leek, 90, passed away on May 7, 2022. Yvonne was born to Ada Iris Kimball and Lester Loyd Bogue on Jan. 31, 1932, in Garden City, Kan.  Yvonne was an artist who produced weavings and paintings. She was a cellist who performed in both the Cheyenne, Wyo., and Pueblo, Colo., symphonies. Yvonne was a member of the Pueblo Arts Council, Colorado Artists Association, Mensa, Alpha Mu Delta, Associated Women Artists, Arts Center Associates, and Metropolitan Arts Association. ...

During the past few years, several murals painted by local artists have popped up with little fanfare. But the newest mural, which will honor the 1st Kansas Colored Volunteer Infantry, is receiving a considerable amount of pomp. The Fort Scott Area Chamber of Commerce Downtown Division Board plans to unveil the mural on Friday, Oct. 6, during the Gordon Parks Celebration, but a lot of things will happen before then...

Thursday was the deadline to file nomination papers for the Nov. 7 General Election. The following is a list of individuals who have filed nomination papers with the Bourbon County Clerk’s office: City of Fort Scott Commission (four seats open) – Incumbent Matthew Wells, Incumbent Edwin Woellhof, Dyllon Olson, Margaret P. Cummings, Tracy Dancer, Joshua Baseley, Barbara Ann Rawlins, Harold “Pete” Allen, Janice Allen...

Six Fort Scott students are getting the chance to take their winning history projects to the national level. The Christian Learning Center students, who became state champions at the State National History Day Championships in April in Topeka, are Kenlee Eden, Blair Felt, Kodie Wells, Taly Banwart, Holly Crain and Abby Jacobs. The girls are taking separate projects to national competition...