Stories from Friday, August 4, 2023

Elizabeth Ann Mayes, age 59, passed away, Saturday July 29, 2023 as the result of an automobile accident. A service will be held at a later date. Memorial contributions are suggested to Paws & Claws, 8 N. Judson, Fort Scott, KS  66701. Online condolences can be left at www.schneiderfunerals.com. ...

Dennis N. Mayes, age 62, passed away Saturday, July 29, 2023 as the result of an automobile accident. A service will be held at a later date. Memorial contributions are suggested to Paws & Claws, 8 N. Judson, Fort Scott, KS 66701. Online condolences can be left at www.schneiderfunerals.com. ...

Herbert H. Hickman, 94, of Pittsburg, passed away Tuesday, Aug. 1, 2023 at his home. He was born Jan. 16, 1929, at Riverton, Kan., to Hubert and Alice (Holt) Burnett. He was raised by his adoptive parents, Clint and May Hickman. He graduated from McCune High School in 1947. ...

Fort Scott City Commissioners tabled action Tuesday on a proposed memorandum of understanding with the Healthy Bourbon County Action Team (HBCAT) to form a new task force. Commissioners have asked the city attorney to review the MOU and clarify some of the language as well as include an opt-out clause...

Long-time local jeweler John Bartelsmeyer is passing the torch, so to speak. Bartelsmeyer and his wife, Cindy, recently sold Bartelsmeyer Jewelry, a longstanding business with a history that dates back to the early 1900s, to Wyatt and Krysta Hulbert. John said the sale was finalized in June as he has decided to become “semi-retired.”...