Stories from Friday, April 12, 2024

Bourbon County Commissioners listened to the pros and cons of a solar energy project in the county, and voiced their own thoughts during a discussion at the commission’s meeting Monday. County residents Pete Owenby and David Beerbower voiced concerns with the project, while Robert Harrington, director of Bourbon County Regional Economic Development, Inc. (REDI) spoke on the project’s proposed benefits...

Lola Jean Driver, age 71, resident of Fort Scott, Kan., died Thursday, April 11, 2024, at Via Christi Hospital, Pittsburg, Kan. She was born April 29, 1952, in Fort Scott, the daughter of Virgil Jean Wiggans and Lola Camp Wiggans. Jean graduated from Fort Scott High School with the class of 1970. ...

The Fort Scott High School Lady Tiger softball team walloped Pittsburg 11-1 Friday in Pittsburg. The Lady Tigers were blanked by the Columbus Titans 6-0 Thursday in Fort Scott. See Saturday's print or online edition for full story.

Note: The Fort Scott High School Tiger baseball team (6-7) was nipped 8-7 by Pittsburg in an SEK battle Friday in Pittsburg. A recap will appear in a future edition. The Tigers scored four runs in the third inning of a matchup with Parsons en route to a 7-0 shutout of the Vikings Tuesday in Parsons...

Spencer Thomas Lee, age 31, passed from this world, Tuesday, Dec. 12, 2023, in Los Angeles, Calif. Spencer was born and raised in Fort Scott, Kan., and considered Fort Scott his home. He was born April 27, 1992 in Fort Scott, the son of KellieFlynn Lee and Thomas Lee...