Stories from Friday, May 31, 2024

Delbert Lee Sinn, age 83, resident of Independence, Mo., passed from this life on Thursday, May 23, 2024, at Centerpoint Medical Center, Independence, Mo. Delbert was born Aug. 6, 1940, in Fort Scott, Kan., the son of George Alfred Sinn and Sophia Muriel Cordill Sinn. ...

Berta R. Weddle, 87, of Nevada, Mo., passed away May 25, 2024, at the Moore-Few Care Center. She was born Aug. 1, 1936, in Hepler, Kan., the daughter of Willard Weddle and Xerphia (Newell) Weddle. She married Lloyd Durwood Pollock and they later divorced...

Deann Eilene Cobbs, age 54, Garnett, Kan., passed away Friday May 31, 2024.  Visitation will be held from 5 to 7 p.m. Wednesday, June 5, 2024, at the Schneider Funeral Home and Crematory, Mound City Chapel. Memorial contributions are suggested to Care To Share, in care of Schneider Funeral Home, P.O. Box J, Mound City, KS 66056. Online condolences can be left at www.schneiderfunerals.com...

MANHATTAN – Fort Scott FFA chapter received first place for their performance in the Novice Parliamentary Procedure leadership development event during the 96th Kansas FFA Convention, May 29-31 on the campus of Kansas State University. See Saturday's print or online edition for full story...

School districts in Fort Scott and Uniontown will receive additional funding through recently-passed state legislation that funds K-12 education. On May 15, Gov. Laura Kelly signed House Substitute for Senate Bill 387, which fully funds K-12 education for the sixth consecutive year and also invests dollars into fully funding special education, according to a news release...