Stories from Friday, August 2, 2024

Taylor Christine Bowman, age 31, a resident of Fort Scott, Kan., passed away Tuesday, July 30, 2024, at her home. A celebration of life service will be held at 1:30 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 8 at the Cheney Witt Chapel. Private burial will take place at a later date in the Centerville Cemetery. Memorials are suggested to the Taylor Bowman Memorial Fund and may be left in care of the Cheney Witt Chapel, 201 S. Main, P.O. Box 347, Fort Scott, KS 66701...

Although it was not unanimous, the Fort Scott City Commission on Monday approved amendments to the city’s ordinance on golf carts. See Saturday's print or online edition for full story.

Policies on cell phones in classrooms differ in school districts across the state as school officials wait on recommendations from a state task force that is researching the issue. Last month, the Kansas State Board of Education asked Kansas Education Commissioner Dr. Randy Watson to form a blue ribbon task force charged with creating guidance for addressing the non-academic use of phones in pre-K-12 classrooms in Kansas...