Stories from Tuesday, October 29, 2024

Phyllis Jean Plaster, age 82, resident of Hiattville, Kan., passed away Monday, Oct. 28, 2024, at her home. Rev. Joel Crippen will conduct funeral services at 10 a.m. Thursday, Oct. 31, at the Hiattville United Methodist Church. Burial will follow in the Hiattville Cemetery. ...

Jo Herrmann, age 72, a resident of Girard, Kan., passed away unexpectedly Monday, Oct. 28, 2024, at the Wesley Medical Center in Wichita, Kan. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday, Nov. 6 at the Countryside Christian Church, 1901 E. Fourth St., Pittsburg, Kan. ...

Bourbon County Commissioners on Oct. 21 received a recap of the county’s third-quarter financials as the year draws to a close. See Wednesday's print or online edition for full story.

U.S. Sen. Jerry Moran, R-Kan., made his first visit to Fort Scott High School as part of a tour of Southeast Kansas Tuesday morning. See Wednesday's print or online edition for full story.

During the KSHSAA Class 4A regional Saturday in Chanute, the Fort Scott High School girls’ cross country team and one member of the boys’ squad – senior Josh Woellhof – qualified for the Cross Country State Championship Saturday in Wamego. See Wednesday's print or online edition for full story...

The Fort Scott High School Tiger football team, a No. 4 seed in the East, will host Coffeyville-Field Kindley for the second Friday in a row – but this time, the stakes are a bit different. The Tigers (5-3) wrapped up their regular season with a 22-6 win over the Golden Tornado (No. 13 seed, 2-6) Friday night at Frary Field. The Tigers will once again take on Coffeyville in the first round of the Class 4A State Football Championship Friday, with the winner advancing to regionals Friday, Nov. 8...