Stories from Friday, November 15, 2024

Karl E. Umphenour, 84, of Fort Scott, passed away at his home on Wednesday morning, Nov. 13, 2024. He was born on July 22, 1940, in Vernon County, Mo., the son of Roy Ellsworth Umphenour and Lottie Belle (Kleitz) Umphenour. He married Sharon Kathleen Erie on April 25, 1959, in Fulton, Kan. She preceded him in death on Jan. 8, 2013...

Betty Jean Tucker, age 92, a resident of Fort Scott, Kan., met Jesus face to face on Nov. 13, 2024, after battling Parkinson’s Disease the last several years. She was born Aug. 18, 1932, in Splitlog, Mo., the first child of Arzy “Lee” and Elsie Chandler Bergen. ...

It is with great sadness that we announce that Ralph Allen Schellack Jr. passed on to his Heavenly reward on Oct. 8, 2024, at the age of 69. Allen, as he was known, was born on Dec. 12, 1954, in Joplin, Mo., to Ralph Sr. and Clova (Foster) Schellack...

Timothy Phillips, age 37, a resident of rural Fort Scott, Kan., passed away Thursday, Nov. 14, 2024, at his home. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday, Nov. 21. at the Cheney Witt Chapel. Burial will follow in the Centerville Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 5 to 7 p.m. ...

Sherri Marie Crane, age 55, Hume, Mo., passed away Tuesday, Nov. 12, 2024 at Research Medical Center In Kansas City, Mo.   Visitation will be held 5 to 7 p.m. Monday, Nov. 18, 2024 at the Schneider Funeral Home and Crematory, Pleasanton Chapel. Sherri will be laid to rest at a later date. Memorial contributions are suggested to the Sherri Crane Memorial Fund.  Online condolences can be left at www.schneiderfunerals.com...

ssioners said they support a proposed new rock quarry at 140th Street and Fern Road near Elm Creek Lake, but have agreed to wait before voting on the proposal. During Thursday’s commission meeting, commissioners heard from Public Works Director Eric Bailey, Assistant Public Works Director Dustin Hall and Danny Hurt with Buckley Powder Company, an explosives service company, on the proposed quarry, which county officials have said will save money and provide other benefits. ...

Fort Scott High School students on Tuesday learned how the court system works in Kansas from the newest justice on the Kansas Supreme Court. Justice Melissa Taylor Standridge, a lawyer who has served as a Kansas Supreme Court justice since 2020, discussed her pathway to the court, what judges do in their positions, and how judges are selected. She also talked about how the judicial branch differs from other branches of government...