Stories from Friday, February 24, 2017

Richard A. Brooker, age 86, a resident of Fort Scott, Kan., passed away, Thursday, Feb. 23, 2017, at the Washington Regional Hospital in Fayetteville, Ark. Rev. Kevin Moyers will conduct funeral services at 11:30 a.m. Tuesday, Feb. 28 at the Cheney Witt Chapel. ...

Micheal Louis Larrabee, 27, of Fort Scott, died Thursday, Feb. 23, 2017. Arrangements are incomplete and will be announced later by the Konantz-Cheney Funeral Home.

Donald Anthony Welch, Sr., 74, formerly of Fort Scott, died Saturday, Feb. 18, 2017 at the Medicalodge of Goddard in Goddard, Kan. He was born Sept. 22, 1942 in St. Clair County, Mo., the son of Milford Daniel and Anita Margaret (Jones) Welch, more commonly known as Mickey and Nettie...

UNIONTOWN -- Uniontown City officials are checking into an issue City Clerk Sally Johnson said is an "unusual" circumstance concerning a water meter reading. During their Feb. 14 meeting, city council members learned one meter reading showed a residence had a higher than normal water usage -- 70,780 gallons. The Jan. 19 reading was for a residence at 302 Sherman St...

Bourbon County Commissioners on Tuesday took a step in the process of getting answers for trustees of two townships. After a motion by Commissioner Nick Ruhl, commissioners unanimously voted in favor of requesting a financial audit of Garland Fire District No. 2, with Scott and Drywood Townships to be responsible for the cost of the audit...