Stories from Saturday, April 1, 2017

Kenneth "Kenny" Charles Garrett, age 69, a resident of Horseshoe Bend, Ark.; passed away Wednesday, March 29, 2017 at the Baxter Regional Medical Center in Mountain Home, Ark., following a short battle with cancer. He was born Dec. 16, 1947 in Pontiac, Mich., the son of Chester Lee Garrett and Thelma Marie (Barber) Garrett. ...

Kansas legislators have postponed a vote to override Republican Gov. Sam Brownback's veto of a bill that would have expanded the state's Medicaid program. Supporters of the bill launched an effort Thursday to override the veto in the House shortly after Brownback announced his action, an Associated Press story said...

Fort Scott City Commissioners on Tuesday took an early step in what officials have said will be a lengthy process to create a new redevelopment district in Fort Scott. The Commissioners approved a resolution "calling and providing for notice of a public hearing on the advisability of creating a redevelopment district in the city of Fort Scott" at 2322 S. Main St., the site of the former Woods Supermarket...

Workers from Marbery Concrete put in a brace to support rods as a concrete pad dries while doing work on new permanent bleachers at Lions Field Friday afternoon as Fort Scott Community College (white uniforms) plays Allen in the first game of a doubleheader. The work began a little ahead of schedule and the games were originally scheduled to be played in Iola but were moved to Fort Scott due to wet field conditions...