Stories from Friday, August 4, 2017

“Precious in the sigh of the Lord is the death of his saints.” Psalm 116:15 God called Clifford Daniel Mathew home to Heaven on Aug. 2, 2017, after a long hard battle with cancer at the age of 63. He was born Jan. 24, 1954, in Elkhart, Ind., the son of Richard and Dorothy Jones Mathew. ...

Catherine L. Feese, age 66, of Kincaid, Kan., passed away on Wednesday, Aug. 2, 2017 at Barnes Jewish Hospital, St. Louis, Mo. Memorial services will be held at 10:30 a.m., on Tuesday, Aug. 8, 2017, at Feuerborn Family Funeral Service Chapel in Iola, Kan. In lieu of flowers, the family suggests Kansas Youth Quarter Horse Association, which may be left in care of the funeral home...

If the Bourbon County 2018 budget is approved as was discussed Thursday, county employees stand to see a wage increase. Along with that increase, the commissioners also are proposing an increase in longevity pay. Commissioners did not consider any increases for salaried employees...

Pictured from left are Grace, Audrey and Olivia Walker who held a fundraising lemonade stand in front of their home at 1123 S. Burke Friday afternoon. The girls were also selling baked good and some arts and crafts in an effort to raise funds for Care to Share/The Sharing Bucket. Four-year-old Ella was also helping out...

The Kansas Bureau of Investigation is investigating an officer-involved shooting that occurred last night near the Fort Scott National Cemetery. According to reports from media news sources, at 11:15 p.m. Thursday the KBI was asked to assist the Bourbon County Sheriff’s Office following an officer-involved shooting that occurred at approximately 10:45 p.m. in Fort Scott. KBI agents and a crime scene response team responded to conduct the investigation...

Results of the Fort Scott Recreation Commission’s Home Run Derby. 9-year-old boys: 1. Ryder Newton, 2. Reece Roberts, 3. Trace Metcalf. 9-year-old girls: 1. Aubrey Yarick, 2. Addi Metcalf, 3. Grace Anderson. 10-year-old boys: 1. Chayden Clayton, 2. Lennox Vann, 3. Dub Chipman...

WICHITA — The Kansas Stars completed pool play unbeaten following an 8-0 shutout over the Liberal BeeJays in Wednesday night’s feature game of the National Baseball Congress World Series here. In Friday night’s quarterfinal game, the Stars used a 9-run fifth inning to take an 11-3 win over the Derby Twins. In tonight’s semifinal, the Stars will face the winner of Saturday night’s late game between Kansas teams Cheney and Mulvane...