Stories from Thursday, May 3, 2018

Bessie Mae Mathews, age 79, of Moran, Kan., passed away May 1, 2018, at the Moran Manor, Moran. Bessie was born April 30, 1939, in Mapleton, Kan., to John C. Lucas and Bertha M. Brown Lucas. Bessie graduated Bronson High School in 1957. She and Frank L. Mathews, Jr. were married on May 4, 1957, in Fort Scott, Kan...

Jacob Michael Steele, 19 of Waldorf, Md., passed away on April 18, 2018 in an automobile accident. Jacob was born on Aug. 19, 1998 in Lompoc, Calf., to David and Julie Steele. He is also survived by his brothers, Elijah Steele and Logan Steele; his sisters, Stephanie Steele (Neil Kelly), Charli Snackers-Steele (Hubert) and Krista Steele. ...

Fort Scott Community College's baseball team announced via its Twitter feed Thursday afternoon that the start time of game one of its Region VI Tournament first-round playoff series with Seward County will be moved back two hours Friday. First pitch is now set for 3 p.m. at Lions Field...