Stories from Tuesday, April 16, 2019

David B. Ashcraft, age 72, a resident of Fort Scott, Kan., passed away early Tuesday, April 16 at his home following a brief cancer illness. Arrangements for David Ashcraft will be announced by the Cheney Witt Chapel, 201 S. Main, Fort Scott.

Suzanne Street, 72, of Fort Scott, passed away at her home Saturday evening, April 13, 2019. She was born June 27, 1946, in Fort Scott, Kan., the daughter of Carl S. and Martina D. (Kirker) Street. Suzanne graduated from Fort Scott High School with the Class of 63. ...

Evelyn Lois “Betty” Hill, 91, died on Monday, April 15, 2019, at Kearny County Hospital in Lakin. She was born on Oct. 11, 1927 at Neodesha the daughter of Robert E. and Margaret E. (Totman) Jackson. She married Robert “Doc” Hill on Dec. 14, 1946 at Fort Scott. He died on May 8, 1983...

The criminal justice program at Fort Scott Community College has grown from where it was more than 10 years ago, the FSCC Board of Trustees learned during the board’s Monday meeting. Vanessa Poyner, an instructor in the program, provided an update on the program. Poyner said while criminal justice courses were offered in previous years, the criminal justice program was created 12 years ago, in the 2006-07 school year...

Bourbon County Commissioners on Tuesday amended the 2019 budget to include the newly organized Bourbon County Emergency Medical Services. The ambulance budget is set for $1,020,000. During the public hearing held Tuesday, commissioners said of that amount, $316,000 was already set aside in the budget to pay Mercy Hospital Fort Scott for EMS it provided through a contract with the county. ...

The annual Kiwanis Easter Egg hunt was held Saturday at Gunn Park. Approximately 200 children searched the ground near Shelter House No. 2 for the 3,000 eggs placed by the Kiwanis members. Some of the eggs were filled with coupons from local merchants...