Stories from Tuesday, January 14, 2020

Jerry Colleen Malone, age 76, resident of Fort Scott, died Sunday, Jan. 12, 2020, at Ascension Via Christi Hospital in Pittsburg.There was cremation. Arrangements are under the direction of the Cheney Witt Chapel, 201 S. Main. Words of remembrance may be submitted to the online guestbook at cheneywitt.com...

Linda L. Minkler, age 72, of Kincaid, Kan., passed away Saturday, Jan. 11, 2020 at St. Luke’s Hospice House in Kansas City, Mo. Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. Thursday, Jan. 16 at the Centerville Community Church in Centerville, Kan. Burial will follow in the Kincaid Cemetery in Kincaid. ...

Agnes Kathleen Graham, 89, wife of Arthur Eugene Graham, died Jan. 10, 2020. Born July 5, 1930 in Fort Scott, she was the daughter of the late Charles Eugene and Ruth Cecelia Stiles Lienhard. Mrs. Graham was a graduate of the University of Saint Mary in Leavenworth, Kan. ...

Anita Felipa Lee, age 68, a resident of Fort Scott, passed away unexpectedly Sunday, Jan. 12, 2020, at her home. She was born May 11, 1951, in St. Joseph, Mo., the daughter of Andrew James Henderson and Ida Jones Henderson. She was united in marriage to Earnest L. ...

Bourbon County Commissioners on Tuesday approved a letter of intent supporting a move toward repurposing the old Mercy Hospital building. Bourbon County Economic Development Director Jody Hoener said discussions have continued on repurposing the former Mercy building after the hospital closed Dec. 31, 2018. The Community Health Center of Southeast Kansas and Ascension Via Christi, which now occupy portions of the building, have discussed plans for building new facilities on the Mercy property...

Bourbon County Commissioners recently heard from two elected officials regarding a salary increase for all but one elected official in 2020. Sheriff Bill Martin said he does not agree with the increase and when commissioners were working on the budget, he was told the county had no money...