Stories from Thursday, November 12, 2020

Virginia Lillian Godwin, 58, Nevada, Mo., passed away on Saturday, Oct. 31, 2020 at Cass Regional Hospital in Harrisonville, Mo. Virginia was born on Jan. 30, 1962 in Ft. Scott, Kan., to Stanley Lewis and Helen Joan (Pettibon) Schnichels. Virginia’s parents passed away when she was around 4 years old and she was raised by her aunt and uncle, Norval and Ann Schnichels, in the Fort Scott area. She graduated from Fort Scott High School and for a period of time worked as a caregiver...

Barbara Jean Stewart, 94, of Fort Scott, formerly of Xenia, passed away Tuesday evening, Nov. 10, 2020 at her home. She was born May 30, 1926, in Topeka, Kan., the daughter of Guy Russell and Agnes Sarah (Davis) Boyd. She married Myron Leslie Stewart on Dec. 8, 1945, in Osawatomie, Kan., and he preceded her in death Sept. 1, 1996...

John Fredrick Kruger, age 68, resident of Fort Scott, Kan., died Wednesday, Nov. 11, 2020, at his home. Rod Perez and Rev. Virgil Peck will conduct funeral services at 10 a.m. Tuesday, Nov. 17, at the Fort Scott Church of the Nazarene. Burial will follow in the Evergreen Cemetery. ...

Officials with USD 235 in Uniontown have made the decision to cancel Friday night’s scheduled playoff football game between the UHS Eagles and Olpe Eagles due to COVID-19 issues at Uniontown Junior Senior High School. See Saturday's print or online edition for complete story...