Stories from Tuesday, November 21, 2023

Jessie Mae Neville, age 91, a resident of Fort Scott, Kan., went home to be with the Lord on Monday, Nov. 20, 2023. She was born Dec. 24, 1931, to Carl Ausemus and Emma Armstrong Ausemus, the youngest of the 11 Ausemus children. She was born on the homeplace between Hiatville and Hepler. ...

Paul Everett Tinsley, age 84, resident of Bronson, Kan., died Sunday, Nov. 19, 2023, at Moran Manor Nursing Home, Moran, Kan. He was born April 6, 1939, 6 miles southeast of Blue Mound, Kan., on the family farm, the son of Everett “Ebb” and Edith Marie Stewart Tinsley. ...

Josie Motley, 2-year-old daughter of Jason and Aubrey Motley, passed away Monday, Nov. 20, 2023, at the Children’s Mercy Hospital in Kansas City, Mo. Funeral services for Josie Motley will be announced by the Cheney Witt Chapel, 201 S. Main, Fort Scott, Kansas...

The Board of County Canvassers met Monday evening to break a three-way tie for seats on the Mapleton City Council, and to finalize results of the Nov. 7 general election. Bourbon County Clerk Jennifer Hawkins appointed two county employees – Tim Barrett, maintenance, and Jimmy Kemmerer, information technology – to serve on the canvassing board with County Commissioner Jim Harris. The board drew names out of a box to break the tie...

Elected officials in Bourbon County are slated to receive longevity pay after recent action by Bourbon County Commissioners. During a Nov. 13 discussion, commissioners approved a motion to give elected officials longevity pay for their time as regular county employees, prior to being elected into their positions. The motion excludes commissioners Jim Harris and Nelson Blythe...

The city of Fort Scott will keep its city manager. During Tuesday’s meeting of the Fort Scott City Commission, commissioners approved by a 3-2 vote a new contract for City Manager Brad Matkin, who has elected to stay in the position. Commissioners discussed the new five-year contract before voting...