Stories from Friday, December 15, 2023

Joaquina Naveira, resident of Farlington, Kan., formerly of Elizabeth, N.J., died Tuesday, Dec. 12, 2023, in Farlington. Chaplain Adam Parrish will conduct graveside services at 2 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 20, at the Farlington Cemetery. Words of remembrance may be submitted to the online guestbook at cheneywitt.com...

Brenda Jo Moser, age 68, Joplin, Mo., passed away on Friday, Dec. 8, 2023, at Mercy of Joplin. Brenda was born Sept. 8, 1955, in Fort Scott, Kan., one of eight children born to the late James Perry Roberts and Waneda Alberta (Blake) Roberts. Brenda grew up in Fort Scott and graduated from Fort Scott High School. ...

Agnes Ruth Hill, age 90, formally of Fort Scott, Kan., died Friday, Dec. 15, 2023 at the Homestead Assisted Living in Girard. Services for Agnes Hill will be announced by the Cheney Witt Chapel, 201 S. Main.

Although the Ascension Via Christi emergency department will cease operations Dec. 20, the Bourbon County EMS will continue to operate. During the Bourbon County Commission meeting Monday, Teri Hulsey, director of Bourbon County EMS, said she wanted to reassure the community the ambulance service is not affected by the closing of the emergency department...

The USD 234 Board of Education is moving forward with expansion of the district’s preschool services with the purchase of a building from Fort Scott Community College. On Monday, the board approved the purchase of a building at 902 S. Horton St., which Fort Scott Community College had purchased earlier this year from the Community Health Center of Southeast Kansas for the purposes of housing the college’s nursing program...