Stories from Friday, January 5, 2024

Virginia Louise Martin, age 91, resident of Lee’s Summit, Mo., and formerly of Fort Scott, Kan., died Wednesday, Jan. 3, 2024, at Wilshire at Lakewood Rehabilitation Center in Lee’s Summit. Virginia Hockett was born Feb. 11, 1932, in Bronson, Kan., the daughter of Ray Carlton Hockett and Edna Jessie Thompson Hockett. ...

Roy Wayne Marchant, 80, passed away peacefully in the early morning of Friday, Dec. 22, 2023 in Lee’s Summit, Mo. Roy was born on June 14, 1943 in Fort Scott, Kan., to Virginia Faye Bland and was later adopted by her second husband, Richard Marchant. ...

Glenn Elton Karr, age 85, Paola, Kan., passed away Tuesday, Jan. 2, 2024.   A memorial service will be held at 11 a.m. Tuesday, Jan. 9, 2024 at the New Lancaster United Methodist Church. Visitation will be at 10 a.m. to service time at the church. A private family inurnment will be held at a later date. Memorial contributions are suggested to New Lancaster United Methodist or Phoenix Hospice. Online condolences can be left at www.schneiderfunerals.com...

Fort Scott City Commissioners reviewed the city’s ordinances for Code of Ethics and Code of Procedure concerning the commission during their meeting Tuesday night. After a discussion, the commission approved a motion by Commissioner Tim VanHoecke to table approval of Ordinance 3563 on the Code of Ethics in order to allow commissioners time to “redline” items in the ordinance, provide questions, suggestions or concerns to City Manager Brad Matkin and City Attorney Bob Farmer. ...

Note: This is the first of a two-part series on a town hall meeting Thursday night at the Empress Event Center. The public had the chance to learn more about the process for financing a Kansas Sales Tax and Revenue (STAR) bond project to construct a multi-purpose event center in Fort Scott during a town hall meeting Thursday night at the Empress Event Center...