Stories from Friday, May 10, 2024

Gene V. Davis, age 90, a resident of Fort Scott, Kan., passed away Thursday, May 9, 2024, at the Medicalodges in Fort Scott. Graveside services will be held at 2 p.m. Friday, May 17 at the Evergreen Cemetery. The family will receive friends on Friday from 1 p.m. until leaving for the cemetery at 1:45 p.m. at the Cheney Witt Chapel. Arrangements are under the direction of the Cheney Witt Chapel, 201 S. Main, Fort Scott, KS 66701...

Kathy Joyce Biggert, age 66, a resident of Fort Scott, Kan., passed away unexpectedly, Thursday, May 9, 2024, at her home. There was cremation. No services are planned at this time. Memorials are suggested to the Kathy Biggert Memorial Fund and may be left in care of the Cheney Witt Chapel, 201 S. Main, P.O. Box 347, Fort Scott, KS 66701. Words of remembrance may be submitted to the online guestbook at cheneywitt.com...

Jack “Happy Jack” Dale Carson, age 73, a resident of Garland, Kan., passed away on Thursday, May 9, 2024. He was born April 4, 1951 in Fort Scott, Kan., the son of Kenneth and Effie (Beerbower) Carson. Jack married Donna Young on March 30, 1976 and later divorced. ...

Donna Sue Schilling, age 78, a resident of Fort Scott, Kan., passed away unexpectedly Wednesday, May 8, 2024, in Fort Scott. She was born May 3, 1946, in Nevada, Mo., the daughter of William A. Carpenter, Sr. and Nellie Mae Lawrence Carpenter. Donna grew up in the Deerfield, Mo., area and graduated from the Nevada High School. She married the love of her life, Dale Schilling on March 4, 1966, at the First Church of God in Fort Scott...

The Fort Scott Fire Department will get its own training facility after approval Tuesday by the Fort Scott City Commission. After a presentation by Fort Scott Deputy Fire Chief Mike Miles, commissioners discussed specifics of the proposed facility with Miles and Fort Scott Fire Chief Dave Bruner. ...

Brittney Bradley and Dustin Meeks are a committed couple who have known both adversity and success during their five years together as a blended family. They moved from Pleasanton to Fort Scott in October 2023 for a fresh start, having overcome addictions that hindered their progress toward the life that they dreamed of having together. Their issues are those that many have faced, from all walks of life and for many reasons...

The Fort Scott High School Tiger varsity baseball and softball teams, both sitting in first place in the SEK League, clinched at least a share of a league title with wins over the Chanute Blue Comets to close out the regular season Thursday in Chanute...