Stories from Tuesday, September 24, 2024

Harold William Fritter, 92, of Richards, Mo., passed away on Monday, Sept. 23, 2024, surrounded by family. Harold was born on Aug. 29, 1932, to Louis W. Fritter and Stella Gardner Fritter in Fort Scott, Kan. He married Alice Poague on Dec. 10, 1951, in Hood River, Ore., and she survives of the home...

Iris Paulette Newton went home to be with the Lord on Sept. 22, 2024. Paulette was born on Aug. 28, 1948 in Fort Scott, Kan., the youngest of six daughters born to Ira Ellen (Joyner) and Vernon Smith.  She attended Fort Scott public schools and graduated from Fort Scott Community College as a licensed practical nurse...

On Friday, Sept. 20, immigrants from around the world assembled at the Fort Scott Historic Site to become naturalized citizens of the United States of America. There were 195 men and women present, which is the largest number in the local ceremony’s history. The new citizens originated from 55 countries, with each of them residing in Kansas as legal immigrants prior to making the decision to gain citizenship...

The Fort Scott Community College Board of Trustees has approved terms for the 2024-25 negotiated agreement between FSCC and members of the Fort Scott College Association of Professional Employees (FS-CAPE.) FS-CAPE, the negotiating group on behalf of college faculty, had previously ratified the terms of an agreement between the group and FSCC administration, leaving approval by the board of trustees Monday as the last step in implementing the terms for the current academic year...

Fort Scott City Commissioners have put a timeline in place for the owners of a downtown building to provide requested information to the commission before the city proceeds with condemnation of the building. During a special meeting and public hearing Tuesday, commissioners unanimously approved a motion by Commissioner Dyllon Olson to proceed with condemnation and order repair of a building at 118 E. ...