Stories from Wednesday, April 2, 2025

Phyllis Sybil Colbert, age 89, formerly of Linn Valley, Kan., passed away Friday, March 28, 2025. A Gathering to Celebrate Sybil's Life will be held at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, April 8, 2025 at Fellowship Olathe. Visitation will follow until 8 p.m. Graveside service will be held at 11 a.m. ...

Fort Scott City Commissioners on Tuesday discussed funding for a future project to make improvements on East National Avenue. The commission also approved a resolution, as presented by attorney Garth Herrmann with GilmoreBell, the city’s bond counsel, that would authorize construction of improvements on East National Avenue from National Avenue east to approximately the railroad tracks. Herrmann said the total estimated costs of improvements is $3,560,000...

The Bourbon County Republicans are preparing to fill a vacant seat on the Bourbon County Commission created by the recent resignation of former commissioner Leroy Kruger. “Due to the recent vacancy of the Bourbon County Commissioner District 3 seat by Leroy Kruger, the Bourbon County Republicans will be accepting applications to fulfill this important role,” according to Kaety Bowers, chairwoman of the Bourbon County Republican Party...

The Fort Scott High School Tiger baseball team won a pair of games Saturday at Dave Regan Stadium to move to 5-0 on the season. The Tigers cruised past the Andover Central Jaguars 11-4 in the first game, then nipped the De Soto Wildcats, 7-5, to close out the day...

The Fort Scott High School Lady Tiger softball team went 2-0 at the Fort Scott Varsity Tournament Tuesday at Don Hewett Field inside Fisher Park. Fort Scott’s Kyndal Aikin dominated in the circle with 16 strikeouts in the Lady Tigers’ 10-2 victory over the Ottawa Cyclones Tuesday afternoon. Aikin gave up six hits and two runs in seven innings of work. Allie Brown led the Lady Tigers (3-0) with three hits in three at-bats in a 16-0 shutout of the Louisburg Wildcats Tuesday evening...

Sherry Lyn Daniels, a cherished sister, mother and grandmother, passed away in the gentleness of twilight on March 30, 2025, at the age of 76, in Topeka, Kan., after her battle with cancer.  Born on Feb. 4, 1949, in Fort Scott, Kan., she embarked upon life's journey...

Amanda Kay Thurston, age 41, resident of Fort Scott, Kan., passed away Monday, March 31, 2025 at her home. She was born March 24, 1984 in Fort Scott to Billy and Pam Cowan. She graduated from Fort Scott High School in 2002, went on to Fort Scott Community College to play volleyball, and later graduated from Missouri Southern University with a bachelors in human resources and business...