Stories from Thursday, April 17, 2025

Donald Gene Cooper, 76, of Richards, Mo., passed away early Thursday morning, April 17, 2025. Arrangements will be announced by the Konantz-Cheney Funeral Home.

Matthew Joe Wiebelhaus, age 48, a resident of Fort Scott, Kan., passed away Tuesday, April 8, 2025 at his home in Fort Scott. There was cremation. A memorial service will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, May 10, at the Cheney Witt Chapel. Burial will follow in the St. ...

Donald Eugene Gilleland, age 87, Joplin, Mo., went home to be with the Lord on Thursday, Dec. 5, 2024. Don was born Feb. 20, 1937 in Turley, Okla., son of the late Lester Elsworth Gilleland and Alice Rebecca (Luton) Gilleland. He grew up in Owasso, Okla., where he attended school before enlisting in the United States Navy; where he honorably served two tours in Vietnam and was awarded the Navy Commendation Medal with V device (for Valor) and a Combat Action Ribbon before retiring in 1974 after 20 years of service.. ...

The Fort Scott High School Tiger baseball team ran into a strong arm on the mound in a 3-0 loss to the Blue Valley West Jaguars in the championship game of the LaRoche Varsity Baseball Tournament Saturday at Dave Regan Stadium. See Wednesday's print or online edition for full story...

A three-for-five performance at the plate by Fort Scott’s Raylee Cowan helped the Fort Scott High School Lady Tiger softball team to a 10-8 win over the Chanute Blue Comets on the road Monday evening. See Saturday's print or online edition for full story...

The Parsons Vikings could not muster any runs as the Fort Scott High School baseball and softball teams cruised to dominant shutout victories Tuesday evening in Parsons. See Wednesday's print or online edition for full story.

The Fort Scott Community College Board of Trustees on Wednesday received an overview of the process being used to find the college’s next president. During a work session, the board met with representatives of the team that is helping to facilitate the presidential selection process, but took no official action...

Fort Scott is a destination place for students from around the world through the efforts of Greenheart Exchange and local volunteers who offer their homes, support and friendship. Maya Gevrey from France and Brittanny Ledezma from Bolivia are two of three students enjoying the opportunity to travel abroad to this community and experience American life at Fort Scott High School and through local and area activities...

Bourbon County Commissioners plan to review the county’s 2025 asphalt plan after an April 7 work session with representatives of the public works department. Public Works Director Eric Bailey and Assistant Public Works Director Dustin Hall provided commissioners with a plan for each district, including potential extra chip and seal and asphalt projects, as well as information on road ratings, numbers of asphalt produced and sales tax figures...