Stories from Tuesday, January 6, 2015

Staff and students in USD 234 received a scare to start their day and return from the holiday break Monday morning. According to Fort Scott Police Chief Travis Shelton, a few district personnel working at Fort Scott High School received an e-mail message Monday morning "that intended to cause alarm to the school." Shelton and district personnel said students were released from all district schools early Monday afternoon as a safety precaution...

The last meeting Allen Warren will attend as a commissioner was brief. While the commissioners will meet Friday, Warren will be out of town for other business. Warren lost his bid for re-election to Lynne Oharah during the primary election in August. Oharah defeated the Democrat candidate Clinton Walker during the general election in November...