Stories from Tuesday, July 23, 2013

Patsy Lou Dosstter, age 72, resident of Fort Scott, died Monday, July 22, 2013, at Mercy Hospital. She was born Feb. 18, 1941, the daughter of Ray Ruble and Mildred Neth Ruble. She graduated from Fort Scott High School with the class of 1960. She married Earl Dosstter on Aug. ...

Another Bourbon County Fair week is in the books and organizers said this year's weeklong event, which concluded Saturday, went smoothly. This year's fair offered everything from animal exhibits and judging contests, to arts and crafts, food and live entertainment...

On Saturday morning, elected state officials updated the public on the work completed in this session of the Kansas Legislature. The legislative coffee took place at the Common Grounds Coffee Shop, and was sponsored by the Fort Scott Area Chamber of Commerce...

Terry Sercer said as budget requests from various departments stand now, the county is looking at a seven-plus mill increase in the levy, but that is likely to change. Sercer told county commissioners on Monday that preliminary budgets last year reflected the same projections for an increase in the mill levy, but the county was able to keep the mill levy flat by the time the budget was published...