Stories from Wednesday, August 14, 2013

Earl Edward Marsh, age 86, a former resident of Fort Scott, died Monday, Aug. 12, 2013, at the home of his son, James E. Marsh in Pittsburg, Kan. He was born July 10, 1927, in Fort Scott, Kan., the son of Gilbert Elwood Marsh and Mildred Bernice Rose Marsh. ...

John Wagner, Jr. 81, of LaHarpe, Kan., passed away Tuesday, Aug. 13, 2013, at Labette Health in Parsons, Kan. John was born May 9, 1932, in Garnett, Kan., the son of John David and Violet Genelle (Hartman) Wagner. He grew up at Moran. John served in the U.S. ...

Ethel Lamoine Miller, age 80, resident of Fort Scott, died Monday, Aug. 12, 2013, at Mercy Hospital. She was born on Dec. 6, 1932, in Fulton, Kan., the daughter of Jessie L Durbin and Lottie E. Brown Durbin. She married Bradie Ray Lathrom on Oct. 9, 1948. ...

BRONSON -- The Bronson City Council approved a city budget Monday that reflects a slightly higher mill levy due to decreases in assessed property valuations. City Treasurer Larry Neville explained the 2014 budget figures to the council and compared them to numbers from the 2012 and 2013 budgets. Neville said a handful of citizens attended the budget hearing...

The Fort Scott Community College Board of Trustees adopted a budget on Monday with a higher mill levy than last year, but less than what it had published. The board looked at a $2,961,050 budget that contained a 5.91 mill levy increase. Following a public hearing, Trustee John Kerr made a motion to keep the budget at last year's level, which was $2.419 million. The motion died for lack of a second...

UNIONTOWN -- Like many school districts across Kansas, USD 235 is making do with less money. The USD 235 Board of Education approved the 2013-14 budget following a budget hearing Monday. USD 235 Superintendent Randy Rockhold said the district must function about $150,000 less this year than last year due to the state not equalizing the local option budget (LOB) for districts. The LOB is money the district generates through property tax...

The USD 234 Board of Education won't adopt a budget until after a public hearing is held during a special meeting on Aug. 23. Business Manager Susan Brown said early last week the district was notified that the assessed valuation had dropped because the City of Fort Scott had issued an industrial revenue bond...

Kay Demott of LaCygne, right, waits for the first batch of homemade ice cream to be ready at Tuesday evening's farmers market on Skubitz Plaza. The ice cream making machine is run by a 1929 International Harvester engine and will make five gallons at a time. The fuel used to operate the engine is racing car alcohol, she said. The engine belonged to her husband, Roger's, grandfather, Les Demott. Pictured at left is her helper granddaughter Madison...