Stories from Wednesday, July 16, 2014

LeRoy Junior Artman, age 83, Pleasanton, Kan., passed away on Monday, July 14, 2014. Funeral service will be held 10 a.m. Friday July 18, 2014 at the Schneider Funeral Home and Crematory, Pleasanton Chapel. Burial will be held at 3:30 p.m. at the Wild Horse Cemetery, McLouth, Kan. ...

Seven district patrons came to the USD 235 Board of Education meeting Monday evening to further discuss adding a wrestling program to the district's athletic offerings. Jim Mason, activity director for the district, presented a survey of potential wrestling athletes in grades six through11. Nineteen students have expressed an interest in the sport, and Mason gave the board an outline of the proposed program...

The USD 234 teachers' contract was unanimously approved Monday night by the Board of Eduction. Fort Scott teachers will meet later this month for possible ratification of the contract to make it official. According to information provided by the board office, if ratified by KNEA, the teachers' 2014-15 contract will include the following:...

The city of Fort Scott has received a clean audit regarding the city's finances for 2013. Terry Sercer, of Diehl, Banwart and Bolton CPAs, appeared before the Fort Scott City Commissioners Tuesday to inform them of the firm's recent examination of the city's financial statements and that the city has received a clean audit for 2013. There were no violations of state or federal statutes found during the audit, Sercer said...

Judging at the Bourbon County Fair continued Tuesday in the Myers Building, the Yeager Poultry/Rabbit Barn and the livestock arena.