Stories from Friday, August 22, 2014

Robert L. "Bob" George, 72, of Wichita, formerly of Fort Scott, retired Sedgwick County flood plain manager passed away Wednesday, Aug. 20, 2014. Visitation with the family present, 9 a.m. to 10 a.m. Saturday; service, 10 a.m. Saturday both at Cochran Mortuary, 1411 N. Broadway. (Parking from Market Street) Burial will follow at 3:30 p.m. Saturday in the Centerville Cemetery near Fort Scott, Kan...

Peggy Jean Drake, 89, of Fort Scott died at her home, Tuesday evening, Aug. 19, 2014. She was born Feb. 2, 1925 in West Memphis, Ark., the daughter of Charles Peter and Laura Mae (Palen) Long. She married Maurice LaFayette "Jim" Drake, Jr. Nov. 25, 1945 in Brazil, Ind., and he preceded her in death Jan. 17, 1996...

Eloise P. Howard, age 92, resident of Sherman, Texas, passed away on Thursday, Aug. 14, 2014, at the Texoma Medical Center in Denison, Texas, surrounded by all her remaining children. She was born Dec. 18, 1921, in Calhoun County, Ala., the daughter of Eddie Monroe Parker and Geneva Bell Sandlin Parker. ...

The local U.S. Highway 69 corridor project has seen a slight delay as city officials continue to negotiate for property needed for the upcoming expansion and widening project. During their Tuesday meeting, the Fort Scott City Commissioners approved an ordinance related to acquiring right-of-way interests and temporary right-of-way easements for the purpose of making improvements to U.S. Highway 69 between 18th and 23rd streets...

Fort Scott Community College students, faculty and staff, as well as the public, were invited to enjoy free hot dogs and drinks on the college campus as part of Welcome Week activities this week at the college.

Fort Scott Community College's volleyball team begins its fourth season under head coach Lindsay Hill by hosting the Fort Scott Tournament at Arnold Arena tonight and Saturday. The Greyhounds finished 19-18 overall last season but just 3-7 in the Jayhawk Conference-Eastern Division. They qualified for post-season play but lost in the first round to Cowley, which went on to win the NJCAA Division II national championship...

The parking lot was full, but there were still empty seats in the high school auditorium on Tuesday for the Fort Scott USD 234 School District bond issue forum. The goal of the meeting for Board of Education President Jordan Witt was to have a community conversation, he said. The hour-long meeting was divided between presentations by Witt and Superintendent Bob Beckham on the proposed $40.8 million improvement project throughout the district...