Stories from Friday, November 21, 2014

Fort Scott City Commissioners on Tuesday approved taking steps to make improvements at the city's water and wastewater treatment plants. Water Treatment Plant Supervisor Michael Mix came before the commissioners to request they review the engineer's recommendation for upgrades to the system control and data acquisition (SCADA) system, probable costs and to approve moving forward with a bid package, plans and specifications prepared by the engineer, Mid America Consultants of Overland Park...

Law enforcement officials are investigating a four-vehicle crash that took place about 1:30 p.m. Thursday at the corner of Wall Street and National Ave. Several emergency response agencies responded to the incident, which involved a 1998 Dodge 1500 pickup driven by Dylan Peterson of Mound City slamming into a van parked along National between Wall and First streets, as well as a utility pole on that block. ...

Editor's note: This is the first of a two-part series. Sometimes the people touring the Southeast Kansas Regional Correctional Center appeared to be amazed at the outdated equipment. Sometimes they appeared to be disgusted from the odor. Whatever their reaction, Sheriff Bill Martin hopes the tour gave the 100 people who attended the open house Tuesday a clear picture of why the county needs a new jail...

Larks come back from 17-point halftime deficit to beat 'Hounds

Fort Scott Community College's men took control around the 11-minute mark of the second half at Arnold Arena Wednesday night and held off Hesston, 92-88. The game was hotly contested throughout and it's not even the one that counts toward post-season seeding in Region VI Division II. That game's not until February 25, the final game of the regular season, at Hesston...

Lloyd Marion Krull, 91, of Justin, Texas formerly of Blue Mound, Kan., died at 3:45 am on Thursday, Nov. 20, 2014. The funeral service will be at 2 pm on Monday, Nov. 24, 2014 at Schneider Funeral Home and Crematory Mound City Chapel. Visitation will be from 1 p.m. until service time. Burial will follow in Curry Cemetery. On line condolences may be left at www.schneiderfunerals.com...

This is the second part of a series on the Southeast Kansas Regional Correctional Center open House held Tuesday. Officials from the Bourbon County Sheriff's Office and Southeast Kansas Regional Correctional Center are pleased with the turnout for the first open house held Tuesday at the jail facility...

Bourbon County Commissioners are planning a field trip Monday to look at a potential site for a new rock quarry in the southern portion of the county. The purpose of the trip is to help settle questions commissioners have on whether there is a need to perform core testing at the location. On Friday, another person was added to the list of those who will view the site...

About a week ago, the onslaught of phone calls began for Marjorie Schwalm. Schwalm is in her 17th year of coordinating the annual Thanksgiving dinner at the Elks Lodge, which provides Thanksgiving meals to hundreds of area residents each year. Calls for delivered meals started last week as Schwalm and her family were beginning to prepare for the annual feast...