Stories from Tuesday, May 5, 2015

Gertrude M. Seaver, age 80, a resident of Fort Scott, Kan., died Saturday, May 2, 2015, at her home. She was born Aug. 30, 1934, in Anderson, Mo., the daughter of Joseph Richards and Marie Voller Richards. Gertrude graduated from the Fort Scott High School with the class of 1952. ...

Colleen K. Suddock, 70, of Mound City, Kan., passed away at her home on May 3, 2015. A graveside service for Colleen will be at 10 a.m., Thursday, May 7, 2015 at Beagle Cemetery, Beagle, Kan. Visitation will be held from 5 to 7 p.m. on Wednesday, May 6, 2015 at Schneider Funeral Home and Crematory, Mound City Chapel. ...

A Nevada, Mo., man who allegedly led law enforcement authorities on a high-speed chase Friday night was apprehended Saturday. A chase that began about 7 p.m. Friday took Fort Scott Police Department officers, Bourbon County Sheriff's Office deputies and Kansas Highway Patrol troopers through parts of Fort Scott, along part of U.S. Highway 69 and on various county roads, Bourbon County Sheriff Bill Martin said Monday...

Fort Scott is preparing for its 34th annual Good Ol' Days celebration to be held on the evening of June 4-5 and all day June 6. The entertainment stage at Skubitz Plaza is back with acts scheduled for Saturday. To start the day off at the Plaza Stage on Saturday, Spike Blake of Half of Dueling Pianos will perform. Spike is Half of Dueling Pianos, with a unique twist of the crowd being the other half...

Bronson City Mayor Alan Stewart, center, prepares to cut the ribbon to officially open the "Back To Where It All Started" horseshoe pitching tournament Saturday at the new horseshoe pits in Bronson. The two-day contest was a part of Bronson Day. The six horseshoe pits were constructed in January...

Hudiburg, Woods win boys' throws

HUTCHINSON -- Fort Scott Community College's baseball team was the only lower seed to win a first-round series in the Region VI Tournament over the weekend and will go to Wichita this weekend for double-elimination play. Fort Scott swept fifth-seeded Hutchinson 8-7 and 9-8, knocking the Blue Dragons out of the playoffs at 33-22. ...