Stories from Wednesday, June 17, 2015

Edna Mae Campbell passed away on Wednesday March 18, 2015 at the age of 89. Edna was born on Dec. 18,1925 in Wansevu, Kan., to William and Maggie Jenner Strong. Edna graduated from Rosalia, Kan., High School, she went on to Butler Community College where she received her teaching certificate...

William W. "Bill" Sellen, 91, formerly of Topeka, Kan., died Sunday afternoon, June 14, 2015 at the Fort Scott Manor Nursing Home. He was born Feb. 22, 1924 in Providence, R.I., the son of Arthur Godfrey and Grace (Walker) Sellen. He married Elsie Jean Belden July 13, 1947 in Topeka, Kan., and she survives of the home...

Erin Simons, left, portrays a Jewish mother in "Life in a Jar: The Irena Sendler Project" Tuesday evening at the Empress Theater. Megan Felt, right, was one of the original students to locate Sendler in Poland and bring to the light Sendler's rescue efforts in the Warsaw Ghetto during the Holocaust. ...

Codes enforcement has been a hot topic with city officials and the Fort Scott City Commission of late. Tuesday was no exception as a bulk of discussion during the meeting centered around state requirements of property owners who plan to make changes to the structures of their buildings, including any changes in occupancy...

An antique machine will not be leaving Bourbon County any time soon. Instead of selling the M1921 Thompson machine gun, which has been locked away at the Bourbon County Sheriff's Office, the gun will most likely go on display in the near future. On Tuesday, the Bourbon County Commissioners voted to use money from two funds to buy equipment for the sheriff's office instead of using proceeds from the sale of the gun...

Fort Scott High School junior Katie Gorman was named to a First Team position as an infielder by the Kansas Softball Coaches Association recently. The coaches did not honor players by each infield position, lumping them all together. Gorman played both shortstop and second base for the Tigers this season. The coaches also handed out honors as though Class 4A is just one division for softball even though it is actually one of the sports in which the class is divided into two divisions...