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Virginia Carol Lyons
(Obituary ~ 08/02/16)
Virginia Carol Lyons, former resident of Fort Scott, and more recently of Pittsburg, Kan., died Thursday evening, July 28, 2016, at the Golden Living Center in Pittsburg. Rev. Dr. Jared Witt will conduct funeral services at 10 a.m. Tuesday, Aug. 2, at the Cheney Witt Chapel. ...
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Shirley Ann McCullough
(Obituary ~ 08/02/16)
Shirley Ann McCullough, age 70, Fort Scott, Kan., passed away on Saturday, July 30, 2016 at her home. Graveside funeral service will be held 2 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 2, 2016 at the Salem Cemetery, Foster, Mo. Contributions can be made to help with funeral expenses to Schneider Funeral Home, P.O. Box 525, Pleasanton, KS 66075. Condolences can be left at www.schneiderfunerals.com...
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Shirley Ann Isaac
(Obituary ~ 08/02/16)
Shirley Ann Isaac, age 74, resident of Fort Scott, Kan., died Friday, July 29, 2016, at Mercy Hospital in Fort Scott. She was born Jan. 15, 1942, in Colorado City, Texas, the daughter of Clyde and Ruby Seaberry Neel. She worked for the Western Insurance Company for most of her career. ...
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Karen (Malone) Heppler,
(Obituary ~ 08/02/16)
Karen (Malone) Heppler, a 1957 graduate of Fort Scott High School, passed away unexpectedly July 27, 2016 in Wichita, Kan. She was preceded in death by her parents, Carl and Lillian Malone. Surviving is a son, Jimmy Heppler, and daughter, Kathy Heppler, both of Wichita, two brothers, Keith Malone and wife, Joycelyn and Donald Malone and wife, Beverly, of Fort Scott...
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Milton Lynne Holt (Obituary ~ 08/02/16)
Milton Lynne Holt, age 93, has gone to rest with his heavenly father on July 22, 2016. His smile, his wit, his love of family, and the twinkle in his eye will be sorely missed. Lynne lived a full life as a journalist, photographer, husband, son, father, grandfather, and great grandfather... -
Cause of fire at Crawford Street residence ruled accidental
(Local News ~ 08/02/16)
A fire that left a house on South Crawford Street a total loss Friday has been ruled accidental. The Fort Scott Fire Department responded to the alarm at 11:22 a.m. in the 600 block of S. Crawford Street. When fire fighters arrived, there was smoke and flames showing the back of the house in the porch and kitchen area, according to Deputy Fire Chief Dave Bruner...
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FSCC proposes budget with slight mill levy increase
(Local News ~ 08/02/16)
Fort Scott Community College is moving into the future with its proposed budget for the Fiscal Year 2017, according to a report handed to the board of trustees July 28. The report was a collaboration of FSCC President Alysia Johnston and Director of Finance and Operations Julie Eichenberger...
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Have you voted yet? (Local News ~ 08/02/16)
Advance voting closed at noon Monday with a total of 448 voters in the County Clerk's office. The number doesn't include the absentee ballot vote, according to Deputy Clerk Debbie Schoenberger. The Kansas primary election is today, with the general election Tuesday, Nov. ... -
Shirley Ann Isaac (Obituary ~ 08/02/16)
Shirley Ann Isaac, age 74, resident of Fort Scott, Kan., died Friday, July 29, 2016, at Mercy Hospital in Fort Scott. She was born Jan. 15, 1942, in Colorado City, Texas, the daughter of Clyde and Ruby Seaberry Neel. She worked for the Western Insurance Company for most of her career. ... -
Linn County Rodeo part of coalition
(Professional Sports ~ 08/02/16)
The Eastern Kansas Rodeo group is a coalition between the Inter-State Fair and Rodeo, Coffeyville; Linn County Fair and Rodeo, Mound City and the Eureka Pro Rodeo Association, Eureka. Collectively, the three rodeo associations produce nine PRCA Rodeo performances in a 12-day period Aug. ...
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Local team plays in Regional
(Community Sports ~ 08/02/16)
MOREHEAD, Minn. -- Fort Scott took part in the Babe Ruth Baseball Midwest Plains 14-year-old Regional Tournament here last week and came away with an 0-4 record against teams that were, for the most part, from much larger cities. Fort Scott's first game of pool play was an 8-0 loss to Dexter, a like-sized town in Southeast Missouri, Wednesday morning. Brayden Engstrom, Jacob DeLaTorre, Hunter Killion, Lucas Harryman and Cody Durossette each had one of the team's 5 hits...
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Larned rolls to Legion AA State title
(Community Sports ~ 08/02/16)
Coming off a one-run win to eliminate Fort Scott Post 25 Friday night and an eight-inning victory on Saturday's first game, one could say that Russell Post 99 had the momentum going into Saturday's Kansas American Legion AA State Baseball Tournament championship game at Dave Regan Stadium Saturday afternoon...
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KJCCC coaches pick Greyhounds last
(College Sports ~ 08/02/16)
Proposal to increase football out-of-state roster limits becomes hot-button issue
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