Stories from Friday, June 23, 2017

Randy G. Bolen, age 65, passed away on Thursday, June 22, 2017 at the Olathe Hospice House. He was born on Sept. 4, 1951 at Stuart, Neb., the son of George and Fern Cadwallader Bolen. He married Murie Calkins in 1994. He worked in law enforcement as a police officer and as an agent for the Federal Reserve Bank. ...

Minnie Mae Boyd, age 84, Pleasanton, Kan., passed away on Tuesday, June 20, 2017 at Fort Scott Mercy Health Center. Funeral service will be held 2 p.m. Saturday, June 24, 2017 at the Schneider Funeral Home, Pleasnton Chapel. Visitation will be held from 1 p.m. ...

A funeral service for Lydia Bell Lyles will be Friday June 23, 2017 at Forest Park Funeral Home. The family will receive friends at 10 a.m. for the visitation and the funeral service to follow at 11 a.m. The graveside will be to follow at Forest Park West Cemetery...

Regina Branch Jackson, 83, formerly of Fort Scott, passed away early Monday morning, June 19, 2017, in Oklahoma City. Following cremation, graveside services will be held 10 a.m. Friday, July 21, 2017, at the Fort Scott National Cemetery under the direction of the Konantz-Cheney Funeral Home. Condolences may be submitted to the online guestbook at konantz-cheney.com. Complete obituary will appear in the Fort Scott Tribune later...

The future of a dilapidated structure on Main Street was debated at Tuesday’s meeting of the Fort Scott City Commission. Codes Manager Rhonda Dunn informed commissioners that a piece of property at 417 S. Main St., a two-story house, was up for discussion as two individuals present at the meeting are interested in saving the structure...

Jo Ho, a storyteller from Overland Park, performs for youth during a story time event Friday at the Beaux Arts Centre. Ho, who has a theatre background, said she designs stories for children in the 2-11 age group. She is touring libraries in the Southeast Kansas library system throughout the summer. ...

The Fort Scott City Commission on Tuesday got a glimpse of what a new redevelopment project will look like and what it could mean for economic development. Several individuals involved with the proposed $9.4 million project to redevelop the 39,500-square-foot building at 2322 S. Main St., the former Woods Supermarket, and other nearby property, were on hand to present details on the project to commissioners. The project encompasses about five acres of property...

Recently, the member schools of the Kansas State High School Activities Association (KSHSAA) voted on proposals to change how its members schools are placed into classifications. Changes for football passed by a margin of 215 member schools in favor, 36 against and 37 abstaining. Changes for all other sports passed with 207 in favor, 108 against and 37 abstaining...