Stories from Friday, October 12, 2018

Linda Susan Toepfer, age 69, a resident of Fort Scott, Kan., passed away Wednesday, Oct. 10, 2018, at the Mercy Hospital Emergency Room in Fort Scott. She was born April 18, 1949, in Fort Scott, the daughter of Allan Todd and Dorothy Sackett Todd. Linda graduated from the Uniontown High School with the Class of 1967. ...

George Holt, 83, of Uniontown, Kan., passed away Wednesday evening, Oct. 10, 2018 at Country Place Living in Fort Scott. He was born May 6, 1935, in Uniontown, Kan., the son of Herbert and Beulah (Neth) Holt. He graduated from Uniontown High School in 1953 where he lettered in football and basketball. ...

Albert William Pavey, 95, formerly of Fort Scott, passed away early Wednesday morning, Oct. 10, 2018, in the Monterey Park Rehab and Health Center in Independence, Mo. He was born June 19, 1923, in Fort Scott, Kan., the son of Pete and Bertha (Hutchinson) Pavey. He married Dorothy L. Green June 27, 1975, in Miami, Okla., and she preceded him in death May 13, 2015...

As Bourbon County Commissioners continue to work on a solution to bring an ambulance service after Mercy Hospital closes its doors Dec. 31, on Tuesday, they heard from officials from the Bourbon County Fire District 3. District 3 Chief Delwin Mumbower, Hiattville Fire Chief Lou Howard and volunteer firefighter Shawn Wyatt attended the meeting to share their concerns on the future of ambulance services in Bourbon County...

While others took a day off for the Labor Day holiday, on Sept. 3, $100,000 worth of equipment was installed in a room the district had prepared for the fitness center. On Thursday morning, following a ribbon cutting ceremony, the door was flung open to the district’s new Don’t Quit! Fitness Center...