Stories from Friday, December 28, 2018

Tom (Moose) Lawrence, age 58, resident of Ft. Scott, Kan., died Friday, Dec. 21, 2018, at the Mercy Hospital Emergency Room. He was born July 20, 1960, in Ft. Scott, the son of Lloyd D. Lawrence and Shirley J. Sears Lawrence. He graduated from Fort Scott High School with the class of 1978. ...

Mark Lynn McDaniel, age 51, a resident of Fort Scott, Kan., passed away Sunday, Dec. 23, 2018, at his home. He was born Dec. 28, 1966, in Fort Scott, the son of Donald Lee McDaniel and Barbara Sue Wolfe McDaniel. He graduated from the Fort Scott High School and later completed welding and truck driving courses at Fort Scott Community College. ...

ssioners on Thursday signed off on budget amendments for 2018, giving the county authority to spend money in four county funds. Terry Sercer with Diehl Banwart and Bolton CPA of Fort Scott met with commissioners during a public hearing to discuss the end-of-year figures The 2018 amended budget was approved for publication Dec. 11. No citizens attended the public hearing...