Stories from Tuesday, March 19, 2019

Betty Jean Chambers, 86, of Arkansas City, died Monday, March 18, 2019, at the Winfield Senior Living Community. The family will greet friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Friday evening at the funeral home. Cremation and graveside services will follow at a later date...

The issue of hard surface roads maintenance was discussed again during the Bourbon County Commissioners’ meeting Tuesday. Jeremiah Hill, Larry Howard and Steve Hill of the Garland area met with commissioners to get clarification on the cost of hard surface roads projects...

Fort Scott City Commissioners on Tuesday approved a measure to amend the 2019 city budget to include an EMS fund. During a public hearing, Director of Finance Rhonda Dunn provided some background on the process to establish the city-county ambulance service, which is called Bourbon County Emergency Medical Services and will replace Mercy EMS as of April 1, when the county’s contract with Mercy expires...