Stories from Friday, July 12, 2019

Fort Scott City Commissioners spent time Thursday and Friday conducting work sessions with city officials and department heads as work begins to plan the city’s 2020 budget. Using a different format for planning the budget this year, commissioners heard from directors of all city departments on each department’s needs, as well as expenses and revenue. ...

Sandra Ruth Lucas, age 69, a resident of Overland Park, Kan., passed away Tuesday, July 9, 2019, at the Kansas City Hospice House in Kansas City, Mo. There was cremation and no services are planned at this time. Memorials are suggested to the St. Jude’s Children’s Hospital and may be left in care of the Cheney Witt Chapel, 201 S. Main St., P.O. Box 347, Fort Scott, KS 66701. Words of remembrance may be submitted to the online guestbook at cheneywitt.com...