Stories from Friday, October 4, 2019

Roy Jackson, 90, of Fort Scott, passed away, Thursday evening, Oct. 3, 2019 at his home. Funeral arrangements for Roy Jackson are incomplete and will be announced later by the Konantz-Cheney Funeral Home.

Margaret Dalby Fowler, age 91 died Oct. 3, 2019, at Guest Home Estates in Fort Scott, Kan. She was born Emma Margaret Dalby on Dec. 5, 1927, in Dalby Springs, Texas, the daughter of Clarence Winston Dalby and Sarah Della Young Dalby. She married Herman Hugh Fowler on Jan. 24, 1953, in Dalby Springs, Texas. She was a bank teller in DeKalb and also in Bryan, Texas, while Herman was attending Texas A&M University...

One year after the announcement that Mercy Hospital Fort Scott would close Dec. 31, city officials recognized individuals and entities involved with efforts to rebuild health care in Bourbon County. During Tuesday’s meeting of the Fort Scott City Commission, City Manager Dave Martin and commissioners recognized representatives of Community Health Center of Southeast Kansas, Ascension Via Christi, Bourbon County EMS, and the Bourbon County Commission for their contributions to moving local health care forward after Mercy’s closing. ...

Queen Bey gave audience members a lesson on the art of jazz and performance Friday morning at the Danny and Willa Ellis Family Fine Arts Center on the campus of Fort Scott Community College. Bey, known as Kansas City’s Ambassador of Jazz, sang a few songs and interacted with students during her presentation on music and the history of jazz and blues. The program was part of this year’s Gordon Parks Celebration, which continues through Sunday...

A small crowd gathered Thursday at the graveside of Gordon Parks for a remembrance ceremony as part of the Gordon Parks Celebration. Parks, who died March 7, 2006, is buried at Evergreen Cemetery. The Gordon Parks Celebration began Thursday and continues today with a “The Learning Tree” cast reunion at 9 a.m., picnic in the park at noon, guided trolley tour of the movie scene locations at 2 p.m., showing of “The Learning Tree” at 3:30 p.m. ...

Despite keeping the game closer after once being down 14-0, the Fort Scott Tiger football team could not muster a score in the overtime period, falling 26-20 to the Labette County Grizzlies Friday night in Altamont. See Saturday's print or online edition for complete story...