Stories from Friday, January 24, 2020

Marjorie Mae Foster, age 98, died Thursday, Jan. 23, 2020, at the Medicalodges in Fort Scott, Kan. She was born Sept. 14, 1921, in Fort Scott the daughter of Frank and Ruby (Gump) Phillips. She married Melvin “Boots” Foster Nov. 2, 1940, in Nevada, Mo. He preceded her in death on Feb. 13, 2007. Before retiring, Marjorie was secretary and bookkeeper for Boots Foster Floor Covering Service...

Fort Scott City Commissioners on Tuesday unanimously approved the final plat for land on the old Mercy Hospital property at 401 Woodland Hills Blvd. The approximately 46-acre parcel of land would be subdivided to allow for the Community Health Center of Southeast Kansas and Ascension Via Christi – health care entities which now occupy portions of the building – to expand on the property...

After a lengthy debate and three motions, Fort Scott City Commissioners Tuesday night elected to move forward with researching a plan to complete repair work on sanitary sewer lines using city crews rather than contracting the work to an outside company...

The Fort Scott High School Lady Tigers won a low-scoring overtime thriller, 30-25, over the Neosho Lady Wildcats Friday night in the second round of the Kansas Army National Guard Invitational tournament. The Tiger boys clobbered the Providence Academy Patriots 62-32 in their second round game Friday...