Stories from Friday, February 7, 2020

Richard Butts, age 84, formerly of Linn County, Kan., passed away on Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2020. Graveside funeral service will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 9, 2020 at the Brooklyn Cemetery near La Cygne, Kan. Visitation will be held from 1 to 1:30 p.m. Sunday at the Schneider Funeral Home and Crematory, Pleasanton Chapel. Contributions are suggested to NorthCare Hospice House, c/o Schneider Funeral Home, Box 525, Pleasanton, KS 66075. Online condolences can be left at www.schneiderfunerals.com...

About 15 people gathered in the Bourbon County Commission meeting room and a few more stood outside the doorway to listen to opponents speak about the proposed wind farms coming to the county. Resident Tim Emerson said he and his wife Anne moved from New York, N.Y., 46 years ago. Since then, they have served on numerous boards and love Bourbon County...

County health officials are researching a virus strain that cropped up in late 2019 and the potential for an epidemic. Health officials have expressed concern about the novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) because little is known about the new virus, which has the potential to cause severe illness and death in some people, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention...

About 3 inches of snow fell on Bourbon County Wednesday morning. Area schools were closed, but for others, it was just another day.

The Fort Scott Tiger boy's varsity basketball team (6-8) battled with the Paola Panthers through two overtime periods, winning 63-59 Friday night in Paola. The Lady Tigers (3-11) played solid defense early to build a slim lead, but the offense slipped the rest of the way in a 48-25 loss to the Lady Panthers...

The Fort Scott Community College Greyhound men’s basketball team last week played two inner-conference games against the Blue Devils of Kansas City Kansas Community College and the Cardinals of Labette County Community College. See Saturday's print or online edition for complete story...

Two Fort Scott High School swimmers are bound for state competition. Bobby Kemmerer and Oliver Witt will be the first FSHS swimmers in school history to swim at the Kansas 1A-5A State High School Swim meet. During a Thursday evening meet in Parsons, Witt qualified for state in the 200-yard freestyle wiht a time of 1.56.65 and a consideration time in the 100-yard butterfly. ...