Stories from Friday, February 14, 2020

Loretta May Schoonover, 82, of Arma, Kan., passed away Tuesday morning, Dec. 24, 2019 at Via Christi Villages in Pittsburg, Kan. Mrs. Schoonover was born March 26, 1937 in Fort Scott, Kan., to the late John Leonard and Fannie May Evans. Loretta attended Pittsburg State University in Pittsburg, Kan., where she earned a Bachelor's degree in education. Loretta was passionate about helping children and taught at the elementary level for a total of 23 years...

One city commissioner’s plan to address sanitary sewer lines in Fort Scott spurred discussion among commissioners and city staff during a work session Wednesday at City Hall. During the work session, Commissioner Pete Allen handed out copies of his proposal to rebuild the city’s sanitary sewer system — a plan that would cost an estimated $2.7 million each year for the next five years...

Editor’s note: Due to the length of the meeting, this report will be published in two parts. Bourbon County Commissioners on Tuesday evening hosted a meeting to allow the public to learn more about Apex Clean Energy, the company planning to create a wind farm in Bourbon and Crawford counties. The more than 100 who attended were encouraged to write their questions. Some questions were derived from the Jan. 14 county commissioner meeting...

Cynthia Layne Files, age 64, Mound City, Kan. passed away on Friday, Feb. 14, 2020. Funeral service will be held 10:30 am Tuesday, Feb. 18, 2020 at the Mound City First Christian Church. Visitation will be held from 5 to 7 p.m. Monday, Feb. 17 at the Church. Contributions are suggested to Mound City Christian Church Children's Ministry. Online condolences can be left at www.schneiderfunerals.com. Arrangements: Schneider Funeral Home and Crematory, Mound City Chapel...

David Earl Cummings, age 66, Mound City, Kan., passed away on Thursday, Feb. 13, 2020. He was born on Sept. 8, 1953 in Lamar, Mo., the son of Lester W. and Dolores Hamilton Cummings. Dave graduated from the Kansas City Kansas School for the Blind. He had impaired vision resulting from a tractor accident early in his life. ...

Karen Lynn Stewart, age 70, a resident of Fort Scott, Kan., passed away Friday, Feb. 14, 2020, at her home. She was born Feb. 8, 1950, in Wichita, Kan., the daughter of Robert Johnson and Beverly Struble Johnson. She married Paul Stewart on Sept. 27, 1974, at Nevada, Mo. ...

It was not Fort Scott’s night as the Fort Scott High School Tigers and Lady Tiger varsity squads were downed by SEK rival Pittsburg Friday night in the Tigerdome. On Homecoming night, the Lady Tigers (3-13) clawed back to keep the game close in the second half, but ultimately fell 42-38. The Tiger boys (6-10) battled through a close, back-and-forth affair, but could not overcome the Purple Dragons in a 79-72 defeat...

Fort Scott High School’s girls’ wrestling program came away from the first annual SEK League Girls Championships Feb. 11 in Chanute as the first Girls SEK League champions. The team was scheduled to travel to Paola on Friday to compete in the first Kansas State High School Activities Association Girls Wrestling Regional Tournament...

Charles Earl “Charley” Schubert, 75 of Americus, Kan., formerly of Uniontown, Kan., passed away, Thursday, Feb. 13, 2020 at Stormont Vail Hospital in Topeka, Kan. He was born, Oct. 3, 1944 in Fort Scott, Kan., the son of Ira Edward and Doris Elizabeth (Likely) Schubert. He married Lora May Gerdsen on Dec. 18, 1966 in Uniontown, Kan., she survives of the home...