Stories from Friday, March 13, 2020

Terri Lynn Allison, age 59, resident of Springfield, Mo., died Wednesday, March 4, 2020, at the Cox Medical Center South, Springfield, Mo. There was cremation. A memorial service will be held at a later date in Springfield. Memorials are suggested to the Terri Allison Memorial Fund and may be left in care of the Cheney Witt Chapel, PO Box 347, 201 S. Main St., Fort Scott, KS 66701. Words of remembrance may be submitted to the online guestbook at cheneywitt.com...

Larry David “Grandpa” Coleman, age 74, resident of Fort Scott, Kan., died Thursday, March 12, 2020, at Landmark Hospital, Joplin, Mo. He was born on March 31, 1945, in Anna, Ill., the son of John Patterson and Lenora Lucille Coleman. David worked as a roofer for the Roofer’s Local Union No. 20 Kansas City. He enjoyed fishing, spending time at the lake, and playing cards with the grandkids. He loved spending time with his family...

Reta Mae Johnson, age 99, a resident of Bronson, Kan., passed away early Friday, March 13, 2020, at her home. She was born Aug. 4, 1920, on the family farm northeast of Bronson, the daughter of John Christian Ermel and Mary Susan Lawry Ermel. She attended the Dry Ridge Grade School and graduated from the Bronson High School in 1937. ...

William Russell Lyman, age 54, a resident of Fort Scott, Kan., passed away Wednesday, March 11, 2020, at his home. He was born Nov. 19, 1965, in Fort Scott, Kan., the son of Clifford H. Lyman, Jr. and Linda K. Nutter Lyman. William graduated from the Fort Scott High School in 1984. ...

James L. Tarter, 79, of Disney, Okla., passed away Monday, March 9 at Freeman Hospital in Joplin, Mo. He was born Dec. 19, 1940 in Little Blue, Mo. to Cortes and Loara Tarter. He was a member of the First Baptist Church of Strang, Okla. He loved to fish, volunteer at the Blue House and talk to anyone about Jesus and share his faith...

The Kansas Jayhawk Community College Conference, which Fort Scott Community College is a member, has suspended all regular season competition through April 1 due to the current coronavirus outbreak, an FSCC news release said Thursday. “Based on the latest developments and the continued spread of the coronavirus (COVID-19,) the Kansas Jayhawk Community College Conference, with support from the President’s Council, announces the suspension of all regular season competition for all teams, effective Friday, March 13 through April 1,” the release states.. ...

Editor’s note: The following is the most recent information available as of press time Friday. The situation has been changing rapidly and could result in additional impacts. Nursing facilities Local nursing homes and similar facilities have put in place regulations concerning visitors...

The Bourbon County Commissioners signed their names Friday to five contracts with Apex Clean Energy of Charlottesville, Va., for the proposed Jayhawk Energy wind farm project in the southwestern area of the county. The contracts were a road use agreement; contribution agreement; complaint resolution agreement; decommissioning agreement; and a development agreement...