Stories from Tuesday, June 2, 2020

Mary Lea Nitcher was born in Pomona, Kan., Nov. 11, 1927, the daughter of Ray L Nitcher and Buena Vista (Abshire) Nitcher. The family moved to Uniontown, Kan., in March of 1938, where her father accepted the pastorate of the Missionary Baptist Church of Uniontown and the Dry Ridge Baptist Church...

As Bourbon County Commissioners prepare to dive into budget season, they received a budget request Tuesday morning from Rebecca Johnson, administrator of the SEK Multi-County Health Departments and Bourbon County health officer. The meeting took place outside on the front steps and lawn of the Bourbon County Courthouse, with social distancing guidelines in place...

Citizens in Fort Scott and Bourbon County on Sunday and Monday evenings joined thousands across the country in protest. The protests follow the death 46-year-old George Floyd, who on May 25, died after a white Minneapolis, Minn., police officer pressed his knee into the handcuffed Floyd’s neck for more than eight minutes. During that time, Floyd pleaded with the officer, “Please. Please. Please. I can’t breath.”...