Stories from Tuesday, September 22, 2020

Margaret Eileen Wier, age 77, of Parker, Kan., formerly of La Cygne, Kan., passed away on Monday, Sept. 21, 2020. She was born on Feb. 15, 1943 in Fort Scott, Kan., the daughter of Joseph and Alice (Terry) Stoker. She attended grade school at Star Valley and graduated from La Cygne Rural High School in the Class of 1961. ...

Richard L. "Dick" Carpenter, age 75, Pleasanton, Kan., died Thursday, Sept. 17, 2020. Funeral Service will be 11 a.m. Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2020 at the Pleasanton High School Gymnasium. Burial will be in the Pleasanton Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 5 to 7 p.m. ...

Latroy Franklin “Troy” White, Jr., age 77, a resident of Fort Scott, Kan., passed away Friday, Sept. 18, 2020, at his home. He was born Feb. 26, 1943, in Bilaspur, India. Troy’s parents, Latroy F. White, Sr., and Ada Rue Stiles White were serving as missionaries in India. ...

Jess Francis Fletcher, III, age 46, resident of Fort Scott, Kan., died Monday, Sept. 21, 2020, at his home. He was born April 29, 1974, in Lawrence, Kan., the son of Jess Francis Fletcher II and Suzanne Marie Garfield Fletcher. He married Kim Bailey on March 10, 1997, in Fort Scott. ...

Fort Scott City Commissioners held a special meeting Monday morning to take care of business rescheduled from the Tuesday, Sept. 15 meeting, which was cancelled due to lack of a quorum. The cancellation drew discussion from Commissioner Kevin Allen, who said he had attended a public hearing at 5 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 15, at City Hall. The regular commission meeting was scheduled for 6 p.m. at Buck Run Community Center...

Fort Scott Community College currently has three confirmed positive cases of COVID-19, FSCC officials confirmed on Monday. During the FSCC Board of Trustees meeting, FSCC Vice President of Student Affairs Tom Havron updated trustees on the college’s current COVID-19 figures, as well as how college officials are managing operations during the pandemic...

A group of citizens brought their concerns with control over local health protocols to the Bourbon County Commission on Tuesday. Richard Goldston, citizen and parent, said he was representing a group of parents of students in the USD 234 district. He said more than 180 people have signed a petition regarding who makes health decisions in Bourbon County...