Stories from Monday, December 14, 2020

Due to instruction from the Bourbon County Health Department, the Bourbon County Treasurer’s Office and Motor Vehicle Tag Department will be closed to the public until Monday, Dec. 28, according to a news release issued Monday afternoon. Property taxes are due Dec. ...

William (Bill) Harrison Skaggs, lovingly called "Ol Man," passed peacefully at his home in Fort Scott, Kan. Pastor Steven Porter will conduct memorial services 1 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 15, at the Cheney Witt Funeral Chapel. In lieu of flowers, the family would like donations in his honor be made to Buck Run Community Center Youth Baseball and may be left in care of the Cheney Witt Chapel, P.O. ...

Andrew James Collette, age 32, Blue Mound, Kan., passed away on Sunday, Dec. 13, 2020. A funeral service will be 11 a.m. Friday, Dec. 18, 2020 at the Blue Mound Federated Church. The service will be livestreamed on the Blue Mound Federated youtube channel. ...

Brett Michael Johnson, age 25, Prescott, Kan., died as the result of a motor vehicle accident Saturday, Dec. 12, 2020. A funeral service will be 1 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 16 at the Mound City First Baptist Church. Burial will be in the Pleasanton Cemetery. ...

Zachery Thomas Wisely, 28, passed away unexpectedly from heart complications on Friday, Dec. 11, 2020, at Via Christi in Pittsburg. Zach was born on Nov. 10, 1992. His childhood was spent in North Carolina, the Wichita area, and, finally, Redfield. As the oldest of four brothers, Zach was full of life and definitely ornery while still being very dependable. ...