Stories from Friday, May 21, 2021

Ronald Wilmot Bolin, Sr., age 67, resident of Fort Scott, died Thursday, May 20, 2021, at his home. He was born on Sept. 9, 1953, in Fort Scott, the son of Wilmot “Sandy” Bolin and Mildred Barrett Bolin. He graduated from Fort Scott High School. Ron worked his entire life as a mechanic and salvage yard owner. ...

Almost 80 years after his death at Pearl Harbor, Navy Fireman Third Class William L. Barnett is coming home. On Jan. 5, the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency announced that Barnett, a 21-year-old sailor from Fort Scott, was accounted for on Sept. 14, 2020...

The USD 234 Board of Education on Friday approved an application for federal grant funding and hired a new principal for Winfield Scott School. During a special meeting, the board approved an application for Elementary and Secondary Emergency Relief (ESSER) II funds to the Kansas State Department of Education...