Stories from Friday, July 30, 2021

Clara May Pigg Schwartz, 100, of Fort Scott, Kan., passed away on Wednesday, July 28, 2021. She was born Jan. 21, 1921, in Arma, Kan., the daughter of Jesse T. and Flora Ruth (Vaughan) Pigg. She married Kenneth Fritz Schwartz on Dec. 16, 1942, in Nevada, Mo. ...

Bourbon County Commissioners made some adjustments in the county attorney’s office on Tuesday, one of which includes a boost in the new county attorney’s salary. Tiana McElroy, a former assistant Bourbon County Attorney who was chosen by the Bourbon County Republican Central Committee on July 1 to be the new county attorney, appeared before commissioners with two requests...