Stories from Friday, October 22, 2021

Joyce Elaine Hines, 62, of Arcadia, Kan., died at 6:55 p.m. Oct. 20, 2021 at Stormont Vail Hospital at Topeka, Kan. Joyce was born Feb. 15, 1959 at Pittsburg, Kan., the daughter of Orval and Louella Totman Hines. She was a registered nurse for Women’s Services at Via Christi Hospital at Pittsburg for 34 years. ...

Sammy Lee Meyer, affectionately known as "Snuffy", age 67, Mound City, Kan., passed away Tuesday, Oct. 19, 2021. Graveside funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 23, 2021 at the Sacred Heart Cemetery, Mound City, Kan. Visitation will be held from 5 to 7 p.m. ...

Judith Arlene Stuart, age 78, a resident of Overland Park, Kan., passed away Wednesday, Oct. 20, 2021, at the Overland Park Regional Medical Center. She was born Jan. 15, 1943, in Blue Mound, Kan., the daughter of Colyer Elton Cox and Arlene Mae Farris Cox. ...

Patsy Ann Vaughn, age 84, a resident of Nevada, Mo., passed away Wednesday, Oct. 20, 2021, at her home in Nevada. She was born Sept. 5, 1937, in Fort Scott, Kan., the daughter of Harold Sipe and Thelma Fitzgerald Sipe. Patsy spent her childhood on the farm on the banks of Mill Creek near Devon, Kan. ...

Donna M. Davidson, 77, of Uniontown, Kan., passed away Sunday evening Oct. 17, 2021, at her home. She was born March 7, 1944, in Fort Scott, Kansas, the daughter of Lee Charles and Allie Ethyl (Peterson) Middleton. She married Clarence Williams November 21, 1998, in Mapleton, Kansas, and he preceded her in death...

Fort Scott High School’s varsity soccer team, which wrapped up its regular season Tuesday against Chanute, has won five of its last seven games entering postseason play. The Tigers (7-9 overall) defeated Chanute 2-1 in a non-league matchup Tuesday, and recorded a 10-0 win over Columbus Oct. 12, a 3-1 victory over Towanda-Circle Oct. 9, and two shutout wins over Parsons (5-0) and Chanute (2-0) on Oct. 5...

The Fort Scott Tigers once again could not get all the pieces to fall together, falling 19-8 to the Coffeyville Golden Tornado Friday night. The Tigers (1-7) battled turnovers and failed to capitalize on opportunities, as well as sustain drives, all topics Head Coach Bo Graham stressed as important in a pre-game local radio interview...

Note: This story contains responses from candidates in one race for the Nov. 2 general election. Responses from candidates in other races featured at the forum will appear in a future edition. Voters heard from candidates running for seats on the USD 234 Board of Education, Fort Scott Community College Board of Trustees and the Fort Scott City Commission during a candidate forum Wednesday night at Memorial Hall...

Fort Scott City Commissioners approved bids for above-grade work at the Sharky’s and Freeman (Hammons) buildings on North National Avenue. The exterior walls on the south side of Sharky’s and north side of Freeman’s buildings have become exposed after the demolition of the Eagle Block building in August. The city plans to apply for an emergency Community Development Block Grant to pay for “most of” sealing those walls, according to Fort Scott Director of Finance Susan Bancroft...