Stories from Tuesday, April 5, 2022

Richard Joseph Chermok, age 55, resident of Garland, Kan., died Monday, April 4, 2022, at Via Christi Emergency Room, Fort Scott, Kan. He was born April 6, 1966, in Lawrence, Kan., the son of Louis Joseph Chermok, Jr. and Darlene Agnus Vochal Chermok. ...

A rain delay late in the Fort Scott High School Tigers’ matchup with the Pittsburg Purple Dragons did not halt the Tigers’ momentum in an 11-4 victory over their SEK rival Tuesday evening at Dave Regan Stadium. The Tigers (2-3, 2-0) collected 12 hits and scored five runs in the second, two in the third, one in the fifth and three in the sixth as they rolled to their second-straight win. Pittsburg recorded five hits and three errors, while the Tigers had four miscues...

City and county officials met March 30 to once again discuss collaborative efforts to address roads and other areas of concern during a work session at the Empress Event Center. Topics discussed during the session, which was attended by several city and county leaders, included a move of city offices to the Bourbon County Courthouse, sharing resources for road work, equipment and supply costs, and economic development...

The city is moving forward with plans to seal asphalt streets and finish work on Cooper Street. On Tuesday, City Manager Kelley Zellner presented city commissioners with bids for cape sealing asphalt streets and laying a total of 8 inches of asphalt on Cooper Street, which has been a project in the works since 2021...