Stories from Friday, April 29, 2022

Hundreds of travelers will visit Bourbon County May 5-8 as they participate in the annual Big Kansas Road Trip sponsored by the Kansas Sampler Foundation. “They pick out three counties each year in Kansas to shine a spotlight on,” Fort Scott Tourism Director Jackson Tough said...

The USD 234 Board of Education has begun the process for finding a new superintendent. The school district has enlisted the help of the Kansas Association of School Boards to find a replacement for current Superintendent Ted Hessong, whose resignation becomes effective June 30. The board approved Hessong’s resignation during a special meeting April 21. Hessong has accepted a job as superintendent of the Osage City School District, USD 240, starting July 1...

Ian Craig Ginther, age 36, Blue Mound, Kan., passed away Tuesday, April 26, 2022. Visitation will be held from 5 to 6 p.m. Wednesday, May 4, 2022 at the Schneider Funeral Home and Crematory, Mound City Chapel. Celebration of Life will be held at 6 p.m. after the visitation. Online condolences can be left at www.schneiderfunerals.com...

A graveside memorial service is planned for 11 a.m. Tuesday, May 24, at Evergreen Cemetery at Fort Scott for Arthur Merle Elbrader and Juanita Shoemaker-Elbrader. Arthur was born Sept. 25, 1921 and died Jan. 31, 2013. Juanita was born March 20, 1922 and died Oct. 1, 2019...

Mary Kathryn “Kay” Beaman, 93, of Uniontown, passed away Thursday morning, April 28, 2022,at Country Place Senior Living in Fort Scott. Arrangements will be announced by the Konantz-Cheney Funeral Home.

Remington Rose Meek, infant daughter of Tanner Meek and Elizabeth Rose Meek passed away shortly after birth on Monday, April 25, 2022, at the Nevada Regional Medical Center in Nevada, Mo. In addition to her parents, she is survived by grandparents, Misty Miles of Fort Scott, Joanie Rose and Shannon Parker both of Goodman, Mo., and great-grandparents, Trissa Bartlett, Randy Bartlett, Harry Meek and Bonnie Meek, all of Fort Scott, Dennis and Debbie Rose of Goodman, Mo., and Mary Parker of Ranger, W.V. ...

Bourbon County Commissioners on Tuesday took the next step toward making improvements at Elk Creek Lake. After a discussion, commissioners approved a motion by Chairman Jim Harris for a committee of volunteers to meet with Public Works Director Eric Bailey “to make recommendations on volunteer hours to make improvements at Elm Creek Lake.”...

Fort Scott High School’s varsity tennis squad finished Wednesday’s SEK League Tournament in Chanute with 12 points and a third-place finish. Independence High School placed first in the tournament with 28 points, followed by Chanute in second with 17 points. FSHS Head Coach Lynn Barr said the tournament was moved up one day due to concerns with rain in the forecast Thursday and Friday...

Fort Scott High School’s Lady Tiger swim team made a “big splash” Monday in Coffeyville, FSHS Head Coach Madeline Martin said. The swimmers returned home with a team win as the season nears a close, Martin said. See Saturday's print or online edition for complete story...

The Fort Scott High School Lady Tigers swept the Paola Lady Panthers in a varsity doubleheader Thursday evening at Ty Cullor Field. Abby Altic’s walk-off triple sealed a 5-4 victory for the Lady Tigers in game one, while four RBIs each for Allie Brown and Lanie Krokroskia helped the Lady Tigers win a 15-11 slugfest in game two...

Uniontown High School’s Lady Eagle varsity softball team handily defeated the Chetopa Hornets in a doubleheader Monday in Chetopa. Uniontown’s Alexa Fuhrman knocked in seven runs on three hits in a 22-3 rout in game one, and collected four hits in game two en route to a 33-2 shellacking of the Hornets in game two...