Stories from Tuesday, May 3, 2022

Mary Kathryn “Kaye” Beaman went to be with the Lord on April 28, 2022, after passing peacefully at the age of 93. Kaye was born in Fort Scott, Kan., on July 26, 1928. She was preceded in death by her husband, Gerald O. “Nate” Beaman, parents Everett and Ethel Henson, brother Everett Henson Jr., sister Jane Broeren, and nephew Bill Henson...

Helen Philimena Farney, age 93, a resident of Fort Scott, Kan., passed away late Monday, May 2, 2022, in Fort Scott. Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. Thursday, May 5 at the Fort Scott Apostolic Christian Church. A second service will be held at 11 a.m. ...

Jimmy Duane Ford, age 71, resident of Fort Scott, Kan., died Monday, May 2, 2022, at Medicalodge of Fort Scott. He was born Feb. 26, 1951, in Red Key, Ind., the son of Hubert Wilson Ford and Gladys Bernice Tabor Ford. He married Neta Dame on Aug. 3, 1968, in Lebanon, Mo. ...

Field Kindley’s pitchers could not find a way to quiet Fort Scott’s bats in the Tiger varsity baseball team’s 16-1 blow-out victory over the Golden Tornado Tuesday evening at Lions Field on the campus of Fort Scott Community College. Tiger starting pitcher Sam Deloney, who struck out three hitters in the first inning, finished with six strikeouts while only allowing three hits in a four-inning contest. ...

On Tuesday, city commissioners reviewed properties on the demolition list. During a public hearing, commissioners made a decision on how long to give owners to make repairs or improvements or else the city will seek demolition bids on those properties. But, one property is considered historical and could be spared from demolition...

On Tuesday, Bourbon County Commissioners fielded their first budget request for 2023. Rebecca Johnson, administrator of the SEK Multi-County Health Department, discussed some of the services the department has provided within the last year. She also requested $90,750 for the health department for 2023, which she said is the same amount requested for 2022...