Stories from Friday, July 8, 2022

Sarah Kathrine “Kay” Jackson, age 92, a resident of Overland Park, Kan., passed away Thursday, July 7, 2022, in Overland Park. She was born June 19, 1930, in Fort Scott, Kan., the daughter of L.C. Jackson and Kathrine E. Harris Jackson. She grew up in Fort Scott and graduated from the Fort Scott High School. She went on to become a para legal where she worked for the Austin and Spears Law Firm...

Henry Eugene Clay, age 75, Burlington, Kan., formerly of Mound City, Kan., passed away Wednesday, July 6, 2022.  Funeral service will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday, July 12, 2022 at the Schneider Funeral Home and Crematory, Mound City Chapel. Burial will be in the Richland Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 10 a.m. ...

Whether it was a recipe, her knowledge of food and gardens, or simply a smile and friendly remark, Martha Scott shared with the community she lived in. The 75-year-old longtime Fort Scott resident, who died July 5, was involved in many organizations and activities through the years, many with her husband of more than 50 years, Jim Scott...

Fort Scott Community College officials plan to have further talks concerning a request by a group that is trying to bring back the football program at FSCC. On June 20, members of the FSCC Board of Trustees and the Fort Scott Greyhound Football Legacy Center discussed property the college seeks to dispose after the closing of the football program in late 2021...