Stories from Friday, September 2, 2022

Cleta Irene (Weddle) Zimmerman, 90 years old of Centerville, died on Aug. 30, 2022. Visitation will be Friday, Sept. 9, 2022, from 5 to 7 p.m. at Schneider Funeral Home, Mound City Chapel, with Eastern Star services at 6 p.m. The funeral will be Saturday, Sept. ...

Larry Dean Poole, age 57, Mound City, Kan., passed away Wednesday, Aug. 31, 2022.  Graveside funeral service will be 10 a.m. Thursday, Sept. 8, 2022 at the Linville Cemetery, Mound City, Kan.  Visitation will be held from 5 to 7 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 7, at the Schneider Funeral Home and Crematory, Mound City Chapel. Memorial contributions are suggested to Children’s Mercy Hospital. Online condolences can be left at www.schneiderfunerals.com...

Sandra (Sandy) K. Hrenak was born Aug. 10,1954 in St. Louis, Mo., the only child of Richard and Kathen Ohnemus. Sandy grew up in North St. Louis County and pursued music though this portion of her life. She was an accomplished accordionist who competed in several national events. This is how she met her future husband, John...

John Gregory Gray, age 60, a former resident of Fort Scott, Kan., and more recently of Stockton, Mo., passed away Tuesday, Aug. 30, 2022, in Stockton. He was born Aug. 21, 1962, in Jonesboro, Ark., the son of Thirle Gray and Luella Green Gray. John graduated from high school in Jonesboro and went to college at Fort Scott Community College on a baseball scholarship. ...

Although it was not unanimous, the Fort Scott Community College Board of Trustees has adopted the college’s 2022-23 budget which includes a mill levy that will exceed the revenue neutral rate. On Monday, trustees approved a revenue neutral rate resolution which states FSCC will levy a property tax rate exceeding the revenue neutral rate of 29.288 mills. Trustees also reviewed and adopted the new budget, which includes about $17 million in budgeted expenses and transfers...

When daylight broke Tuesday morning, many in the Mary Queen of Angels Catholic Church were sending praise to God. While most of the roof and the ceiling had collapsed into the center of the nave, the walls, statuaries and pews appeared to be in surprisingly good shape...

Fire officials have determined lightning to be the cause of a fire that devastated the Mary Queen of Angels Church Monday night. At 9:12 p.m., fire fighters received a call that smoke and flames could be seen coming from the roof of the 150-year-old church building, which stands in the 700 block of Eddy Street...

The Fort Scott High School Tiger football team dropped its season-opener to the Paola Panthers, 28-6 Friday night at Frary Field. Paola’s senior quarterback Jett Osbern scored two touchdowns on the ground and one through the air while junior running back Clayton Younger rushed for one score. Tiger junior quarterback Cal Cosens scored Fort Scott’s only touchdown on a 10-yard keeper with 10:01 left in the fourth quarter...