Stories from Friday, February 10, 2023

George Allen Johnson, lifelong resident of Bronson, Kan., passed away on Feb. 8, 2023 at the age of 78. He was born the second of three sons to William Harold Allen Johnson and Georgia May (Harrison) Johnson in Kansas City, Mo. He graduated from Bronson High School with the class of 1962...

Douglas Craig Hunziker, 61, of Fort Scott, passed away Thursday morning, Feb. 9, 2023, at Ascension Via Christi Hospital in Pittsburg, Kan. He was born March 24, 1961, in Fort Scott, Kan., the son of Donald Glen Hunziker and Opal Maxine (Christy) Hunziker. He married Carol Michelle Baird on May 20, 2000, and she survives of the home...

Oliver W. “Bill” Hawk, age 80 of Prescott, Kan., died Saturday, Feb. 4 at University of Kansas Health System, Kansas City, Kan. Funeral services will be at 10 a.m. Thursday, Feb. 16 at the Schowengerdt Funeral Chapel, Butler, Mo., 660-679-6555. Burial will be in the Woodfin Cemetery in Foster. Online condolences www.schowengerdtchapel.com...

On Tuesday, Bourbon County Commissioners heard an idea from a citizen that would allow low-income citizens an opportunity to own a home. Commissioners hosted a town hall meeting on Jan. 25 to discuss the need for housing in Bourbon County. On Tuesday, citizen Michael Hoyt, who attended the meeting, discussed an idea for providing new housing in the county...

During their regular meeting Tuesday, Feb. 7, Fort Scott City Commissioners received requests of support for three housing development projects. A special meeting will be held at 6 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 14, at City Hall to consider a request of the city’s support of a proposed housing development, as well as a waiver of building permits and impact fees, help with water metering, sanitary sewer tie in and storm water runoff for a pocket neighborhood...