Stories from Friday, March 10, 2023

William Stanley “Buddy” Pruitt, 82, resident of Garland, Texas, passed away March 1, 2023. He was born July 26, 1940, in Fort Scott, Kan., the son of Thomas William “Bill” Pruitt and Lazetta Fae (Ridenour) Pruitt.  Buddy is survived by his two sons, who both reside in Garland, Texas. ...

Jerry Wayne Allen, age 68, a resident of Fort Scott, Kan., passed away early Friday, March 10, 2023, at the Guest Home Estates in Fort Scott. He was born Nov. 28, 1954, in Fort Scott, the son of Harold Allen and Esther Gibson Allen. Jerry first married Caroline Frances “Fran” Morrow on April 20, 1981, in Fort Scott. ...

The 44th annual Spring Rodeo at Fort Scott Community College got underway Friday afternoon and continue at 1:30 and 7:30 p.m. today, concluding with short go at 1 p.m. Sunday. The rodeo features athletes from 28 two-and-four-year colleges in Kansas and Oklahoma...

A city of Fort Scott Public Works truck unloads dirt on the northwest area of Skubitz Plaza, the proposed location for a splash pad and sensory park. In February, the Fort Scott City Commission voted 4-1 in favor of the location, following a recommendation by the The Fort Scott Design Review Board...

Fort Scott firefighters will receive an increase in their pay, which is intended to help with recruiting and retention. Fort Scott City Commissioners on Tuesday gave their blessing to the increase following a presentation by Deputy Fire Chief Mike Miles...

Those people who watched Tuesday’s Bourbon County Commission meeting got a look at how a life-saving piece of equipment works, and heard one commissioner’s plea to the community to help fund the devices. Commissioner Clifton Beth said he asked Bourbon County EMS Director Teri Hulsey and two EMS personnel – paramedic Chris Rosenblad and EMT Taylor Morrison – to attend Tuesday’s meeting and give a demonstration of the LUCAS 3 (Lund University Cardiopulmonary Assist System) CPR device. ...