Stories from Friday, March 31, 2023

Larry “Chipper” Dean Parnell, Jr., 51, resident of Fort Scott, passed away Thursday, March 30, 2023, at Ascension Via Christi in Pittsburg. He was born June 16, 1971, in Santa Clara, Calif., the son of Larry Dean Parnell, Sr. and Judith Ann (Abildgaard) Parnell...

The Fort Scott Design Review Board will meet at 4 p.m. Monday to discuss the planned farmer’s market pavilion. On March 7, city commissioners took no action on a bid they received for a 150-by-70 foot steel structure to be constructed in the parking lot on the west end of Skubitz Plaza...

After a lengthy discussion on budgets and priorities, the Bourbon County Commission on March 23 approved the hard surface road plan for 2023. Public Works Director Eric Bailey asked commissioners if they were ready to move forward with the plan. Commissioners held a work session to discuss roads on March 20, and due to technical difficulties with the YouTube stream, the entire meeting was not available to the public...

Work to renovate the steps of Memorial Hall got underway Wednesday morning. On March 21, city commissioners gave the go-ahead for the $84,495 project, with the bid going to Mid-Continental Restoration. The city has applied for grants for other renovation projects for the building...

The Fort Scott High School Tiger varsity baseball team, behind senior Cody Wilson’s strong performance on the mound, shut out Field Kindley High School in the Tigers’ home opener Friday evening at Dave Regan Stadium. Wilson struck out five hitters in five innings and also collected three hits at the plate, and junior outfielder Cedrik Martin smacked a grand slam over the right field fence in the third inning. ...