Stories from Tuesday, July 18, 2023

Leon Edward (Bud) Cady, age 84, of Moran, Kan., passed away July 15, 2023, at St. Luke's East Plaza, Kansas City, Mo. A visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. on Thursday, July 20, 2023, in The Venue at Feuerborn Family Funeral Service, 1883 U.S. Highway 54, Iola, KS. A funeral service will be at 10 a.m. on Friday, July 21, 2023, in the chapel at Feuerborn Family Funeral Service, Iola, Kan. Burial with military honors will follow in Bronson Cemetery, Bronson, Kan...

Dr. Jason Kegler of Fort Scott has taken the helm as the next president of Fort Scott Community College. During their Monday meeting, the FSCC Board of Trustees voted unanimously on a contract for Kegler, who most recently served as associate vice president for student life at Pittsburg State University, to replace former president Alysia Johnston, who announced her retirement April 17...

Much of Fort Scott and Bourbon County was plunged into darkness when widespread power outages occurred following a severe thunderstorm that struck the area Friday evening. The storm, which arrived about 6:30 p.m. Friday, brought rain and high winds as it blew in from the northwest. Thousands of Evergy customers found themselves without power as winds knocked down trees, power poles and lines. Some customers continued to be without power Monday, but numbers were not available...