Stories from Tuesday, March 5, 2024

Donald L. Woods was born Nov. 15, 1954, in Fort Scott, Kan., and passed away March 2, 2024, at the University of Kansas Medical Center. Donald was a life-long Fort Scott resident who attended Fort Scott schools including Fort Scott Community College. He graduated from Fort Scott High School with the class of 1972. Basketball was his sport of choice not only while attending high school but also as an adult in the local Industrial League...

Betty Arlene (Lalman) Kastl died March 4, 2024 at Washington County Hospital.  Visitation will be held from 1 to 8 p.m., Friday, March 8, 2024 at Ward Funeral Home in Washington.  The family will receive friends from 5 to 6 p.m. A funeral service will be held at 10:30 a.m., Saturday, March 9, 2024, at the Washington Presbyterian Church...

Mary Louise Todd Beveridge, age 98, a former resident of Fort Scott, Kan., and more recently of Olathe, Kan., passed away Friday, March 1, 2024, at her home in Olathe. She was born Feb. 19, 1926, at Pittsburg, Kan., the daughter of Isaac H. Todd and Hallie Swett Todd. ...

Bourbon County Commissioners have adopted a resolution concerning the county’s stance on illegal immigration. The commission voted 2-1 to pass the resolution during their Monday meeting. In February, commissioners discussed two version of Resolution 04-24, one drafted by Commissioner Nelson Blythe, and another by County Counselor Justin Meeks. The commission did not approve either version after a discussion on wording contained in both documents...

Bourbon County Commissioners on Monday learned the county was out of compliance in some areas during a review of property valuation data with a representative of the state’s Division of Property Valuation. Mike Dallman, field operations supervisor with the PVD, talked to commissioners via teleconference. ...

A request for the city of Fort Scott’s assistance in funding a downtown ice skating rink could not gain any traction during Tuesday’s meeting of the Fort Scott City Commission. Diane Striler, who brought the idea to commissioners during their Feb. 20 meeting, said a payment plan has been worked out with KwikRink Synthetic Ice, a Minnesota-based company that offers portable synthetic ice rinks, and organizers want to move forward quickly...

Just a day after the Fort Scott High School Lady Tigers earned a berth in the state tournament, the Tiger boys punched their ticket to Salina with a 49-43 win over the Chanute Blue Comets in a Class 4A Sub-State championship game Saturday night in Chanute...

Jerry Donald Wheeler, age 82, resident of Onamia, Minn., passed away on March 2, 2024 after a 12-year battle with cancer. Jerry was born Oct. 30, 1941 in Hiattville, Kan., the son of Warren Fay and Dorothy Lorene Barker Wheeler. He married his childhood sweetheart and soulmate Phyllis Hudson Aug. ...