Stories from Friday, May 3, 2024

Emily Louise Martin, age 27, resident of Fort Scott, KS died Wednesday, May 1, 2024. Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. Wednesday, May 8, at the Community Christian Church. Burial will follow in the Evergreen Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 5 until 7 p.m. ...

Here is a story of a life well lived, one that has never wavered from faith, family and duty – traveling upon many exciting avenues that eventually led back to home. Kenneth W. Lyon, known to most as Ken, was born in Fort Scott in 1934 to J.R. and Alice Lyon and was the youngest of 4 siblings. ...

A proposal to bring a synthetic ice skating rink to downtown Fort Scott still could not gain enough votes to pass the Fort Scott City Commission on April 16. In a fourth appearance before the commission, Diane Striler and Cory Bryars, representing a local group that is trying to bring the amenity to town, brought to commissioners a memorandum of understanding that outlines the city’s involvement, as well as the involvement of the group making the proposal...

A Bourbon County man was sentenced to two consecutive life sentences in the Kansas Department of Corrections for his involvement in a 2021 double murder at the conclusion of a two-day sentencing hearing Thursday. A two-day sentencing hearing in the case of Dawson James Mitchell, who in November pleaded guilty to two counts of off-grid person felonies of murder in the first degree – premeditated, for the Dec. ...

The Fort Scott High School Tiger baseball team (16-7) put up four runs in the sixth inning en route to a 7-1 victory over the Parsons Vikings Friday evening at Dave Regan Stadium. See Saturday's print or online edition for full story. Note: The FSHS Lady Tiger softball team faced Parsons Friday, and held a 7-0 lead in the second inning. Due to time constraints, a full recap of the game was not available by press time Friday. A report will appear in a future edition...

Fort Scott High School’s boys tennis squad finished in fifth place at the SEK League Tournament Monday in Independence. See Saturday's print or online edition for full story.

The Fort Scott Community College Softball program has achieved back-to-back 30-win seasons for the first time in school history. See Saturday's print or online edition for full story.