Stories from Thursday, June 13, 2024

During a news conference Thursday morning at the former emergency department in Fort Scott, Freeman Health System CEO Paula Baker announced the company plans to take over the emergency room and also add a 10-bed inpatient hospital at the Legacy Health Foundation Building, formerly Mercy Hospital...

Freddie Dean Walrod, 82, died unexpectedly on Wednesday, June 12, 2024 at his home. Fred was born Sept. 20, 1941 in Prescott, Kan., the son of George Morris and Marjorie (Keith) Walrod. He graduated from Prescott High School and then attended Fort Scott JUCO and then got his bachelors at Pitt State. ...