Stories from Tuesday, June 17, 2025

Windfred Allen DeMott, age 84, resident of Bronaugh, Mo., died Saturday June 7, 2025, at the home. He was born Sept. 15, 1940, in Mound City, Kan., and his parents were Clyde Vernon DeMott and Alice Rosemond (Jackman) DeMott. He attended Mound City High School. ...

The last two finalists for the position of president at Fort Scott Community College discussed their backgrounds and goals for the college during public forums Monday on the college campus. Dr. Jack Welch and George McCrary were among the four finalists identified by the FSCC Board of Trustees, which is receiving assistance from the Southeast Kansas Education Service Center at Greenbush in the presidential search process. ...

Fort Scott City Commissioners on Tuesday moved forward with establishing a Certified Local Government and historic preservation and resource commission. The commission approved by a 4-1 vote a motion by Commissioner Matthew Wells to proceed with adoption of an ordinance adopting a seven-member historic preservation commission and to eliminate an item in the draft of the ordinance concerning the interior of buildings, and to move forward to register as a certified local government...