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Help Build the Field of Honor at Fort Scott National Historic Site
Fort Scott, Kan. – Fort Scott National Historic Site invites you to join the park in placing the flags for the “Symbols of Sacrifice” Field of Honor Friday morning, May 24, 2024. We welcome everyone to participate and encourage individuals and groups to plan on arriving at 8:30 a.m. and help as long as you are available.
USD234 Board Meeting Press Release for May 13
Members of the USD 234 Board of Education met at 5:30 p.m. on Monday, May 13, 2024, for their regular monthly meeting at the board office. President David Stewart opened the meeting. The board approved the official agenda with the change to District Cell Phone policy to be discussion only,...
Gospel Singing Group The Williamsons At the First Southern Baptist Church May 16
The Williamsons are coming to town! First Southern Baptist Church Fort Scott Kansas invites you to be a part an incredible night of music and inspiration featuring one of the top groups in Gospel Music-The Williamsons!. Mark your calendars for Thursday May 16th at 7:00 p.m. (doors open at 6:30)...
Northern Nevada High School Football in Need of More Referees
The Northern Nevada Football Officials Association (NNFOA) has wrapped up their annual Rookie Social event. People interested in becoming officials in the local football industry were welcomed to the meet n greet to learn more. You may remember us reporting last year on the football referee shortage. The association says...
Sylvia Ellen Woodall
Sylvia Ellen Woodall, age 85, a resident of Fort Scott, Kansas, passed away Sunday, May 12, 2024, at the Guest Home Estates in Fort Scott. She was born April 30, 1939, in Pleasanton, Kan., the daughter of John Emery Henderson and Mary Olive Wilcox Henderson. Sylvia graduated from the Pleasanton High School. She married David Allen Woodall on Jan. 31, 1960, in Miami, Okla. Sylvia was a devoted wife and mother. She enjoyed cooking and sewing and caring for her family.
All Kansas universities request tuition hikes; Emporia State plans to slash student fees
TOPEKA — All six of Kansas’ state universities have proposed tuition increases for the 2024-2025 school year, citing inflation, declining enrollment and staff retention costs. Emporia State University, diverging from the other institutions, proposed cutting student fees to fully offset the increase in tuition. University officials on Wednesday...
Heritage Tractor awarded Pittsburg's 2024 Employer of the Year
PITTSBURG, Kan. (KOAM) - Heritage Tractor, a local John Deere dealer located on Highway 69, off the Pittsburg bypass, was awarded the 2024 Employer of the Year by the City of Pittsburg at a ceremony on Thursday, May 16, 2024.
Fort Scott Kicks Off Summer Activities This Saturday
The City of Fort Scott is sponsoring a free community event this Saturday, May 18 from 1 to 10 p.m. called Hello Summer Luau 2024. The splash pad will be open from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m., and the Fort Scott Farmers Market is under the pavilion from 8 a.m. to noon.
Pittsburg mini golf course officially re-opens
PITTSBURG, Kan. — A new attraction is now officially re-open in the city of Pittsburg. A new 18-hole mini golf course opened to the public Thursday, as part of Four Oaks Golf Course inside Lincoln Park. The previous course had drainage issues but now the course is open with...
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