A Fort Scott USD 234 school bus caught fire on Thursday afternoon as it was returning from an 8th-grade field trip to Kansas City. It happened just before 3 p.m. on U.S. Highway 69 near Prescott. The Kansas Highway Patrol says the bus blew a tire on the rear driver’s side outside dual. Troopers say the driver tried to “limp” the bus to a safe stopping location, but a fire started where the tire blew and spread to the rest of the bus. Thirty students and three adults on the bus were able to get out safely, and no one was hurt. The students waited at a convenience store in Prescott until another bus arrived to take them home. USD 234 said the bus was pulled over when it started smoking, and the kids were evacuated. The bus then caught on fire and is a total loss.
Tuesday, October 8, 2024
Russell Dean Allen, age 86 of Butler
Funeral services for Dean Allen of Butler, Missouri will be 10 a.m. Wednesday, November 6, 2024 at Schowengerdt Funeral Chapel (660-679-65...