Stories from Friday, December 4, 2020

Bourbon County Public Health Officer Rebecca Johnson issued a statement Thursday regarding a recent announcement by the CDC to shorten COVID-19 quarantine periods. Johnson took action to reduce the quarantine period for people exposed to COVID-19 to 10 days...

Fort Scott City Commissioners were asked Tuesday to consider a 5 percent increase in water fees to pay a debt service for the water intake project. “Because we have a large temporary note right now for the water intake, we are needing to raise rates over the next two years,” Fort Scott Director of Finance Susan Bancroft said...

Bourbon County Commissioners on Tuesday approved spending money left over from a Strengthening People and Revitalizing Kansas (SPARK) grant the county received on needs related to the COVID-19 pandemic. See the print or online edition of the Tribune for complete story...

Nancy Susan Townsend, age 76, resident of Fort Scott, Kan., went to be with Jesus Thursday, Dec. 3, 2020, at Via Christi Hospital in Pittsburg, Kan. She was born June 10, 1944, in Bourbon County, Kan., the daughter of Charles Orlando and Mary Josephine Pitts Michael. ...

The Fort Scott Tiger boys and Lady Tigers have yet to pick up a win this season as both teams dropped to 0-2 in the annual Willard Basketball Classic Friday. The Tigers boys fell 76-59 loss to the Branson Pirates (1-1) in a second-round game late Friday afternoon. The Lady Tigers’ comeback was halted in a 52-40 loss to the Bolivar Lady Liberators in a second-round game Friday night...