Stories from Wednesday, October 19, 2022

Milton “Junior” Yazel, 93, of Columbus, Kan., passed away Oct. 14, 2022, in Oswego, Kan. He was born Feb. 24, 1929, in Freeman, Mo., the son of George Algon and Naomi (Wigginton) Yazel. He married Lily Mae Irvin, and she preceded him in death March 1, 1987...

Sandra Jill Fulcher, 87, of Fort Scott, passed away Sunday, Oct. 9, 2022, at Girard Medical Center. She was born Jan. 3, 1935, in Iola, Kan., the daughter of John Joseph “Jack” Laird and Mary Hazel (Remington) Laird. She married Roy “Bruce” Fulcher July 28, 1953, in Sedan, Kan., and he preceded her in death Nov. 3, 1993...

Dale Gene Johnson, age 85, a resident of Fort Scott, Kan., died Tuesday, Oct. 18, 2022, at Via Christi Medical Center in Pittsburg, Kan. He was born Aug. 20, 1937, in Fort Scott, the son of Buford and Evelyn Goodrick Johnson. He graduated from Mound City High School with the class of 1955. ...

The process for creating a unified vision for Bourbon County is one step closer to completion. Representatives of several county organizations and boards gathered Oct. 12 at Uniontown Junior Senior High School for the second of three planned visioning meetings sponsored by Bourbon County Regional Economic Development, Inc...

Hearings for the adult defendants in a related attempted murder case have been delayed, according to Bourbon County District Court records. Michael Sheriff, 23, and Tavin Eisenbrandt, 20, both of Fort Scott, are in custody at the Bourbon County Law Enforcement Center on charges of attempted first degree murder and aggravated robbery. The two men were allegedly involved in a Sept. 24 incident that left Kenneth Bevins, 39, of Fort Scott, critically injured...

City Commissioners on Tuesday reviewed a list of properties on the unsafe and dangerous structures list. A public hearing for each property will be held at 6:15 p.m. Dec. 6. See the print or online edition of the Tribune for complete story.

Bourbon County Commissioners have approved purchase of about seven acres of land on the former Mercy Hospital property where the Bourbon County Medical Building is now located. On Oct. 11, following a 10-minute executive session to discuss contracts with County Counselor Justin Meeks, commissioners approved a motion by Commissioner Clifton Beth to allows Commission Chairman Jim Harris to sign a real estate purchase agreement between the county and Community Health Center of Southeast Kansas...