Stories from Saturday, March 14, 2015

Barbara Ann Keller, age 86, of Chanute, Kan., passed away at Heritage Health Care surrounded by her family. Barbara was born Nov. 18, 1928 in LaCygne, Kan., the daughter of Frank and Georgia Henrietta "Henny" (Classen) Keller. Barb graduated from Fort Scott High School with the class of 1946. ...

Steven A. Lotterer passed away peacefully on the morning of March 8, 2015 after a courageous battle with liver disease at his home in Washington, D.C. Steve was born Aug. 10, 1957 in Fort Scott, Kan. to George S. Lotterer and Ernestine Bilyew Lotterer (Basel)...

Marjorie Maxine Judy, age 83, a resident of rural Redfield, died Thursday, March 12, 2015 at the University of Kansas Medical Center in Kansas City, Kan. She was born Feb. 15, 1932, in Fort Scott, Kan., the daughter of Albert Francis Smith and Thelma Mae Wiggans Smith. ...

Richard James Shane, age 62, resident of Fort Scott, died Friday, March 13, 2015, at Fort Scott Manor Nursing Home. He was born Feb. 28, 1953, in Stuart, Nebr., the son of Frank Ulysses Shane and Mary Ann Mashek Shane. Richard worked with Tri-Valley at various restaurants. He loved to watch western movies on television and listen to music. He was a Kansas City Chiefs fan...

Kathryn Emma Morrison, age 83, resident of Fort Scott, Kan., died suddenly on Thursday, March 12, 2015, at Mercy Hospital, Joplin, Mo. She was born June 18, 1931, in Pawnee Station, Kan., the daughter of Perry and Hazel Picht Keeney. She was raised on the family farm. ...

Part one of a three-part series Editor's note: The Fort Scott Tribune determined that releasing the name of the victim in this story could hurt her case and the ongoing investigation. The woman provided a copy of the law enforcement report of the incident...

After meeting with a resident about the bill he received for a culvert installation, the commissioners on Friday agreed it is time to take a firm look at their culvert policy. Commissioners agreed to contact Holly Powers, engineer with Schafer, Kline and Warren, to determine how the county's policy on allowing private contractors to install culverts might be changed...

Bourbon County Commissioners on Friday again heard from residents who are concerned about health issues that could result when the county's sanitation codes are not followed. It also was the second meeting with Eric Bailey, Environmental Services coordinator...

Fort Scott Community College's baseball team split a Jayhawk Conference-Eastern Division doubleheader with Coffeyville at Lions Field Thursday afternoon, winning the opener 9-5 but falling in the nightcap 8-6. Coffeyville held a 3-0 lead after 2 1/2 innings. The Greyhounds (2-8 East, 5-12 overall) scored all their first-game runs over the course of the third through fifth innings to take a 9-3 lead...

A four-run rally in the bottom of the seventh inning allowed Fort Scott Community College's softball team to win the second game of a doubleheader at the Betty Ruth Willard Complex Friday and salvage a split with visiting North Iowa Area. The Trojans, playing the third doubleheader out of four they've scheduled on a Kansas road trip, won the opener 7-3. The 'Hounds (8-9) took the second game, 8-7...