Stories from Tuesday, December 4, 2018

To honor the passing of President George H. W. Bush, the U.S. Post Office will not deliver mail Wednesday. The Tribune will be delivered Thursday.

Ivan L. Bare, age 88, a resident of Fort Scott, Kan., went home to be with the Lord on Monday, Dec. 3, 2018, at the Medicalodge in Fort Scott. He was born March 24, 1930, in Summerville, Kan., the son of Carl Horace Bare and Bertha Mabel Kirk Bare. Ivan served with the United States Army from 1951 to 1953 where he was stationed in Germany. ...

Betty Jane Martin Farmer of Shawnee, Kan., age 86, peacefully joined her Creator on Nov. 28, 2018. BJ (now Jane) was born Friday, Sept. 13, 1932, to C.C. and Mabel (States) Martin of Fort Scott. She forever honored her parents; he a self-sustained pastor and owner of a plumbing/heating shop and she a registered nurse. They both were army veterans from WWI and Mabel a civilian nurse during WWII. Service to others and celebrate life was the family creed...

Kenneth LeRoy Davis, age 91, resident of Fort Scott, Kan., passed away peacefully at his home in Happy Hollow, surrounded by his family and love. He was born July 27, 1927, in Fort Scott, the son of John Kenneth Davis and Sylvia Opal Sluder Davis. Kenny had numerous occupations throughout his lifetime beginning with helping his granddad dig coal and sell it on Market Square. ...

William Harry “Bill” Smith, Jr. (Wild Bill to his biker buds), age 60, passed away unexpectedly Dec. 3, 2018, at Via Christi Hospital in Pittsburg, Kan. He was born on Aug. 22, 1958, in Ft. Scott, Kan., to Charlene and William “Blacky” Smith, Sr. Bill was a very hard-working man. ...

County Commissioners Bourbon County Commissioners on Tuesday signed an agreement with the City of Fort Scott to provide an ambulance service. Prior to signing the agreement, Bourbon County Counselor Justin Meeks said many people have been involved in the process of organizing a county-city ambulance service...

The Christmas season was officially kicked off Tuesday in Fort Scott with the annual Christmas Parade.

CHICAGO — Fort Scott Community College’s women shattered the school scoring record here Friday night as they beat down Olive-Harvey, 122-28, in the first game of a weekend trip to Chicago. Saturday, the Greyhounds routed Harry S Truman College, 95-38, improving to 10-1 on the season...

WILLARD, Mo. — Harrison, Ark., swept Fort Scott High’s basketball teams here Saturday night in the final round of the annual Willard Tri-State Classic. Harrison’s girls led all the way in a 51-29 win. The Goblins boys’ squad pulled away in the fourth quarter for a 65-52 victory...

Fort Scott Community College’s men got by the Park University junior varsity at Arnold Arena Friday night by a score of 69-46. The Greyhounds (5-7) were led by Evan Mitchell’s 18 points as he made 8 of 9 field-goal attempts. Andre Nelson added 12 as he went 6 of 9 from the field. As a team, the ’Hounds shot 53 percent on 30 of 57 but didn’t make any of the 3-pointers they attempted...

CANEY — Colt and Bryce Eck performed well as Uniontown’s only entrants in the Caney Valley KanOkla Wrestling Tournament Saturday in a field of wrestlers from much larger schools. Bryce, a freshman, finished in second place in the 132-pound class. He defeated Dylon Morrill of Cherryvale by an 8-1 score in the first round then went on to pin Issac Jennings of Fredonia in the third period of the semifinal round. He was pinned by Ethan Gilkey of Bartlesville, Okla., in the championship match...

Paola won the Fort Scott Dual Tournament for the second year in a row and third time overall at the FSHS gymnasium Saturday as the Panthers won all five duals. Fort Scott finished in fourth place after winning its final two bouts of the day. The Tigers were 2-3 in the tournament, the wins coming in their final two duals against Shawnee Mission West and Blue Valley Southwest, which was ranked No. 6 in Class 5A in the Kansas Wrestling Coaches Association’s pre-season rankings...