Stories from Tuesday, August 20, 2019

Robert W. Hoerr, 87, of Taylor, Mo., passed away Monday, Aug. 19, 2019, at Maple Lawn Nursing Home in Palmyra, Mo. Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Friday, Aug. 23, 2019, at the Apostolic Christian Church in Taylor, Mo. Burial with full Military Rites will follow at the Apostolic Christian Church Cemetery in Taylor...

The Fort Scott City Commission approved a motion to republish the 2020 budget and rescheduled the budget hearing that was originally expected to take place Tuesday night for the commission’s next meeting, Sept. 3. Director of Finance Rhonda Dunn said a change needs to be made after the city’s proposed budget had been published in the Tribune. Dunn said in looking over budget numbers, she found a “discrepancy in debt service cash from the 2018 audit.”...

The sixth name to be placed on the Fort Scott City Commission ballot for the Nov. 5 general election was decided Tuesday during the Bourbon County Commission meeting. On Thursday, after a canvass of the Aug. 6 primary election ballots, there was a tie between incumbent Cheryl Adamson and challenger Josh Jones with 220 votes each...