Stories from Tuesday, December 1, 2020

Bourbon County Commissioners on Nov. 24 approved distribution of gift certificates to employees in lieu of a holiday dinner, and to further research the matter of longevity pay for county employees. See the print or online edition of the Tribune for complete story...

A new Fort Scott city commissioner was sworn in Tuesday afternoon during the commission’s regular meeting. See the print or online edition of the Tribune for complete story.

Sonja Kay Holsti-Wells, age 73, passed away peacefully in her home at 4:10 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 28, 2020 with her husband Tim by her side. Sonja was born Feb. 3, 1947, in Ft. Scott, Kan., to Wayne Holsti and Mary K. (Land) Turley who later married Herbert Theodore Turley. ...

Carol Jean (Perry) George, age 76, from Redfield, Kan., passed away Monday, Nov. 30, 2020, at Country Place Senior Living in Ft Scott, Kan., after a long battle with Alzheimer’s disease. She was born on June 4, 1944, in Fort Scott, Kan., the daughter of William Herbert and Ruby Eileen (Heckenlaible) Perry. ...

Marjorie Ellen Dingus, age 91, Pleasanton, Kan., passed away on Friday, Nov. 27, 2020. Graveside service will held at 2 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 5, 2020 at the Battlefield Cemetery. Contributions are suggested to St. Jude’s Children’s Hospital, in care of Schneider Funeral Home, P.O. Box 525, Pleasanton, KS 66075. Online condolences can be left at www.schneiderfunerals.com...