Stories from Tuesday, December 22, 2020

Michael Richard Conroy, 71, of Fort Scott, went to be with the Lord on Saturday morning, Dec. 19, 2020. He was born in Ottawa, Kan., to Clarence Richard Conroy, Jr. and Mary Ann Welton Conroy. He moved to Fort Scott when he was 10 years old. He married his high school sweetheart Connie Sue Magee on July 19, 1969, in Fort Scott, Kan., and she survives of the home. ...

Bobby John Dennis, age 89, a former resident of Fort Scott, Kan., and more recently of Blue Ridge, Texas, passed away Thursday, Dec. 17, 2020, at his home in Texas. He was born March 21, 1931, in Mapleton, Kan., the son of Hollie J. Dennis and Ella Blodgett Dennis. ...

Joyce Elaine Wilkins, age 72, a resident of Bronson, Kan., passed away Saturday, Dec. 19, 2020, at the Research Medical Center in Kansas City, Mo. Services for Joyce Wilkins will be announced by the Cheney Witt Chapel, 201 S. Main, Fort Scott.

Bob D. Sipe, age 87, a resident of rural Fort Scott, Kan., passed away Sunday, Dec. 20, 2020, at the Medicalodge in Fort Scott. He was born March 10, 1933, in Fort Scott, the son of Harold Gano Sipe and Harriett Thelma Fitzgerald Sipe. Bob married Joyce Beckford on Dec. ...

On Tuesday, Dec. 15, U.S. Senator Jerry Moran made a virtual stop at the Fort Scott Kiwanis Club meeting. Much of the discussion focused on the COVID-19 pandemic, but Moran also spoke about other issues. See the print or online edition of the Tribune for complete story...

Bourbon County Commissioners on Tuesday approved a quote to address a bad motor on one of the county’s rock crushing machines. Commissioners approved a $27,181 quote from Berry Tractor of Wichita for a replacement engine. The price includes a re-manned engine, parts and accessories, labor and travel expenses...