Stories from Friday, January 22, 2021

Bourbon County Economic Development Director Jody Hoener updated commissioners Tuesday on disbursement of about $100,000 in payments for CDBG funds the county was awarded in June. “We applied for the first ever county CDBG and we were awarded $132,000,” Hoener said. “So far, we have granted out...

The city of Fort Scott announced Thursday an employment agreement has been signed with Jeremy Frazier as the new city manager. Frazier will begin his service with the city on Feb. 1. See the print or online edition of the Tribune for complete story.

During their last home matches of the season, the Fort Scott High School Tiger varsity wrestling team defeated the Frontenac Raiders 46-36 in a dual Thursday night in the FSHS gym. See Saturday's print or online edition for complete story.

In the second game of the Kenny Holt Memorial Tournament on Thursday, the Uniontown Eagles once again faced the Altoona-Midway Jets. Both varsity teams fought hard and defeated the Jets. See Saturday's print or online edition for complete story.

The Fort Scott High School Tiger and Lady Tiger basketball teams dropped games to Nevada’s Tiger teams Friday evening. On the second day of the annual Kansas Army National Guard Invitational tournament in Frontenac, Fort Scott’s Tiger boys (5-5, 3-1) fell 58-30 and the Fort Scott Lady Tigers (2-8, 1-4) were downed 54-40...

George Marcus Warren, 98, of Uniontown, Kan., passed away Thursday morning, Jan. 21, 2021. He was born Nov. 16, 1922, in a barn near Muskogee, Okla., the son of Rupert Marcus and Clara Alma (Price) Warren. At age four, George and his family moved from Muskogee to McCune, Kan., in 1926. ...