Stories from Tuesday, March 2, 2021

David Lee Freer of Fort Scott, Kan., was born Dec. 6, 1940, the son of Dan and Edith Ameila (Tucker) Freer. He left this earth to join his wife of 50 years on Thursday, Feb. 25, 2021 at his daughter’s home in Harrisonville, Mo., at the age of 80 years, 2 months and 19 days...

Fort Scott City Commissioners on Tuesday agreed it might be time to review the city’s policy for shutting water off for unpaid bills. Director of Finance Susan Bancroft provided commissioners with a list of unpaid water accounts. See the print or online edition of the Tribune for complete story...

A Fort Scott city-wide sales tax will be continued for another five years. Voters passed a special election ballot question that asked if a half-cent retail sales tax should be continued. The issued passed with 312 voters (60.35 percent) saying yes and 205 (39.65 percent) saying no...

When Fort Scott City Commissioners meet on March 16, they will be asked to accept a recommendation to allow a mini meat processing facility a conditional use permit. See the print or online edition of the Tribune for complete story.

Bourbon County Commissioners on Tuesday learned more details surrounding a recent announcement by Apex Clean Energy that two energy companies have purchased the Jayhawk Wind project. (See page 5 of today’s Tribune.) Juliana Pianelli, development manager for Apex, spoke to commissioners via video conference to share the details of the development...