Stories from Friday, July 16, 2021

Raymond “Keith” Farmer, age 79, a resident of Fort Scott, Kan., passed away Thursday, July 15, 2021, at his home. He was born Dec. 21, 1941, in Lockwood, Mo., the son of John Howard Farmer and Helen Edith Sorden Farmer. He graduated from the Lockwood High School and later went on to study at Southwest Baptist University in Bolivar, Mo. ...

Kimberley Evelyn (Crutcher) Hart was born Feb. 8, 1958, and was 63 years old when she passed on July 14. Her visitation will be at Greenlawn Funeral Home North in Springfield, Mo., on July 20 from 6 to 8 p.m. Her service will be at 1 p.m., Wednesday, July 21 at Greenlawn North with burial to follow at Wade Cemetery in Republic, Mo...

During a special meeting Friday morning, Fort Scott Land Bank Trustees agreed to vacate some businesses and block off a portion of North National Avenue until the integrity of the Eagle Block Building can be determined. See the print or online edition of the Tribune for complete story...