Stories from Tuesday, July 27, 2021

James Allen Johnson, age 72, of Pleasanton, Kan., passed away on Saturday, July 24, 2021, at the University of Kansas Medical Center in Kansas City, Kan., after a brief illness. Allen was born on July 7, 1949, at Moran, Kan., the son of Leroy Robert Raymond Johnson and Ruby Matilda (Nelson) Johnson. ...

Ava Janetta Gibson, born March 9, 1966, passed away in her home in Spring Hill, Kan., on July 22, 2021. Janetta spent 30 years as a bookkeeper at Dillion’s in Pittsburg, Kan., only recently retiring. She loved her job, but most notably loved the friends and coworkers that she came to consider her second family. ...

William Charles Ziegler, age 78, resident of Fort Scott, Kan., died Friday, July 23, 2021, at his home. He was born April 16, 1943, in Girard, Kan., the son of John and Mary Zupancic Ziegler. He married Joyce Taylor on Aug. 12, 1967, in Fort Scott. She preceded him in death on Oct. ...

Bourbon County Commissioners appointed a new county appraiser on Tuesday. Following a 15-minute executive session to discuss non-elected personnel to protect their privacy rights, commissioners adopted a resolution to appoint Matt Quick, formerly the county’s deputy appraiser, as county appraiser for six months. Quick will replace Clint Anderson, whose contract was not renewed in June, officials said...

As of Tuesday, Bourbon County active COVID-19 cases have risen to 84, according to the Southeast Kansas Multi-County Health Department.

Moments after receiving the notice to proceed from the city of Fort Scott, workers from American Wrecking Services of Kansas City, Mo., on Tuesday began the preliminary work to demolish the Eagle Block building at 10 N. National Ave. See the print or online edition of the Tribune for complete story...