Stories from Tuesday, September 21, 2021

Barbara Jean Driscoll, age 75, a resident of Ft Scott, Kan., passed away Saturday, Sept. 18, 2021, at her home. She was born Dec. 3, 1945, in Little Rock, Ark., the daughter of Richard Dallas Stone and Verlon Undine Henry Stone. She married William R. ...

Virgil Elmer Spencer, age 82, Mound City, Kan., passed away Friday, Sept. 17, 2021. He was born on Aug. 8, 1939 in rural Mound City, Kan., the son of Elmer Allen and Thelma Barker Spencer. As a very young man Virgil knew he needed Christ, so he accepted Jesus Christ as his Lord and Savior at an early age. ...

Carol Jean Carnes, age 63, a resident of Bethesda, Md., passed away Saturday, Sept. 18, 2021, at the Holy Cross Hospital in Silver Springs, Md. Funeral services for Carol Carnes will be announced by the Cheney Witt Chapel, 201 S. Main, Fort Scott, Kan...

To give the public another opportunity to comment on the USD 234 budget, the USD 234 Board of Education conducted special meetings Monday afternoon on the budget and the district’s intent to exceed the revenue neutral rate. See the print or online edition of the Tribune for complete story...

The Fort Scott Community College Board of Trustees on Monday approved the college’s 2021-22 budget, which will exceed the property tax levy’s revenue neutral rate. See the print or online edition of the Tribune for complete story.

The Fort Scott City Commissioners are close to signing an agreeemebnt to partner with Bourbon County Regional Economic Development, Inc. On Tuesday, commissioners held a work session to discuss becoming part of the organization, which provides county-wide economic development services...