Stories from Tuesday, December 21, 2021

On Wednesday, Dec. 15, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) updated the emergency use authorization (EUA) for the Janssen/Johnson and Johnson COVID-19 vaccine with additional precautions related to a blood clotting disorder, Thrombosis with Thrombocytopenia Syndrome (TTS), observed in a wide range of recipients. On Thursday, the ACIP met and recommended that "mRNA COVID-19 vaccines are preferred over the Janssen COVID-19 vaccine for the prevention of COVID-19 for all > 18 years of age."...

Gary Leonard Farris, 69 of Arma, Kan., passed away Sunday morning, Dec. 19, 2021, at the Medicalodge of Frontenac. Arrangements will be announced by the Konantz-Cheney Funeral Home.

Bourbon County Commissioners on Tuesday approved a new agreement for shared information technology services with the city of Fort Scott. See the print or online edition of the Tribune for complete story.

Fort Scott City Commissioners on Tuesday voted to ask the Lake Fort Scott Advisory Board and the Smart Growth Committee to determine the economic impact improvements at the lake might bring. The vote was 3-2 with commissioners Tim Van Hoecke, Pete Allen, Randy Nichols voting in favor of Hoecke’s motion and Kevin Allen and Mayor Josh Jones voting no...