Stories from Tuesday, July 5, 2022

Dale Richard Johnson, age 85, a resident of Fort Scott, Kan., passed away Friday, June 24, 2022, at his home at the Presbyterian Village in Fort Scott. He was born Aug. 26, 1936, in Hillsboro, Kan., the son of Carl G. Johnson and Marjorie E. Pavey Johnson. ...

Dealing with properties targeted for demolition was back on the table during the Fort Scott City Commission meeting Tuesday. Commissioners awarded demolition bids for two properties and gave an extension to the property owner of a third property. See the print or online edition of the Tribune for complete story...

Fort Scott Community College officials continue to seek to fill positions, one of which includes the college’s former director of strategic operations. On June 20, the FSCC Board of Trustees approved several separations, including men’s head basketball coach Michael Cook, assistant men’s basketball coaches Jordan Andrews and Dametrius Walker, Director of Strategic Operations Kassie Fugate-Cate, and Director of Nursing Jordan Howard...

Janice Ilene Pent, age 76, resident of Fort Scott, Kan., died Saturday, July 2, 2022, at the Via Christi Emergency Room. She was born July 17, 1945, in Fort Scott, the daughter of Ivan Louis and Alice Faye Embry Smith. She married Richard Pent on Jan. 9, 1963, in Nevada, Mo. He preceded her in death on July 15, 1994...

Joseph Edward “Ed” McCracken, age 94, resident of Fort Scott, Kan., died Tuesday, July 5, 2022, at the Via Christi Medical Center in Pittsburg, Kan. Services for Ed McCracken will be announced by the Cheney Witt Chapel, 201 S. Main.