Stories from Wednesday, August 17, 2022

Dixie Lee Thompson, 79, Fort Scott, Kan., passed away on Monday, Aug. 15, 2022 at Freeman Health Systems in Joplin. Dixie was born Dec. 28, 1942 in Walnut Shade, Mo., to Edward F. and Le Ona (Keithley) McGrath. She was united in marriage to Maynard Emery Thompson on April 19, 1959 in the Milo Baptist Church and he preceded her in death in 2008...

By 2023, more health care services will be available to USD 234 students and staff – inside the school building. On Aug. 8, the USD 234 Board of Education approved participation in a grant opportunity that would provide a school-based health center in the district. ...

On Tuesday, Fort Scott City Commissioners once again were presented with a proposed amendment to the ordinance regarding filling a vacancy on the commission. Once again, action on the amendment was tabled. See the print or online edition of the Tribune for complete story...

Bourbon County is not involved in statewide recounts for votes in the state treasurer’s race and the Constitutional amendment question, Bourbon County Clerk Ashley Shelton said Tuesday. Shelton said the following counties will be recounting votes in the close state treasurer’s race between Republican candidates Steven Johnson and Caryn Tyson: Barton, Cloud, Dickinson, Harvey, McPherson and Ottawa. All other counties are not subject to the recount...

The Bourbon County Sheriff’s Office has responded to a citizen’s concerns regarding figures presented by Sheriff Bill Martin during a budget work session in July. On July 26, citizen Brian Wade said he asked in a Kansas Open Records Act request about costs of ammunition in the sheriff’s department. He also questioned whether certain types of ammunition were needed for law enforcement purposes...