Stories from Friday, April 28, 2023

Elouise S. Young, born May 20, 1938, in Milwaukee, Wisc., went home to be with the Lord April 1, 2023. Elouise graduated from North Division High School, Milwaukee, Wisc. Elouise met and married Junior L. Young on the 17th Day of October 1963. Together and with help from their parents, they raised the fearsome foursome, Shirley (Cookie), Willie, David, and Terri. ...

Clara Belle Page, age 91, resident of Hiattville, Kan., died Wednesday, April 26, 2023, at the Horton House, Fort Scott, Kan. She was born Oct. 19, 1931, in Lamar, Mo., the daughter of Carl and Hannah Sheets Chaplin. Clara worked in housekeeping and laundry for three area nursing homes during her career. ...

Mary Marie Marshall, age 95, a resident of Fort Scott, died Friday, April 27, 2023, at the Via Christi Hospital in Pittsburg, Kan. Funeral arrangements for Mary Marshall will be announced by the Cheney Witt Chapel, 201 S. Main St.

Robert Earl “Bob” Daylong, age 94, a resident of Fort Scott, Kan., passed away early Friday, April 28, 2023, at his home. He was born May 19, 1928, on the family farm north of Moran, Kan., the son of Sile R. Daylong and Violet L. Hayes Daylong. At the age of two, the family moved to the Dry Ridge Community where Bob attended the Dry Ridge School. ...

Annie Lucile “Lucy” Bacon, age 95, a resident of rural Moran, Kan., passed away Wednesday, April 26, 2023, at the Residential Living Center in Garnett, Kan. She was born Oct. 29, 1927, on the family farm in rural Allen County, Kan., the daughter of William Deer and Nora Cady Deer. ...

The Fort Scott City Commissioners on April 18 rejected bids for improvements at one park, but agreed to spend money on improvements to another. See the print or online edition of the Tribune for complete story.

The topic of public comments during meetings was broached during Monday’s meeting of the Bourbon County Commission. A brief discussion on public comments came on the heels of a separate talk on the employment status of County Counselor Justin Meeks. Citizen Mary Pemberton talked to commissioners about Meeks’ status as an “employee or contract worker.” Meeks said that discussion should take place in executive session. (See the Wednesday, April 26 Tribune.)...

Bourbon County Commissioners are mulling over a request to contribute county funds to a project to construct a farmer’s market pavilion in a parking lot on the west end of Skubitz Plaza. During the commission’s April 20 meeting, Fort Scott Mayor Matthew Wells approached commissioners to request 25% of the total budget for the project, which amounts to $37,500. Wells said the total cost to build the structure as it has been presented is $190,456...

A lone Canadian goose takes a leisure swim Friday morning on the Marmaton River at Gunn Park.