Stories from Tuesday, May 16, 2023

Donald Raymond Wier, age 82, of Denton, Texas, passed away on May 11, 2023. The second child of Lloyd Elmer and Thelma Olan (Meek) Wier, Don was born on July 9, 1940, in Fort Scott, Kan. A farm kid who excelled in the classroom and on the fields and courts of Blue Mound (Kansas) High School so much he earned a “This is Your Life” pep rally as a senior (impressing a ninth grade girl in the stands enough that she would remember it years later), Don would midnight oil his way to a Bachelor’s of Science at Kansas State University and a Master’s of Science and a Doctorate of Philosophy in soil chemistry at Iowa State University. ...

Richard Scott Secrest, age 93 of Nevada, Mo., formerly of Pleasanton, Kan., passed away on Tuesday, May 16, 2023.   Graveside service will be held at 10 a.m., Saturday, May 20, 2023 at the Pleasanton Cemetery. Memorial contributions are suggested to the American Heart Association or the Presbyterian Church of Nevada, Mo., and be sent in care of Schneider Funeral Home P.O. Box 525 Pleasanton, KS, 66075. Online condolences may be left at www.schneiderfunerals.com...

Gerald Lee “Jerry” Allison, age 83, Pleasanton, Kan., passed away Sunday, May 14, 2023. Visitation will be held Saturday, May 20, 2023 from 1 p.m. to service time at the Schneider Funeral Home and Crematory, Pleasanton Chapel. Following the visitation, the funeral service will begin at 2 p.m. at the Pleasanton Chapel. Memorial contributions are suggested to the Alzheimer’s Foundation. Online condolences can be left at www.schneiderfunerals.com...

The Fort Scott High School varsity baseball team locked up the outright SEK championship with an 11-1 record after capturing a 2-1 victory over Chanute on Thursday. See Wednesday's print or online edition for full story.

Fort Scott High School’s Jaxen DeMott went 2-2 with two points at the Class 4A State Tennis Tournament last week in Pratt. Demott advanced to the fourth round of play on day one, but did not make it to the medal rounds on day two. DeMott was Fort Scott’s sole participant in the tournament...

The Uniontown High School Lady Eagle softball team's season ended with a 4-1 loss to the Jayhawk-Linn Jayhawks in the semifinals of the Class 2-1A girls softball regional Tuesday at the Betty Ruth Willard Fields. See Wednesday's print or online edition for full story...

As the Uniontown USD 235 school district transitions from the end of one year to the next, board of education members on May 8 were presented with changes to the high school handbook. See the print or online edition of the Tribune for complete story...

The job of Fort Scott Community College president is proving to be popular. The due date for all applications is Monday and already 30 people have applied. See the print or online edition of the Tribune for complete story.

Fort Scott City Commissioners on Tuesday approved moving forward with an economic development project that has been in the works for two years. Commissioners voted unanimously to allow city staff and bond counsel to move forward with establishing a Tax Increment Finance District and obtaining a Kansas Sales Tax and Revenue (STAR) bond so a new sports complex can be constructed on the edge of Fort Scott...