Stories from Friday, August 18, 2023

Amy Inez Watkins, age 42, a resident of Fort Scott, Kan., passed away Wednesday, Aug. 16, 2023, at the University of Kansas Medical Center in Kansas City, Kan., following a brief illness. She was born Sept. 15, 1980, in Pittsburg, Kan., the daughter of Jack Pryor, Sr. ...

Paula Kay Goodman-Schweikhardt, age 65, of Fort Scott, Kan., passed away after a long battle with colon cancer at her home on Monday, Aug. 14, 2023. She was born on Jan. 25, 1958, in Independence, Mo., to Melvin and Lois Goodman. Paula graduated from William Chrisman High School in Independence, Mo., where she resided until moving to Fort Scott, Kan. ...

Jerry Eugene Oharah, age 82, former resident of Uniontown, Kan., died Thursday, Aug. 17, 2023, in Overland Park, Kan. Services for Jerry Oharah will be announced by the Cheney Witt Chapel, 201 S. Main St.

Lawrence “Randy” Burns, Jr., 58, resident of Fort Scott, passed away Thursday afternoon, Aug. 17, 2023. Arrangements will be announced by the Konantz-Cheney Funeral Home.

Gary Billionis, 76, resident of Fort Scott, passed away Thursday evening, Aug. 17, 2023. Arrangements will be announced by the Konantz-Cheney Funeral Home.

Hattie Faye Brillhart Cowan smiles and laughs when she talks about her life, which has spanned more than a century. Cowan, who goes by Faye, will turn 105 years of age on Sept. 3. A resident of Guest Home Estates the last two years, Cowan was born and raised on a farm in Mapleton. She recently shared some of her memories with the Tribune during a visit at the residential care facility...

Citizens and members of the Fort Scott City Commission had the opportunity to ask questions on Friday, Aug. 11, about the city joining the Certified Local Government historic preservation program. The meeting was held as a city commission work session when no decision was made...