Stories from Friday, September 8, 2023

Marvin “Brent” MacDougall, age 82, a resident of the West Liberty area of Bourbon County, Kan., passed on Sept. 3, 2023. He was born on April 3, 1941, in Randolph, Vt., the second of three sons of Marvin Elroy and Beatrice Anne (Naylor) MacDougall. Brent was a 1959 graduate of the Bennington High School in Bennington, Vt. ...

Wayne Barber Ellis, age 79, Pleasanton, Kan., passed away Thursday, Sept. 7, 2023. Visitation will be held from 4:30 to 6 p.m. Monday, Sept. 11, 2023 at the Schneider Funeral Home and Crematory, Pleasanton Chapel. A funeral service will be held at 6 p.m. following the visitation. Memorial contributions are suggested to the Pleasanton First Christian Church. Online condolences can be left at www.schneiderfunerals.com. ...

Carolee “Cookie” McComb Butler, 81, of Lake Mary, Fla., passed away on Thursday evening, Aug. 10 in the comfort of her daughter’s home surrounded by her loved ones. Carolee was born on Aug. 27, 1941, to Arthur and RoAnne McComb in Fort Scott, Kan. They called her Cookie from the time she was born and that is the name she grew up with. ...

Marvin D. Bergemann, 72, resident of Fort Scott, passed away Thursday, Aug. 31, 2023. He was born Dec. 22, 1950, in Minnesota, to Ervin William Bergemann, Sr. and Kathryn Dorothy (Sands) Bergemann. He married Candy Sue McGee on April 8, 1973, in Mound City, Kan...

The Fort Scott City Commissioners on Tuesday agreed to seek bids for the demolition of a building once known as the Downtowner Hotel. Commissioners also reviewed a list of residential property targeted for demolition due to their deteriorating condition...

Bourbon County Commissioners signed off on the county’s 2024 budget and approved a resolution of the county’s intent to exceed the revenue neutral rate during a special meeting Thursday evening. Commissioners heard comments from the public during hearings on the revenue neutral rate and budget, and also discussed property taxes and mill levies, assessed valuation, and the makeup of the county’s budget...

Fort Scott City Manager Brad Matkin announcement that the city began releasing water from Lake Fort Scott Wednesday to replenish Rock Creek Lake was followed Thursday by commissioners approving a burn ban effective. See the print or online edition of the Tribune for complete story...

The Fort Scott High School Tiger football team opened its 2023 home slate with a 42-12 rout of the Springfield Central High School Bulldogs, 42-12, Friday night at Frary Field. The Tigers (1-1) came out hitting on all cylinders with a strong ground game and big defensive stops to take an 8-0 lead after the first quarter, and a 22-6 advantage at halftime...

Fort Scott High School’s Lady Tiger varsity tennis squad captured first place as a team, and one FSHS netter went undefeated at Wednesday’s Parsons Invitational. The Lady Tigers scored 12 team points to finish ahead of Parsons in second with 11 points, Pittsburg in third with 10 points, Independence in fourth with seven points, and Coffeyville in fifth with five points...