Stories from Friday, April 26, 2024

Katherine Elizabeth Guss, age 84, a resident of Fort Scott, Kan., passed away Monday, April 23, 2024, at Mercy Hospital in Joplin, Mo. She was born, March 29, 1940 in Bronson, Kan., the daughter of Roy Stewart and Mary W. Wolf Stewart. Katherine graduated from Bronson High School. ...

The Fort Scott High School cooperative girls’ swim team has moved into the second half of what Head Coach Madeline Martin said has been a “wonderful season.” “We have placed third at two meets, second at two meets and have won two meets, including our home swim meet Tuesday night,” she said...

Bourbon County officials on Friday were assessing damages from thunderstorms that brought varying degrees of rainfall and flooding to the county Thursday. See the print or online edition of the Tribune for complete story.

Editor's note: This article was submitted by Gary Van Cleave, special to the Tribune. Earlier this season, John Hill, III reached a milestone as the baseball coach at Fort Scott Community College. He notched his 500th career win – but more impressively, all the W’s have come at the same school in Bourbon County...

Fort Scott Community College officials are working to fill job vacancies, and made some changes to one administrative position. During a Community Conversation Wednesday, FSCC President Dr. Jason Kegler said the college has recently dealt with several staff resignations, but officials are working to fill those positions...

Bourbon County may have escaped damages as storm sirens blared throughout Bourbon County early Friday evening. About 6:30 p.m. Friday, Bourbon County Emergency Manager Brian Allen told the Tribune storms capable of producing tornadoes rolled through portions of the county, but he had not received reports of any damages...