Stories from Friday, October 24, 2025

At 12:13 a.m., Wednesday, Oct. 22, 2025, Debbie Wolken, 69, of Girard, surrounded by her loved ones, joined the love of her life, Bub. Debbie was born Feb. 6, 1956 in Fort Scott, a daughter of Virgil Keith and Wilma Carol (Gilmore) Murrow. She graduated from Mapleton High School in Mapleton, Kan...

Monica Joy Mullins, 59, of Fort Scott died Monday, Oct. 20, 2025, at the home of her father in Mound City, Kan. Monica was born on Dec. 30, 1965 in Kansas City, Kan., to Gary Richard and Eva May (Alumbaugh) Goebel. Monica attended schools in Mound City and graduated from Jayhawk-Linn High School with the Class of 1984. ...

Bourbon County Commissioners reviewed a proposed noise ordinance during a special meeting Thursday night, ultimately agreeing to have the county counselor review the ordinance and discuss the matter further during their regular meeting Monday. See the print or online edition of the Tribune for complete story...

Candidates for positions on local school boards and commissions fielded questions during a candidate forum Wednesday night at the Danny and Willa Ellis Family Fine Arts Center. The forum, hosted by the Fort Scott Area Chamber of Commerce, featured candidates for seats on the USD 234 Board of Education, Fort Scott Community College Board of Trustees, Fort Scott City Commission and Bourbon County Commission...

The public had a chance to get a look at a newly-remodeled agriculture building at Uniontown Junior Senior High School Thursday night. The district hosted an open house to allow community members to view the changes to the building, which serves agriculture and FFA classes at the high school. The original structure was built in the late 1960s...

Lynn Brown, age 67, a resident of Fort Scott, Kan., passed away Wednesday, Oct. 22, 2025, at the Mercy Hospital in Pittsburg, Kan. He was born Sept. 10, 1958, in Fulton, Kan., the son of Derald Dean Brown and Fern Rexine Wardrip Brown. Lynn grew up in Fulton and attended Fulton school until it consolidated with Fort Scott. ...

The Fort Scott High School Tigers ended their regular season on a high note with a 48-6 walloping of the Field Kindley Golden Tornado on Senior Night Friday at Frary Field. See Saturday's print or online edition for full recap.