Stories from Thursday, June 27, 2013

Maurice K. Bland, age 80, of El Dorado Springs, Mo., passed away June 24, 2013. Maurice was born July 25, 1932, to Virgil and Mabel (Gannaway) Bland in Caplinger Mills, Mo. His sister, Virginia, greeted him and another sister, Joyce, followed in 1934...

The Fort Scott Tribune welcomes two new staffers. Fort Scott residents Dianne Julian is the new classified manager and Jeania Embry is a new advertising consultant. Julian replaces Jacki Duncan and Embry replaces Mary Jo Bolerjack. Bolerjack left to take a position with her church and Duncan moved from Fort Scott...

Rising temperatures don't mean a person has to give up their workouts, but Mercy Health for Life personal trainer Rich Wallace said there are some special considerations one should take when beginning an outdoor summer training regimen. Chief among those considerations, Wallace said, is water consumption...

Work is underway to improve pedestrian traffic along National Avenue. A crew from Rogers and Sons Concrete and Excavation of Fort Scott has been rebuilding the sidewalk on the east side of National Avenue between 13th and 15th streets, and when completed, will move to the west side...