Stories from Wednesday, June 29, 2016

Mae Ellen Gift, 96, of Fort Scott, passed away Tuesday afternoon, June 28, 2016 at Mercy Hospital in Fort Scott. She was born Oct. 11, 1919 in Arcadia, Kan., the daughter of Fred Allen and Lydia Ellen (Stroud) Large. She married Charles Arthur Gift Sept. 1, 1940 in Centerville, Kan., and he preceded her in death Jan. 3, 2013...

Stewart Gulager of Fort Scott has long had a love for rodeo. That experience drove him and his friend, Ray Holmes of Mulberry, to organize a series of eight youth rodeos called the Fort Scott Summer Series. When asked why a junior rodeo instead of an adult rodeo, Gulager said it was his experience as a kid...

The USD 234 Board of Education heard a report on a change in personnel with Nabholz Construction Services of Olathe and also approved amending the 2015-16 district budget during a special meeting Monday afternoon. USD 234 Superintendent Bob Beckham said in his report to the board that Nabholz, the construction manager for the school bond projects, has recently made a change in personnel. Greg Scholtens, manager of construction for Nabholz, was present to brief the board on the change...

The Tribune has moved it's office from 12 E. Wall St. to 22 N. Main St. The move took place Friday and Saturday. During the time, the Tribune has experienced phone and Internet issues. The staff appreciates the public's patience as we work through these details and settle into our new location...

The Bourbon County Commissioners on Tuesday voted unanimously to deny a petition to close a portion of Yale Road in the northeast portion of Bourbon County. The commissioners held a public hearing to consider the petition on June 14. After hearing from several property owners in the area of the road, the commissioners agreed they needed more time to consider the petition -- well, two commissioners, that is...

USD 234 officials have mixed feelings on an equity funding bill approved Friday by the Kansas Legislature during a two-day special legislative session. Lawmakers approved a bipartisan finance equity plan -- House Bill 2001 -- at the conclusion of a special session called by Gov. ...