Stories from Tuesday, January 31, 2017

Juanita Maxine "Tootie" (DeLaney) Denton, 88, passed away Wednesday, Jan. 25, 2017, at Midland Hospice House. Tootie was born Sept. 14, 1928, in Fort Scott, Kan., to Edwin S. and Myrtle B. (McCargar) DeLaney. She graduated from Fort Scott High School. ...

Elizabeth Irene Cain, 53, of Pittsburg, Kan., died Tuesday afternoon, Jan. 31, 2017. Arrangements are incomplete and will be announced later by the Konantz-Cheney Funeral Home.

Some discussion at Thursday's meeting of the Bourbon County Commission centered around concerns some county officials have with the response rate of a rural fire department in 2016. At the request of commissioners, Bourbon County Emergency Manager William Wallis had previously given commissioners a list of fire calls in 2016 that he obtained from the county dispatch center, and calls that were responded to...

Tammy Helm/Tribune photo Elise Herman of Fort Scott takes advantage of 56-degree weather Tuesday afternoon to walk at Gunn Park. She and her 5-month-old son Judge Herman are accompanied by their dog, K.C. The forecast calls for a high temperature of 48 today and mostly sunny weather through Ground Hog's Day. A chance of rain is expected Saturday...