Stories from Tuesday, July 30, 2019

Orville D. Newell, Jr., 91, joined his beloved Savior and family in Heaven on Tuesday, June 18, 2019. He was born June 29, 1927 in Fort Scott, Kan., to the late Orville D. and Florence (Large) Newell. A Celebration of Life will be held at Kearney First Baptist Church on Aug. 10, 2019 at 11 a.m. In lieu of flowers, the family suggests contributions to the church...

Olive Tartenaar, age 91, of Prescott, Kan., passed away on Tuesday, July 30, 2019, at the Louisburg Health Care and Rehab. A gathering to celebrate Olive's life will be held at 6 p.m. Friday, Aug. 2, 2019, at the Schneider Funeral Home and Crematory Pleasanton Chapel. ...

Fort Scott’s American Legion Post 25 baseball team finished with a 1-2 record in the American Legion Senior AA Zone 4 Tournament July 19-21 in Humboldt. Fort Scott fell 9-5 to Yates Center in the team’s final game to finish fourth in the zone tournament. Earl Adams, manager of the team, provided the Tribune with some highlights of the tournament, as well as the team’s season, its first in about four years...