Stories from Friday, January 10, 2020

Mary Del Sparks, 93, of Fort Scott, passed away Friday afternoon, Jan. 10, 2020 at the Country Place Living Center. Funeral arrangements for Mary Del Sparks are incomplete and will be announced later by the Konantz-Cheney Funeral Home.

Bourbon County Commissioners are gearing up to promote the continuance of a 1-cent county-wide retail sales tax. The sales tax currently in place funds hard-surface roads projects and expires at the end of the year. If passed, this would be the third time the tax has been placed on the ballot with each sales tax in effect 10 years each time...

Bourbon County Economic Development Director Jody Hoener reported to county commissioners Tuesday the initial study conducted to determine whether a multi-purpose events center is viable in Bourbon County is positive. See the print or online edition of the Tribune for complete story...

A topic of the Fort Scott City Commission meeting Tuesday evening was change. And change began shortly after the meeting began. The three outgoing commissioners were recognized by City Manager Dave Martin and the three new members were sworn in by City Clerk Diane Clay...

The Fort Scott High School Tiger boys (2-4-2-1) hung on to win 47-42 and the Lady Tigers grabbed their first win of the season, 39-37 in a twin bill with the Golden Tornado of Field Kindley High School Friday night in Fort Scott. See Saturday's print or online edition for complete story...