Stories from Tuesday, May 26, 2020

TOPEKA – The Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) is recommending voluntary 14-day self-quarantine for those Kansans who traveled to Lake of the Ozarks, Missouri, over the Memorial Day weekend and did not use protective measures, such as social distancing and face masks...

As Gov. Laura Kelly’s Ad Astra: A Plan to Reopen Kansas framework changes to a recommended guidance document May 27, the local health officer of Allen, Anderson, Bourbon and Woodson Counties continues to recommend residents and businesses of these counties follow this guidance document through its entirety...

Leslie Dell "L.D." Murray, age 93, Pleasanton, Kan., passed away on Monday May 25, 2020. Private family graveside service will be held at the Trading Post Cemetery. Individual respects and condolences can be made Wednesday, May 27, 2020 from noon until 5 p.m. ...

Shelly Kay Guder Collier, age 47, a resident of rural Bronson, Kan., passed away Friday, May 22, 2020, at the home of her parents in rural Bronson. She was born Aug. 14, 1972, in Ft Scott, Kan., the daughter of Russell R. Guder and Wanda D. Carson Guder. ...

Susan Kay Schnichels, age 68, resident of Fort Scott, Kan., died Saturday, May 23, 2020, at Yates Center Health and Rehab in Yates Center, Kan. She was born on Sept. 18, 1951, in Fort Scott, the daughter of Donald and Betty Powell Wiggans. She married Paul Morris, Sr. in 1974. They later divorced. She married Mark Schnichels on Jan. 4, 1980. He preceded her in death on Feb. 6, 2007. Susan worked for Tri-Valley Developmental Center for 10 years. She loved spending time with her grandchildren...

Nadyne Marie Walker, age 92, resident of Fort Scott, Kan., died Sunday, May 24, 2020, at her home. She was born Aug. 25, 1927, in Uniontown, Kan., the daughter of Herbert and Beulah Neth Holt. She graduated from Uniontown High School with the class of 1946. ...

Mark Alan Brooker, 59, of Siloam Springs, Ark., died on May 24, 2020 at Northwest Medical Center in Bentonville, Ark. Funeral services will be 11 a.m., Friday, May 29, 2020 at Community Christian Fellowship in Siloam Springs, with Pastor Pat Callahan officiating. Burial will follow at Oak Hill Cemetery in Siloam Springs. Visitation will be from 5 to 7 p.m., Thursday, May 28, 2020 at Community Christian Fellowship in Siloam Springs...

A vehicle chase that began in Missouri ended with two suspects taken into custody Tuesday afternoon in Bourbon County. Several law enforcement agencies were involved in the pursuit of a vehicle driver that initially fled after an attempted traffic stop in Barton County, Mo., and eventually wrecked into a ditch at U.S. Highway 69 and Eagle Road...

Bourbon County Commissioners on Tuesday approved a plan to reopen the Bourbon County Courthouse to the public on June 1. Commissioners discussed specifics of the plan, which will involve safety precautions due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.

As of Friday, 14 candidates have filed to run for various Bourbon County offices in the November general election. See the print or online edition of the Tribune for complete story.