Stories from Friday, September 11, 2020

Esther Agnes Werling (nee Meyer), of Olathe, Kan., died Sept. 9, 2020, at the age of 98. She was born in Grandfield, Okla., Feb. 13, 1922, to Reverend Walter H. and Anna Meyer. Esther was raised in Haven, Kan. and attended St. Paul’s Lutheran Grade School...

Tom Brink of Fort Scott, KS passed away on September 4th at the age of 67. A service for close friends and family will be held at 10 AM on September 14th at Evergreen Cemetery in Fort Scott. Tom was born to Doris and Robert Brink on February 9th, 1953. ...

The Fort Scott City Commission will hold a public hearing Tuesday evening to discuss the proposed Fort Scott Municipal Airport expansion project. The hearing, which begins at 5 p.m., will be held at City Hall. The regular city commission meeting will be held at 6 p.m. at Buck Run Community Center...

USD 234 Superintendent Ted Hessong updated the USD 234 Board of Education on the district’s return-to-school plan and first day of school during a special board meeting Wednesday evening at Fort Scott Middle School. “The first day of school overall went pretty well,” Hessong told the Tribune Thursday. “I’m glad we had the time to get ready, with postponing the date.”...

A campaign to raise awareness and funds for masks in USD 234 and USD 235 kicked off Sept. 8. During a community COVID-19 task force meeting in August, a request was made by Kayla Stewart, RN at Ascension Via Christi, to organize a mask awareness campaign. The campaign, called Bourbon County Strong, is a collaboration between both school districts and Via Christi. It includes fund raising and awareness efforts designed to provide students with their own masks...

A large U.S. flag hangs off the ladder of a Fort Scott fire truck, which is parked next to a Fort Scott Police Department squad car and Bourbon County EMS ambulance in recognition of Patriot Day on Friday. Patriot Day is held each year in remembrance of the 2,977 people killed in the Sept. ...