Stories from Tuesday, September 15, 2020

Leslie Shaughnessy, age 95, Louisburg, Kan., went to be with the Lord and beloved husband Bryan on Sunday, Sept. 13, 2020. A private family service is planned. Contributions are suggested to the Prairie View Family Church, Olathe, Kan. Arrangements: Schneider Funeral Home and Crematory, Mound City Chapel...

Darrel George, age 66, a resident of rural Uniontown, Kan., passed away March 21, 2020. A celebration of Darrel’s life will be held from 4 to 6 p.m. on Sunday, Sept. 20 at the Bourbon County Fair Pavilion. Friends and family are encouraged to bring a lawn chair and enjoy food and fellowship. ...

Raymond Tyler Maxwell Harper, 19, of Fort Scott, passed away Sunday evening, Sept. 13, 2020. He was born Feb. 7, 2001, in Topeka, Kan. Ray attended Fort Scott schools, and worked for both Twister Trailers and Laco Guttering. He enjoyed fishing, carpentry and building things, and loved to be outdoors...

A body found in Lake Fort Scott Monday afternoon is suspected to be that of a missing Fort Scott man, according to the Fort Scott Police Department. On Sunday, information was given to responders indicating Raymond Harper, 19, had been kayaking in the lake and could not be found. Harper’s kayak was recovered by friends, however they had not been able to locate Harper, the release said...

Bourbon County officials are not yet in the stage of dispersing money from the $2.9 million in CARES Act funds the county has received to help businesses and organizations with relief from the COVID-19 pandemic. See the print or online edition of the Tribune for complete story...

A Fort Scott City Commission meeting planned for Tuesday night was cancelled due to a lack of quorum. The meeting was scheduled to begin at 6 p.m. One attendee said the meeting was called 10 minutes later. See the print or online edition of the Tribune for complete story...