Stories from Tuesday, January 5, 2021

David Allen Groves passed away on Nov. 28, 2020 at the age of 79. He was born to Warren and Ella Groves in Springfield, Mo., on March 2, 1941. David was one of six children, raised to work hard and be productive from a young age. After graduation from Pleasant Hope High School, he joined the U.S. ...

Gregory Dean McGhee, age 64, of Fort Scott, Kan., passed away on Wednesday, Dec. 30, 2020, at the Ascension Via Christi Hospital in Pittsburg, Kan. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m., Thursday, Jan. 7, 2021, at the Feuerborn Family Funeral Service Chapel in Garnett, Kan. ...

Dennis Ray Stokes, age 68, Centerville, Kan., died as a result of an accident Jan. 1, 2021. Funeral service will be at 6 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 12, 2021 at the Mound City First Baptist Church. Visitation will be held from 4:30 p.m. to service time at the church. ...

Dr. George Everett Hudiburg, 97, of Fort Scott, passed away Saturday, Jan. 2, 2021, at the Girard Medical Center.He was born June 25, 1923, in Pittsburg, Kan., the son of Leo Everett and Ruth Mary (Lee) Hudiburg.He married Joyce Colleen Conley Aug. 17, 1949, in Independence, Kan., and she preceded him Sept. 4, 2004...

Merle Wayne Robinson, 84, of Hesston, Kan., formerly of Fort Scott, Kan., passed away Monday morning, Dec. 28, 2020, in El Dorado, Kan. He was born Feb. 28, 1936, in Redfield, Kan., the son of Earl Kenneth and Frances Mary (McGuire) Robinson. He married Ruth A. Jeffress May 4, 1986 in Wichita, Kan., and she survives of the home...

Local anglers have opportunities to enjoy the sport through a program offered by the Kansas Department of Wildlife, Parks and Tourism. On Monday, about 300 trout were stocked in Fern Lake inside Gunn Park as part of an annual process that occurs under the Community Fisheries Assistance Program...

Fort Scott has a new mayor, as the city commission held its annual election. But the decision on who would be mayor – and commission president – did not come without debate. The motion to elect Josh Jones as mayor passed 3-1-1. Kevin Allen, Lindsey Watts and Randy Nichols voted yes, Pete Allen voted no and Jones abstained...

A charter ordinance dealing with reserve funds in the city of Fort Scott’s sewer and storm sewer funds will not go into effect after a question on a special election ballot failed to pass Tuesday. See the print or online edition of the Tribune for complete story...