Stories from Tuesday, May 4, 2021

A 10th straight win for the Fort Scott Tiger baseball team came in dramatic fashion with a 10-8 win over state-border rival Nevada Tigers Monday evening at Dave Regan Stadium. Trailing 5-3 after three innings of play, and 8-3 in the sixth, Fort Scott’s Tigers retaliated with seven runs in the bottom of the sixth to take a two-run lead heading into the final frame...

The Fort Scott Police Department is currently investigating two separate theft attempts at two banks within the city. See the print or online edition of the Tribune for complete story.

Bourbon County Commissioners on Tuesday agreed to have further discussion on a noise compliant concerning a shooting range located at 195th Street and U.S. Highway 54. Commission Chairman Lynne Oharah said he has spoken to county resident Jesse Pohlmann about concerns Pohlmann has with noise caused by the nearby shooting range...

The Bourbon County Economic Development Council, Inc., has hired Robert Harrington, a Missouri native, as the corporation’s new executive director. Harrington, currently the director of economic development for the city of Houston, Mo., has 13 years of economic development experience and more than 10 years of civil investment experience in the Midwest, primarily in Missouri...

Restaurant and other business owners in the downtown district who have designated parking spaces for pickup orders during the coronavirus pandemic will now have to apply for a temporary 15-minute parking sign from the city of Fort Scott. See the print or online edition of the Tribune for complete story...

Linda Kay Weiner, 78, formerly of Fort Scott, passed away in Raleigh, North Carolina on April 27, 2021. Arrangements and a complete obituary will be provided later by the Konantz-Cheney Funeral Home.

John Phillip “Phil” Hammons, 77, of Fort Scott, passed away early Tuesday morning, May 4, 2021, at his home. Arrangements will be announced by the Konantz-Cheney Funeral Home.