Stories from Tuesday, August 17, 2021

Beverly Jean Brind, age 78, a resident of Fort Scott, Kan., passed away Sunday, Aug. 15, 2021, at her home. She was born May 2, 1943, in Fort Scott, the daughter of John Eugene Hurd and Flossie Eva Hall Hurd. In earlier years, Beverly had worked at Mid-Western Distribution, Extrusions and Peerless. ...

Agnes Laureta Workman Armstrong, age 95, a resident of Fort Scott, Kan., passed away Tuesday, Aug. 17, 2021, at the Via Christi Emergency Room in Fort Scott. She was born Oct. 23, 1925, in Garland, Kan., the daughter of Ivan Lee Workman and Elva Palmer Workman. ...

Judith Ann Renard, age 80, resident of Fort Scott, Kan., died Monday, Aug. 16, 2021, at Country Place Living in Fort Scott. She was born Sept. 20, 1940, in Fort Scott, the daughter of Russell and Edith Post Hammons. She attended Mapleton School as a young child, then graduated from Fort Scott High School in 1958 and later received her BS degree in home economics from Kansas State University in 1962. ...

Bourbon County officials are looking to address continued problems with leaks and other issues at the Bourbon County Law Enforcement Center. On Thursday, Bourbon County Sheriff Bill Martin, Undersheriff Ben Cole, Lt. Leroy Kruger and BCLEC Capt. Alvin Metcalf appeared before Bourbon County Commissioners to discuss concerns at the facility...

Fort Scott City commissioners on Tuesday voted unanimously on a plan to search for a new city manager. See the print or online edition of the Tribune for complete story.

State education officials collected local input during a community conversation about the future of education in Kansas Monday night at the River Room Events Center. See the print or online edition of the Tribune for complete story.