Stories from Friday, July 15, 2022

Donna Faye Carlson (Reynolds) went to be with the Lord on July 6, 2022 while at her home. She leaves behind Gerald Carlson, her loving husband of six years. They originally met in Bible School in Fort Scott, Kan., and reunited many years later. She was preceded into eternity by her first husband of 49 years, Robert Lee Tate, her son Seth Tate, her brother Arnold Reynolds and her sister Roberta Peck (Wayne)...

Daisy Ruth Downey peacefully went home to her Father in Heaven on Tuesday, July 12, 2022, due to complications of Alzheimer's/Dementia. She was the last of six children born to Elzie E. McCollum and Ida Lydia Flint McCollum in Uniontown, Kan. Ruth was only 2 when her father, who was a highway worker, was struck and killed by a drunk driver. ...

The USD 234 Board of Education on Monday approved district handbooks for the 2022-23 school year after tabling proposed changes to the handbooks in June to get clarification on a policy concerning cell phones in school. See the print or online edition of the Tribune for complete story...

A suspect accused of stealing a local business’ cash register was taken into custody Tuesday by Nevada, Mo., police, according to a news release from the Fort Scott Police Department. See the print or online edition of the Tribune for complete story...

Part of a budget discussion during Monday’s Bourbon County Commission meeting dealt with continued staffing issues at the Bourbon County Law Enforcement Center. Bourbon County Chief Financial Officer Susan Bancroft presented figures on housing inmates, staffing and wages. ...

Bernard Lee Rauschenberger, “Bud”, 75, passed away Monday, July 11, 2022, in Fort Scott, Kan. Arrangements will be announced by the Konantz-Cheney Funeral Home.

The Fort Scott Hurricanes will host the Free to Fly Invitational today at the Fort Scott Aquatic Center. The Hurricanes, a competitive swim team serving children 5-18 years of age, will be among 10 league teams represented at the meet, which will feature 224 swimmers. The meet begins at 9 a.m...