Stories from Friday, September 23, 2022

A joint graveside memorial service for Robert (Bob) and Delores Lay will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 24, in the Osaga Cemetery, Fulton, Kan. Local arrangements are under the direction of the Cheney Witt Chapel, Fort Scott, Kan.

Charles LaVerne Lifer, age 89, a resident of Fort Scott, Kan., passed away Sunday, Sept. 18, 2022, at the Medicalodge of Fort Scott. Pastor Daniel Kungu will conduct funeral services at 11 a.m. Friday, Sept. 30 at the Cheney Witt Chapel. Burial with military honors will follow in the U.S. ...

Fort Scott City Commissioners signed a severance agreement for its former city manager during a special meeting Thursday afternoon. See the print or online edition of the Tribune for complete story.

Josh Jones rescinded his resignation from the Fort Scott City Commission during a special meeting Wednesday. See the print or online edition of the Tribune for complete story.

A Fort Scott woman faces multiple felony charges of theft and forgery involving a local law firm in a case that is pending in Bourbon County District Court. According to court records, Alexis Metcalf faces 18 charges, including 16 counts of forgery; making or altering a written instrument, one count of theft of property or services; value $25,000 to $100,000, and one count of theft of property or services; value $1,500 to $25,000...

Lila Darlene Dobbins, age 95, a resident of Fort Scott, Kan., passed away Thursday, Sept. 22, 2022, at her home in Fort Scott. She was born in Fort Scott, Kan., on Feb. 2, 1927. She graduated from the Fort Scott High School in 1944. In 1945, she married Walter Ray Dobbins. ...

Charles Lavarne Lifer was born Oct. 8, 1932, to Charles Edward Lifer and his wife, Mary Elizabeth (Griffiths) Lifer at the farm of his grandparents, Charles William Lifer and Elizabeth (Beth) Lifer and Hammond. His parents divorced in 1937 when he was 5 years old. Charles was raised by his mother Mary. His mother and sister Dorothy mostly called him Laverne. He attended Eugene Ware Elementary School...

The Pittsburg Purple Dragons won the battle of smashmouth football teams in a big way Friday night, walloping the Fort Scott Tigers 34-8 at Frary Field. The Tigers (1-3) scored their first points of the game on a 74-yard touchdown run by QB Cal Cosens with 8:00 left in the third quarter, and nearly scored again after recovering a fumble on Pittsburg’s next possession but ultimately turned the ball over on downs...

Randall (Randy) K. Smith, 75, of Overland Park, Kan., passed away on Sept. 20, 2022. He was born in Fort Scott, Kan., on July 22, 1947 to Kenneth W. Smith and Maxine L. Drake Smith. He graduated from Fort Scott High School in 1965, received a BA degree in English language from Emporia State University, where he was a member of Sigma Phi Epsilon fraternity, and an MBA in Business Management from Avila University. ...