Stories from Tuesday, December 6, 2022

Harold Leroy Hull, age 76, resident of Fort Scott, Kan., died early Tuesday, Dec. 6, 2022, in Groves, Texas. Services for Harold Hull will be announced by the Cheney Witt Chapel, 201 S. Main.

Philip Ray Hinderliter, 74, of Fort Scott, passed away Dec. 4, 2022 at Ascension Via Christi Hospital in Pittsburg, Kan. Funeral arrangements for Philip Ray Hinderliter are incomplete and will be announced later by the Konantz-Cheney Funeral Home.

Bourbon County Commissioners on Tuesday approved publication of amendments to the county’s 2022 budget. Chief Financial Officer Susan Bancroft discussed the amendments, which affect the following funds: appraiser, bridge and culvert, landfill and road and bridge. ...

The Fort Scott City Commissioners on Tuesday passed ordinances restricting large truck traffic, establishing truck routes and also the penalty. The ordinances are recommended by the Fort Scott Street Advisory Board. See the print or online edition of the Tribune for complete story...

Fort Scott National Historic Site staff and volunteers once again turned back the clock for the 41st annual Candlelight Tour which took place Dec. 2-3. The site was illuminated by more than 1,000 candle lanterns as re-enactors and visitors brought the fort to life...

Fort Scott High School’s boys and girls basketball teams began their seasons with wins over Wellsville High School to open a three-day tournament Tuesday in Paola. In the boys’ matchup, the young Tigers, which feature two 6’6” players in senior Marquinn Johnson and junior Rocco Loffredo, broke away from the Eagles late to secure a 51-38 win – Head Coach Mike Krull’s first win at the helm. Wellsville is ranked ninth in the state in a Class 3A preseason poll...

Fort Scott High School’s varsity wrestlers finished in second place at a season-opening dual tournament Friday in the FSHS gym. Effingham-Atchison County Community Schools placed first, followed by Fort Scott in second; Louisburg High School in third; Gardner-Edgerton High School in fourth; Blue Valley Southwest High School in fifth; and Anderson County High School in sixth...