Stories from Tuesday, January 31, 2023

Mary Louise (Scarbrough) Ramsey, age 80, went to meet her Lord and Savior on Jan. 30, 2023. Mary was born in Willow Springs, Mo., on Nov. 12, 1942. She was the daughter of Bertha Antoinette (Cotton) Scarbrough and Pete Scarbrough. She had an extraordinary loving relationship with her sister Martha Ann (Scarbrough) Gentry. ...

Earl Gene Bloesser, 81, passed away peacefully on Jan. 26, 2023 at The Madison Memory Care Center, Kansas City, Mo., as a result of Parkinson’s Disease. Earl was born March 2, 1941, as the first child of Sonny Earl and Mildred Bloesser. After Sonny Earl Bloesser’s death in 1963, Earl’s late mother married Jim Quick, now deceased...

A Fort Scott man is scheduled to appear for arraignment on Friday, Feb. 3, in Missouri district court on charges stemming from an incident in Taney County, Mo. Robert Harrington faces charges of unlawful use of weapon – Subsection 5 – while intoxicated – loaded weapon...

When the Fort Scott City Commissioners meet on Feb. 7, they are expected to vote on the proposed location for a splash pad. The site being considered is located on the northwest corner of Skubitz Plaza. See the print or online edition of the Tribune for complete story...

Bourbon County Commissioners on Jan. 24 approved a resolution defining benefits of certain county employees reporting to the commission. and also removed the hiring freeze. After a 10-minute executive session to discuss job performance with County Counselor Justin Meeks under the non-elected personnel justification, commissioners adopted a resolution which defines the employment status of exempt employees reporting to the commission...

About 25 people attended a town hall meeting Jan. 25 to discuss housing needs in Bourbon County. The meeting was organized by Bourbon County Commissioners and moderated by citizen Mark McCoy. During the meeting, Bourbon County Commission Chairman Jim Harris asked how involved local government should get in solving the housing shortage. ...