Stories from Tuesday, March 7, 2023

Alice “Jane” Woodburn, 81, resident of Glendale, Ariz., passed away Feb. 20, 2023. She was born Aug. 17, 1941, in Fort Scott, Kan., the daughter of Dr. Francis Marion Stone and Alice Jane (Givens) Stone. She married William D. “Bill” Woodburn on Aug. 25, 1962, in Fort Scott, and he survives of the home...

Mary Jeanette (Austin) Crossland, 87, of Paola, Kan., passed away March 4, 2023, at home surrounded by her family after a battle with cancer. Mary was born on Oct. 31, 1935, to Harold and Mary Alice Austin in Fort Scott, Kan. She was the eldest of three daughters. Mary grew up sewing and designing clothes for her dolls. In high school, she was a majorette and loved twirling the baton...

The Fort Scott High School Lady Tiger basketball team’s bid for a berth in the Class 4A state tournament fell just short on a timely shot in the waning seconds of overtime during their Sub-State title matchup with the Topeka-Hayden Lady Wildcats Saturday evening in the FSHS gym...

In all her 40 years as a teacher at the Uniontown USD 235 district, Jackie Hall said the highlight of her career has been traveling to Washington, D.C., to lobby for physical education in schools. See the print or online edition of the Tribune for complete story...

Fort Scott High School students got a glimpse of the business world through the Youth Entrepreneurship Challenge, which ended with a trade show exhibit Tuesday at the high school. The Fort Scott Area Chamber of Commerce hosted the fourth annual Youth Entrepreneurship Challenge in partnership with the high school. Eighteen students prepared startup business ideas and competed for cash prizes as their projects were judged Tuesday...

William Stanley “Buddy” Pruitt, 82, resident of Garland, Texas, passed away March 1, 2023. He was born July 26, 1940, in Fort Scott, Kan., the son of Thomas William Pruitt and Lazetta Fae (Ridenour) Pruitt. Buddy is survived by his sons, Troy William Pruitt, and Richard Thomas Pruitt, both of Garland, Texas; a sister Fay Farley, of Catoosa, Okla., and seven grandchildren...

John Lyle Jackson, 93, resident of Fort Scott, Kan., passed away Monday, March 7, 2023. Arrangements will be announced by the Konantz-Cheney Funeral Home.

Suella Jean Hornby, 63, a resident of Springfield, Mo., passed away Sunday, March 5, 2023, at the Centerpoint Medical Center in Independence, Mo. She was born Sept. 8, 1959, in Madison, Wisc., the daughter of Kenneth Ross Wood and Jennie Louise (Reynolds) Wood. She married Charles Matthew Hornby July 16, 1988, and he survives of the home...

Brad Matkin was officially chosen as the new Fort Scott City Manager Tuesday evening. The vote to approve his contract, which was not available prior to press time, passed 4-1 with Commissioners Josh Jones, Tim Van Hoecke, Edwin Woellhof and Mayor Matthew Wells voting in favor. Commissioner Katy Harrington voted no...

The policy for Memorial Hall usage will be revised to include suggestions city commissioners made during a work session held Tuesday afternoon. See the print or online edition of the Tribune for complete story.