Stories from Tuesday, March 21, 2023

Rodeo fans packed Arnold Arena on the campus of Fort Scott Community College for the college’s annual Spring Rodeo March 10-12. The rodeo featured student athletes from schools in Kansas, Oklahoma and Texas. FSCC’s Bryce Eck was named Men’s All-Around Champion. Eck placed first in bareback riding and third in saddle bronc riding. FSCC’s men’s team finished in second place overall...

David Edwin Myers, age 63, a resident of Fort Scott, Kan., passed away Monday, March 20, 2023, at the Nevada Regional Medical Center in Nevada, Mo. He was born Aug. 4, 1959, in Kansas City, Kan., the son of John Elmer Myers and Waneta B. Witsell Myers.  ...

Donald L. Elkins, age 50, a resident of Fort Scott, Kan., passed away Sunday, March 19, 2023, at the Via Christi Emergency Room in Fort Scott. He was born April 12, 1972, in Rock Hill, S.C., the son of Donald Wayne Elkins and Sherry Lynne Hunt Elkins. ...

Jo Ann Dalton passed away Sunday, March 19, 2023, at her home. Pastor Brian Rhoades will conduct funeral services at 10 a.m. Friday, March 24, at the Cheney Witt Chapel. Burial will follow in the U.S. National Cemetery. Words of remembrance may be submitted to the online guestbook at cheneywitt.com...

Rosetta Marie Bailes passed away at her home in Fort Scott, Kansas on Sunday night, March 19, 2023. She was welcomed to her heavenly home and is worshiping Jesus with a new body. She was born in Kansas City, Kan., to Charles and Rose Anna Workman on July 31, 1953. ...

John Andrew Allen, age 87, resident of Uniontown, Kan., died Monday, March 20, 2023, at Kansas Heart Hospital in Wichita, Kan. Following cremation, memorial services will be held at 3 p.m. Friday, March 24, in the Cheney Witt Chapel conducted by Rev. ...

The Fort Scott Area Chamber of Commerce is working on a project to honor the 1st Kansas Colored Volunteer Infantry was mustered into service at Fort Scott. See the print or online edition of the Tribune for complete story.

The Uniontown USD 235 Board of Education voted 4-2 Monday evening to not renew the contract for a longtime teacher. See the print or online edition of the Tribune for complete story.

Fort Scott Commissioners voted unanimously Tuesday to allow repairs on the front steps of Memorial Hall to begin in April. See the print or online edition of the Tribune for complete story.

Sam Hayes, vice president of facilities for Community Health Center of Southeast Kansas, led Fort Scott City Commissioners on a tour of the new health clinic at 2322 S. Main St., Tuesday evening. Hayes and other CHC/SEK officials led Fort Scott City Commissioners on a tour of the remodeled facility, which is nearing completion. ...

Although the timeline has changed, Fort Scott Community College officials are moving forward with the purchase of a building to house the college’s nursing and allied health programs. See the print or online edition of the Tribune for complete story...