Stories from Thursday, November 9, 2023

Deborah R. Nelson, age 74, former resident of Fort Scott, Kan., died Wednesday, Nov. 8, 2023, at Good Samaritan Society in Olathe, Kan. Funeral services for Deborah Nelson will be announced by the Cheney Witt Chapel, 201 S. Main St.

Edward Lee "Butch" Samyn, age 75, Ottawa, Kan., passed away Tuesday, Nov. 7, 2023. A graveside funeral service will be held at 2 p.m. Monday, Nov. 13, 2023 at the Curry Cemetery near Mound City, Kan. Visitation will be held from 12:30 p.m. until departure for the cemetery at the Schneider Funeral Home and Crematory, Mound City Chapel. ...

Bourbon County Clerk Jennifer Hawkins’ first election in her position did not come without a hiccup. On Wednesday, Hawkins told the Tribune it was discovered during advanced voting early last week that some ballots were not going through the voting machine properly and officials could not identify the cause, which was later found and corrected...

Fort Scott City Commissioners on Tuesday approved a change order for the farmers market pavilion project scheduled for the parking lot on the west end of Skubitz Plaza. See the print or online edition of the Tribune for complete story.