Stories from Tuesday, February 8, 2022

Bourbon County residents are being asked to participate in a survey that is expected to give data to support economic development. On Monday, work began on three surveys, focusing on workforce, housing and retail. See the print or online edition of the Tribune for complete story...

Bourbon County Commissioners on Tuesday made adjustments to the county’s budget to fix issues as work continues to close out its finances for 2021. Business Manager Susan Bancroft requested transfers from various funds, which commissioners later unanimously approved. Bancroft and commissioners discussed how to address the concerns after the county also incurred violations in its 2020 budget...

The Fort Scott High School Tigers’ journey north to Louisburg Tuesday night ended with decisive victories over the Wildcats. The Lady Tigers (12-3, 6-1) got a bit of revenge on the Lady Wildcats (7-8) with a 53-32 win, while the Tiger boys (3-12, 1-6) earned their third win of the season, holding a lead throughout in a 46-30 victory over the Wildcats (4-11.)...

Fort Scott High School’s boys’ swimmers are battling through challenges as they near the end of their season. The squad competed Feb. 1 at Bonner Springs in its last regular season meet. Teams that participated in the meet, aside from Fort Scott in its cooperative with Frontenac and Chanute, included Topeka-Seaman, Topeka, Bonner Springs, Sumner/Washington, and Osawatomie-Paola-Louisburg (cooperative.)...

The Uniontown High School Eagles took on Oswego on Saturday after three days of sheltering from Winter Storm Landon. The JV boys played two quarters and fell to the Panthers. Both varsity teams won their contests. The Lady Eagles (14-1, 5-1) won their matchup, 68-23. Danielle Howard once again led with 32 points. She also had 12 steals. Reese Gorman contributed 11 points, and Brooklyn Dreisbach had three assists and four steals. Gwenyth Fry had 10 rebounds, and Addisyn Hall had six boards...