Stories from Tuesday, July 12, 2022

Mary Elizabeth Darling, age 91, a resident of Fort Scott, Kan., passed away on July 5, 2022, at Guest Home Estates, Fort Scott. Mary was born on March 4, 1931, on a farm a mile south of Uniontown, Kan., the second of four daughters of Roy and Mildred McKee. She attended the Uniontown school system with her elementary education taking place in a one-room schoolhouse. She was married to Rodell “Rodie” Darling on April 29, 1950, in Uniontown...

Harold Ross (Sam) Salmon, beloved husband, father, grandfather, and great- grandfather, died Wednesday, June 8, 2022, in Placerville, Calif. He was 93 years old. Sam was born May 10, 1929, to Don and Imo Irene (Rogers) Salmon in Hiattville, Kan. He attended grade school in Hiattville and graduated from Fort Scott High School, where he was class president during his sophomore, junior, and senior years. ...

Doris L. Lindell, age 90 of Pleasanton, Kan., passed away Saturday, July 9, 2022. Doris was born the daughter of Ross and Audrey Hixson Huckaby on June 25, 1932 in Mound City, Kan. She graduated from Mound City High School. She married Charles Alvin Lindell at Mound City, Kan. ...

Shirley Culp, 86, passed away peacefully with her son by her side on the morning of Monday, July 11, 2022. Shirley was born July 5, 1936, in Uniontown, Kan., to Bessie (Pauline) and Lawrence Cowan. She met and married her husband, Harold Culp, Sr. in 1954...

Gerald E. Bradbury, Sr., 86, of Redfield, Kan., passed away Monday evening May 9, 2022, at his home. He was born Sept. 3, 1935, in Emporia, Kan., the son of William Lewis and Vyrel Vayden (Yenzer) Bradbury. He married Betty Marie Lucas on March 2, 1954, in Fort Scott, Kan. She preceded him in death on June 25, 2021...

Bettie L. DuVall, age 91, a resident of Lockwood, Mo, died, Tuesday, July 12, 2022 at the Good Shepard Nursing Home. Funeral arrangements for Bettie Duvall will be announced by the Cheney Witt Chapel, 201 S. Main.

Uniontown Board of Education members took the first step Monday in the budget process Monday when they adopted a resolution to exceed the Revenue Neutral Tax Rate. The board will conduct a RNTR hearing during its September meeting. See the print or online edition of the Tribune for complete story...

As Bourbon County Commissioners continue looking for solutions for the 2023 budget and handle increases, they got a look at the county’s financial status during their Monday meeting. See the print or online edition of the Tribune for complete story...

Bourbon County Commissioner Lynne Oharah said farewell during his last official meeting as commissioner Monday night. See the print or online edition of the Tribune for complete story.