Stories from Friday, May 19, 2023

Joyce E. Woods, 70, resident of Fort Scott, Kan., passed away Wednesday evening, May 17, 2023, at Ascension Via Christi Hospital in Pittsburg. Arrangements will be announced by the Konantz-Cheney Funeral Home.

The Fort Scott Community College Board of Trustees on Monday adopted a resolution that will allow the college to enter into a lease agreement for property recently vacated by Community Health Center of Southeast Kansas. See the print or online edition of the Tribune for complete story...

Officials are investigating the cause and origin of a fire that broke out Thursday afternoon at a residence in the 200 block of South Holbrook Street. Fort Scott Deputy Fire Chief Mike Miles said Friday the department received a report of a structure fire at 2:39 p.m. Thursday. The department responded with one engine with four personnel, the tower truck with three personnel, two chiefs’ staff vehicles and two additional personnel...

Bourbon County Commissioners conducted their first in a planned series of out-of-town meetings Monday at the Fulton Community Center. See the print or online edition of the Tribune for complete story.

When Fort Scott voters go to the polls in November, they will be asked to choose four individuals to serve on the city commission instead of three. On Tuesday, commissioners voted 3-2 to allow citizens to choose a replacement for Josh Jones, who plans to move outside the city limits, which disqualifies him to serve as a commissioner...

Construction of a splash pad on Skubitz Plaza is underway. On Thursday, a crew from Playscape Recreation, LLC, of Yates Center work on concrete around the piping. The original goal was to have the splash pad and an adjoining sensory park completed by Good Ol’ Days. ...

Two Fort Scott High School golfers have qualified for the Class 4A Boys Golf State Championship May 22-23 at the Winfield-Quail Ridge Golf Course in Winfield. Senior Jeremy Bower, who shot an 87 (15 over par) to tie for 10th place with Independence’s Gerald Mattes, and freshman Reece Roberts, who shot an 88 (16 over par) to finish 12th at the regional tournament held Monday in Coffeyville, will make the trip to state...

Three Uniontown High School athletes have qualified for the Class 2A state track meet which will take place May 26-27 at Wichita State University. Caleb Davis, Emily Steinbruck and Jett Harvey qualified for state at the Class 2A regional meet Thursday in Lyndon...

Four Fort Scott High School swimmers have qualified for the 5A-1A State Swim Meet, which began Friday and concludes today in Topeka. This is the first time in school history that a relay team will compete at state. In addition to the FSHS swimmers, three other athletes from the school’s cooperative agreement have also punched their ticket to state...

The Fort Scott High School Tiger baseball team has advanced to the state championship for the first time since 2019, when the Tigers ended a 22-2 campaign with a third-place finish. Tiger Head Coach Josh Regan said this year’s squad is “really comparable” to the 2019 team “in terms of chemistry.” He said he likes this year’s team’s chances at the state tournament...

The Fort Scott High School Lady Tiger softball team earned a trip to the Class 4A state tournament next week with two wins during play in the East Regional Wednesday at Benedictine College in Atchison. The Lady Tigers (13-8) blanked Independence 5-0 in the semifinals Wednesday afternoon before edging Iola (7-14) 6-4 in the regional championship game late that evening...