Stories from Tuesday, September 3, 2024

John Dale Wort, age 82, a resident of Fort Scott, Kan., passed peacefully on Aug. 19, 2024. Graveside services for John will be held Oct. 10, 2024, at 11 a.m. John will be receiving military honors and burial at the Fort Scott National Cemetery. Services are under the direction of the Cheney Witt Chapel. Words of remembrance may be submitted online at cheneywitt.com...

George Theodore "Ted" Pouch, age 66, of Prescott, Kan., passed away Monday, Sept. 2, 2024.   A graveside memorial service will be held 10 am Saturday, Sept. 7, 2024 at the Farlington Cemetery. Memorial contributions are suggested to Biker's for Babies, in care of Schneider Funeral Home, P.O. Box 525, Pleasanton, KS 66075.  ...

Marjorie “Marjie” Rose Lauber, age 86, formally of Fort Scott, Kan., died Thursday, Aug. 29, 2024, at the Galena Nursing Center, Galena, Kan. She was born on Nov. 11, 1937, in St. Paul, Kan., the daughter of Charles and Pearl Madl Lero. She was the middle child of seven children, three brothers and three sisters. ...

Raymond Henry Kalm, Sr., age 87, a resident of rural Garland, Kan., passed away Saturday, Aug. 31, 2024, in Overland Park, Kan., surrounded by his family. He was born March 22, 1937, near Mulberry, Kan., the son of Lewis Hurl Kalm and Nellie Louise Pence Kalm. ...

Wesley L. “Limber” Miles, age 84, a resident of Fort Scott, Kan., passed away Saturday, Aug. 31, 2024, at the Medicalodges in Fort Scott. Funeral services will be announced by the Cheney Witt Chapel, 201 S. Main, Fort Scott, Kan.

Mary L. Mefford, age 88, a resident of Fort Scott, Kan., passed away Tuesday, Sept. 3, 2024, at the Pleasant Hill Health & Rehab Center in Pleasant Hill, Mo. Funeral services for Mary Mefford will be announced by the Cheney Witt Chapel, 201 S. Main, Fort Scott, Kan...

Shirley Jean Higgins, age 88, a resident of Fort Scott, Kan., passed away Monday, Sept. 2, 2024, at the Mercy Hospital in Pittsburg, Kan. She was born Feb. 24, 1936, in Richards, Mo., the daughter of John Logan Zimmerman and Effie Charlotte Debus Zimmerman. ...

The Fort Scott City Commission plans to conduct a special meeting Monday to address the future of a deteriorating building which city officials have said has become a safety hazard. The commission agreed to meet at 6 p.m. Monday at City Hall to continue discussion on the building which houses the Fort Scott Barber Shop at 118 E. ...

Bourbon County Commissioners on Aug. 26 were not in total agreement on the county’s published budget, which includes a proposed estimated tax rate of 59.9 mills. Commissioners passed by a 2-1 vote a motion by Commissioner Brandon Whisenhunt to publish the budget in The Fort Scott Tribune and conduct a public hearing on the budget at 5:30 p.m. Monday, Sept. 16, when the commission will consider final approval of the budget...