The Kansas Supreme Court will hear an appeal from a Fort Scott man who was convicted of killing his mother and stepfather in 2021. Oral arguments for Appeal No. 127,721: State of Kansas v. Dawson ...

Fort Scott City Manager Brad Matkin on Tuesday presented the Fort Scott City Commission with various proposals for a potential sales tax ballot question later this year. After discussing the proposals ...

Jean Marie Skidmore, 79, of Belton, Mo., died at 1:21 p.m.. Wednesday, May 7, 2025 at Fox Springs at Raymore, Mo. Mrs. Skidmore was born July 29, 1945 at San Antonio, Texas, the daughter of James and ...

John Ted Miles passed away suddenly May 1, 2025, at the Guest Home Estates Assisted Living Facility in Fort Scott, Kan. He lived at 9 N. Hillside Drive Holiday Lakes before his battle with diabetes ...

The Bourbon County Commission plans to conduct more research before deciding on a direction for the area of human resources. On Monday, commissioners discussed the topic of human resources after ...

The city of Fort Scott will officially pursue a Community Development Block Grant application for a project to make repairs to Memorial Hall. The Fort Scott City Commission on Tuesday unanimously ...

A five-run fourth inning boosted the Fort Scott High School Tiger baseball team past the Nevada Tigers, 8-1, Monday at Dave Regan Stadium. See Wednesday's print or online edition for full report.

Vicki Tyler Hudson, 66, of Arcadia, Kan., passed away Wednesday, April 23, 2025 at the Arma Health and Rehabilitation Center in Arma, Kan. Vicki was born Feb. 12, 1959 in Pittsburg, Kan., the daughter ...

Matthew Joe "Matt" Wiebelhaus, age 48, a resident of Fort Scott, Kan., died unexpectedly Tuesday, April 8, 2025. He was born Aug. 7, 1976, at Fort Scott, the son of Gary Frederick and Judy Wiebelhaus.

Bourbon County Commissioners on Monday discussed policy and procedures for employees and elected to wait on naming a new liaison for human resources. The commission voted unanimously to approve a ...

After a discussion on funding, Bourbon County Commissioners Monday decided to use money from the jail sales tax fund for the purchase of a new vehicle for the sheriff's department. All commissioners ...

Track squads from Fort Scott High School, Uniontown High School and Christian Learning Center competed in the Jayhawk-Linn Invitational Tuesday in Mound City. See Saturday's print or online edition ...