Fort Scott City Commissioners on Tuesday approved a lease agreement and monetary agreement concerning a new baseball franchise slated to begin play in 2026. In separate motions, commissioners ...

Bourbon County Commissioner Leroy Kruger stepped down from his position during Monday night's commission meeting. Kruger, who was elected as District 3 commissioner in 2024, participated in votes on ...

Representatives of Fort Scott Community College provided updates on various programs during a community forum March 12 at the Danny and Willa Ellis Family Fine Arts Center. Updates were given on music ...

James Anthony "Jimmy" Houdashelt, age 60, resident of Fredonia, Kan., passed away Saturday, March 15, 2025, at the Candle Rock Nursing Home in Fredonia. There was cremation. The family will receive ...

Rosemary Hambric, 92, passed away in Joplin, Mo., March 9, 2025. Following cremation, private family services will take place at a later date. Services are under the direction of the Konantz-Cheney ...

Darrell Stephen "Steve" Houston, 75, of Fulton, Kan., passed away March 11, 2025, at Advent Health in Shawnee Mission, Kan. He was born July 18, 1949, in Nevada, Mo., the son of Willard Lafayette ...

Campbell, 92, of Fort Scott, passed away Friday morning, March 14, 2025, at Guest Home Estates. She was born Sept. 17, 1932, in Pleasanton, Kan., the daughter of Harley Otis Johnson and Pearl May ...

Faye Cowan, 106, a resident of Mapleton, Kan., passed away Sunday, March 9, 2025, at Guest Home Estates in Fort Scott. She was born Sept. 3, 1918, in Franklin Township in Bourbon County, Kan., one of ...

Arthur McCammon "Mac" French, 75, of Fort Scott, passed away early Tuesday morning, March 11, 2025. He was born Oct. 7, 1949, in Pittsburg, Kan., the son of Arthur McCammon French and Patricia Ruth ...

Tonja Lynne Stockton, previously of Odessa, Mo., died on Thursday, March 13, 2025, at Centerpoint Medical Center, Independence, Mo. She was 56. She was born on Aug. 12, 1968, in Northridge, Calif., ...

William "Bill" D. Hall, age 83, of Fort Scott passed away on March 14, 2025, at Mercy Hospital in Pittsburg, Kan. He was born on March 25, 1941, in Fort Scott the son of Bill Hall and Margie Lyons.

Bourbon County Commissioners have begun the process for delving into the 2026 budget. During a work session Monday evening, commissioners and County Clerk Susan Walker discussed an overview of the ...