The Fort Scott High School Tigers struggled in a season-ending 45-0 loss to the Tonganoxie Chieftains on Halloween night Friday in Tonganoxie. The matchup in the first round of the Class 4A football ...

Members of the public urged Bourbon County Commissioners to take action Monday as the commission considers a noise resolution in the county. Commissioners are reviewing a proposed resolution drafted ...

County leaders continue to discuss ongoing concerns with conversion to a new payroll system. On Monday, Bourbon County Commissioners heard from Tim Emerson Jr., managing member for Emerson and Co., ...

Mona Emery McDowell, 95, passed away peacefully on Thursday, Oct. 30, 2025, at her residence at The Bungalows, Nevada, Mo. Mona was born on July 13, 1930, in Deerfield, Mo., the daughter of K.L. and ...

Donald Eugene Tully, affectionately known as Don to his friends and family, passed away Wednesday, Oct. 29, 2025, in Fort Scott, Kan. Born on Aug. 22, 1951, Don's life was marked by his ...

Bourbon County Commissioners on Monday discussed, but ultimately took no action on a proposed noise ordinance presented for review last week. The proposed draft of the ordinance, created by citizen ...

Gladene Rose Reavis, age 92, a resident of Fort Scott, Kan., passed away Monday, Oct. 27, 2025, at the Guest Home Estates in Fort Scott. She was born July 29, 1933. Gladene grew up in Cato, Kan. She ...

The Fort Scott High School boys and girls cross country teams are bound for state. Both teams finished in third place at the Neodesha regional meet Saturday, qualifying both teams for the Class 4A ...

The races for city and county commissions include some new and familiar faces. During a candidate forum Oct. 22 at the Danny and Willa Ellis Family Fine Arts Center, attendees heard from four of the ...

Virgil G. Uttinger, 73, Nevada, Mo., passed away on Sunday, Oct. 26, 2025 at Medicialodges of Nevada following a lengthy illness. Virgil was born Jan. 18, 951 in Fort Scott, Kan., to Claud and Mable M ...

Fort Scott High School seniors Abbie Gorman and Bryleigh Hymer finished in ninth place at the Class 4A State Tennis Tournament last weekend in Prairie Village. See Wednesday's print or online edition ...

Bourbon County Commissioners reviewed a proposed noise ordinance during a special meeting Thursday night, ultimately agreeing to have the county counselor review the ordinance and discuss the matter ...