The Fort Scott Community College Board of Trustees on Monday approved a move to place the college's president on administrative leave. After spending more than an hour in executive session, the board ...

Tuesday was the last commission meeting for one Fort Scott City Commissioner. The commission voted 4-1 on a motion by Commissioner Tim VanHoecke to accept the resignation of Commissioner Melissa Guns, ...

Six competitors will represent Fort Scott Community College at the College National Finals Rodeo June 9-15 in Casper, Wyo. The six rodeo students, including one from Bourbon County, are Cable Wareham ...

National Junior College Athletic Association Region 6 Plains District championship in school history. See Wednesday's print or online edition for full story.

Local officials are working on a federal grant opportunity focused on renewable energy and workforce development. During Monday's meeting of the USD 234 Board of Education, USD 234 Superintendent ...

The Fort Scott High School Lady Tiger softball team cruised to a Class 4A regional title and booked a second-straight trip to the state tournament Tuesday in Fort Scott. See Wednesday's print or ...

Voters approved a sales tax issue that officials say will help bring an emergency room to Bourbon County. The unofficial results show 1,611 voters cast a yes ballot and 498 cast a no ballot for a ...

Bourbon County Emergency Manager Brian Allen, second from left, and Bourbon County Public Works Director Eric Bailey update Bourbon County Commissioners Monday on damages from late April storms.

Theodore Arthur Rohde, age 94, resident of Fort Scott, Kan., passed away Friday, May 17, 2024, at Presbyterian Village, Fort Scott. Services for Ted Rohde will be announced by the Cheney Witt Chapel, ...

John Lee Trebian, Jr., age 39, resident of Fort Scott, Kan., died Monday, May 13, 2024. Services for John Trebian are pending and will be announced by the Cheney Witt Chapel, 201 S. Main.

Gene Valgene Davis, age 92, resident of Fort Scott, Kan., passed away Thursday, May 9, 2024, at Medicalodge of Fort Scott. He was born March 28, 1932, in Arcadia, Kan., the son of Charley and Chloe ...

Gary Gene Davis, age 71, of Fort Scott, Kan., passed away in Nevada, Mo., on May 10, 2024. Gary was born on March 14, 1953, the son of Val Gene and Patricia Ann (Edgar) Davis at Fort Scott, Kan. He ...