A misdemeanor criminal case involving a former Fort Scott High School basketball coach was continued Friday morning in Bourbon County District Court. During an arraignment/status hearing in the case ...

For the sec- ond straight season, the Fort Scott High School Lady Tiger basketball team captured a 3-0 record at the Paola Invitational Tournament. While the Lady Tiger offense was a little more ...

The USD 235 Board of Education approved a resolution Monday night to place a $1,250,000 bond election before voters during a special election held Tuesday, March 4. The board of education went back to ...

George E. Montgomery, 81, of Fort Scott, passed away Wednesday evening, Dec. 11, 2024, in Kansas City at KU Medical Center. The Funeral Mass is scheduled for 10 a.m. Friday, Dec. 20, 20224, at the ...

Claude Allen Warner, 81, of Fort Scott, Kan., passed away on Monday, Dec. 9, 2024. Born Sept. 23, 1943 in Horton, Mo., to Alba and Jack Warner, Sr. Claude is survived by his son, Jay Warner and ...

Dawnelle Rose Ornstein, age 36, a resident of Fort Scott, Kan., passed away Wednesday, Dec. 11, 2024, at her home. She was born April 30, 1988, in Fort Scott, the daughter of Jimmy Dean Kimler and ...

A citizen committee will provide oversight for the process of creating two new Bourbon County Commission districts after passage of a ballot question in the Nov. 5 general election. On Thursday, ...

Sherman Leroy Spence, age 84, Pleasanton, Kan., passed away Friday, Dec. 6, 2024. A Celebration of Life ceremony will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 14, 2024 at the Schneider Funeral Home and ...

Norma Lee Wood, age 88, resident of Tulsa, Okla., passed away Friday, Dec. 6, 2024, at St. Francis Hospital, Tulsa, Okla. Merl Wood will conduct funeral services at 11 a.m. Thursday, Dec. 12, at the ...

Fort Scott Presbyterian Village invites the community to vote for their favorite Christmas tree on display now throughout the village. See Wednesday's print or online edition for full story.

The city of Fort Scott's 2024 budget is scheduled to be amended later this month to allow for dollars to be spent in two city funds. See Wednesday's print or online edition for full story.

In recognition of a life well lived, Larry James Faulkner surrounded by family, passed at Mercy Hospital in Joplin, Mo., after suffering a stroke at the age of 79. Larry was born on Dec. 6, 1945 to ...