The Fort Scott High School Lady Tigers earned a spot in the first place game of the Frontenac Raider Classic with a thrilling 49-44 victory over the St. Mary's Colgan Lady Panthers Friday night. With ...

Fort Scott City Commissioners on Tuesday discussed repair work on a downtown building that has been closed for almost a year. Jose Montanez, owner of the building at 118 E. Wall St., presented photos ...

Another downtown building is on the list for potential rehabilitation. During Tuesday's meeting of the Fort Scott City Commission, City Manager Brad Matkin provided an update on the status of the ...

Bourbon County Commissioners on Monday reopened a discussion on salaries for elected and appointed officials. The commission ultimately approved by a 2-1 vote a salary resolution, repealing a previous ...

George Edward Montgomery, Jr., 81, of Fort Scott, went to meet the Lord on Wednesday evening, Dec. 11, 2024, in Kansas City at KU Medical Center. The Funeral Mass was celebrated by Father Yancey ...

John Loyd Dickerson, age 65, Centerville, Kan., passed away Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2025. Mass of Christian Burial will be at 10 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 25, 2025 at Sacred Heart Church in Mound City, Kan.

David Wayne "Tiny" Watkins, age 77, a resident of Fort Scott, Kan., passed away Monday, Jan. 20, 2025, at the Research Medical Center in Kansas City, Mo. He was born Feb. 25, 1947, in Fort Scott, the ...

Joanne Marie McDaniels, age 75, Fort Scott, Kan., passed away Friday, Jan. 17, 2025. She was born on March 28, 1949 in Des Plaines, Ill. the daughter of Eugene and Joan Halle Marciniak. She graduated ...

By the same vote as last week on the same topic, Bourbon County Commissioners passed by a 2-1 vote Monday a new resolution bumping salaries for county elected officials. Increases for some officials ...

An ongoing situation involving structural issues with a downtown building may be closer to a resolution. On Tuesday, Fort Scott City Commissioners approved by a 4-1 vote a motion by Commissioner ...

It is with heavy hearts that we announce the passing of Patricia Marie Tennison, a beloved mother, grandmother, sister and wife. Patricia's strength, passion, and unwavering love for her family will ...