Monday discussed a plan for beginning the process of completing the 2026 budget. County Clerk Susan Walker asked commissioners how they wished to handle the budget process and calendar. She said the ...

After one motion failed by a 2-3 vote, the Fort Scott City Commission passed a separate motion 3-2 to support efforts by Fort Scott Community College officials concerning residential housing. During a ...

As a situation involving a hazardous downtown building continues, Fort Scott City Commissioners on Feb. 4 agreed to proceed with getting quotes for repair work. Commissioners and city officials ...

Sharon Kay Miller, 81, of Fort Scott, most recently Tallahassee, Fla., passed away on Feb. 4, 2025. She was born in Fort Scott, Kan., on June 11, 1943, to loving parents Kenneth Wilson Simons and Veda ...

Opal Maxine Hunziker, age 84, a resident of Fort Scott, Kan., died unexpectedly Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2025, at her home. She was born July 29, 1940, in Fort Scott, the daughter of Leland Christy and ...

Gordon Leon Phillips, age 67, recently of Englewood, Colo., passed away peacefully in his sleep while at home Sunday, Feb. 2, 2025. Gordon was born Aug. 28, 1957 in Fort Scott, Kan., the son of Thomas ...