The Fort Scott High School Tiger baseball team won a Class 4A regional championship Thursday to punch its ticket to the state tournament next week in Salina. The No. 2 seeded Tigers (25-3) blew past ...

Fort Scott City Commissioners plan to wait until they receive more information on the wording of a sales tax ballot question before voting on a proposal. See Saturday's print or online edition for ...

A large circle of family and friends mourn the passing of a very dear lady at her home in Richmond Hill on May 21, 2025. Ethel LaVon Toews was born Dec. 14, 1937, in Hillsboro, Kan., the daughter of ...

Marjorie Earline Foster, age 93, passed away Thursday, May 22, 2023, at Arma Health and Rehab in Arma, Kan. Services will be announced by the Cheney Witt Chapel, 201 S. Main.

The Fort Scott Community College men's rodeo team has captured its third consecutive Central Plains Region title and will send six athletes to the College National Finals Rodeo in June in Casper, Wyo.

The Fort Scott High School Lady Tiger softball team blazed a path to another appearance at the Class 4A state tournament Tuesday evening at Ty Cullor Field. See Wednesday's print or online edition for ...

Bourbon County Commissioners on Monday discussed the proposed separation of the public works and landfill departments, eventually voting to not vote on the separation during the meeting. See Wednesday ...

Severe thunderstorms that swept through Bourbon County dumped several inches of rain as storm sirens blared throughout the county Monday evening. See Wednesday's print or online edition for full story ...

Wilmetta Burton, age 92, a resident of Fort Scott, Kan., passed away unexpectedly Tuesday, May 13, 2025, at her home. Willie, as she was sometimes called, was born April 8, 1933, in Humboldt, Kan., ...

Bob McFall, 78, passed away Dec. 30, 2024, in Woodburn, Ore. Bob was born to B.R. "Blackie" and Ruth McFall on May 6, 1946, in Fort Scott, Kan. Growing up directly behind Fort Scott High School, Bob ...

Laura Edith Krebs, age 85, a resident of Fort Scott, Kan., passed away early Monday, May 12, 2025, at the Pittsburg Care and Rehab Facility in Pittsburg, Kan.. Pastor Jim Brackett will conduct funeral ...

TOPEKA — Governor Laura Kelly has signed a proclamation approving updated drought declarations for Kansas counties. See Wednesday's print or online edition for full story.