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 ...

Both Fort Scott High School Tiger basketball teams fell in their final matchups of the Raider Classic Saturday in Frontenac. The Lady Tigers (9-2) battled in a 55-49 loss to the Blue Valley Southwest ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Fort Scott High School and USD 234 officials will be looking for a new head football coach after the departure of Bo Graham, who had been at the helm of the Tigers since 2019. See Saturday's print or ...

It is with great sadness and love that the family of Ralph Randle Willard announces his death, at 81 years of age, on Dec. 9, 2024, in Cary, N.C. Born in Fort Scott, Kan. on July 9, 1943, Ralph led a ...

Elected and appointed officials in Bourbon County will see pay hikes after action Monday by the Bourbon County Commission. Commissioners approved by a 2-1 vote a motion by Commissioner Leroy Kruger to ...

Jean Erma (Rudiger) Wright, 80, of Sabetha, Kan., passed away on Saturday, Jan. 11, 2025, at the Sabetha Community Hospital. Jean was born on Feb. 26, 1944, in Clay Center, Neb., to Lawrence “Rudy” ...

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.