Edward L. LaRue, age 79, a resident of Bronson, Kan., passed away Monday, Nov. 17, 2025, at the Mercy Hospital in Pittsburg, Kan. He was born Dec. 19, 1945. Ed grew in the Xenia area where he was ...

Bourbon County Commissioners plan to have a draft of a noise resolution reviewed by legal counsel before it is brought back to the commission. During their Monday meeting, which ran for more than six ...

Fort Scott City Commissioners on Tuesday discussed an ordinance concerning a limit on the number of dogs per household within the city. City Manager Brad Matkin said four citizens have recently ...

An annual Thanksgiving event at the Elks Lodge No. 579 is not in the works this year. Hundreds of free meals were served to community members during the annual Thanksgiving Day feast, which was ...

Mesa Casper, a 2024 graduate of Fort Scott High School, will compete with her collegiate team, the Spires of the University of Saint Mary in Leavenworth, at the National Association of Intercollegiate ...

A trio of Fort Scott High School athletes and two coaches have received SEK League postseason honors. See Wednesday's print or online edition for full story.

The Bourbon County Board of Canvassers conducted a final canvassing of results from the Nov. 4 election prior to their regular meeting Monday evening. According to the final election results, there ...

Tabitha Ann Nuzum, age 51, passed away at Mercy in Springfield on Wednesday, Oct. 8, 2025. She was born Jan. 10, 1974, to Cleon James and Kathy Rossmen in Parsons, Kan. Tabby married the love of her ...

Sharon K. "Sherry" Willard, 73, of Willard, passed away on Saturday, Nov. 15, 2025. She was born April 1, 1952, in Fort Scott, Kan., to William Richard and Leta Faye (Hudson) Hite. On August 7, 1970, ...

Bourbon County Commissioners and citizens Monday questioned representatives of a company conducting a bitcoin mining operation as work continues to find a solution to noise concerns. Commissioners ...

Local veterans were recognized Wednesday during a program similar to one that took place about 30 years ago at Fort Scott Middle School. The school's Veterans Recognition Program was based off a 1996 ...

Donald E. Johnson, 85, passed at home after a battle with pancreatic cancer on Tuesday, Nov. 11, 2025. Don was the youngest of five born in Blue Mound, Kan., to William McKinley and Alma Ida Tinsley ...