In their regular season finales in Independence Friday night, the Fort Scott High School Lady Tigers were nipped 36-35 while the Tiger boys battled to the end in a 57-47 defeat. The Lady Tigers (16-4) ...

During a special election Tuesday, voters in the Uniontown School District will be asked whether they support a $1.2 million bond issue to fund improvements to district facilities. See Saturday's ...

Freeman Fort Scott Hospital, Inc. has formally appointed an inaugural board of directors, a significant milestone in developing the new Bourbon County-based hospital to best serve its residents and ...

As Bourbon County Commissioners prepare their lists of topics to address in 2025, one of those topics is the hot-button issue of zoning. Commissioners discussed the topic during their Monday meeting, ...

Johnson, 85, of Augusta, Kan., originally from Fort Scott, went to be with her Lord and Savior on Thursday, Feb. 6, 2025. She was born on Feb. 4, 1940, in Fort Scott, Kan. She was preceded in death by ...

The Fort Scott High School Lady Tigers captured a fourth straight SEK League crown with a 41-32 win over Coffeyville-Field Kindley while the Tiger boys fell in a hard-fought battle, 50-42, on Senior ...

Thomas "Tom" Frederick Karleskint, age 81, resident of Fort Scott, Kan., left this earthly body and went to be with Jesus on Feb. 21, 2025, in the comfort of his home. He was born July 14, 1943, in ...

Bourbon County officials are moving forward with the next step toward an onsite auction of old medical equipment at the former Mercy Hospital building. During Monday's Bourbon County Commission ...

At the Class 4A regionals Saturday in Altamont, the Fort Scott High School boys wrestling team finished in fifth place and qualified six wrestlers for the Class 4A state tournament this weekend in ...

Hubert Owen Thomas, "Tommy" to JoAnn, passed away Monday, Feb. 24, 2025, at his home in Pawnee Station, Kan., where he resided with his wife, JoAnn Thomas. Hubert was born June 22, 1940, in Fort Scott ...

After a recent break in action due to games postponed because of winter weather, the Fort Scott High School Tigers and Lady Tigers returned to the hardwood to take on the Purple Dragons of Pittsburg ...

A Legislative Update Coffee was hosted by the Fort Scott Area Chamber of Commerce on Saturday, Feb. 22, at the Danny and Willa Ellis Family Fine Arts Center on the Fort Scott Community College campus.