The Fort Scott High School Lady Tiger varsity tennis team faced challenging opposition in a fifth-place finish at the SEK Tournament Saturday in Chanute. Fort Scott scored 21 team points to land in ...

The Fort Scott High School Tiger football team looks to get its season back on track as it prepares for a Homecoming matchup with SEK foe, the Chanute Blue Comets, Friday night at Frary Field. The ...

The Fort Scott City Commission was approached again on Tuesday regarding the city providing support for Fort Scott Community College in a grant program geared toward growing construction trades ...

Bourbon County Commissioners are looking into possible action concerning a Bitcoin mining operation in the county. Commissioners on Monday heard further concerns from county resident Derek Raines, who ...

Chester Kruse, 85, of Hepler, Kan., died at 11:50 a.m., Tuesday, Sept. 30, 2025 in the Landmark Hospital in Joplin, Mo., where he entered Sept. 22. Chester was born Aug. 5, 1940 in Claflin, Kan., a ...

Esther Ruth Arnold, 72, of Fort Scott, passed away Saturday, Oct. 4, 2025, at the Fort Scott Freeman Hospital. She was born in Kirksville, Mo., on Aug. 26, 1953, the daughter of Maynard Land and Ethel ...

A situation involving a county resident's request concerning a portion of Unique Road at 95th Street remains unresolved as Bourbon County Commissioners continue researching a solution. See Saturday's ...

Bourbon County cross country teams competed Thursday at the Central Heights Invite. Girls varsity 5K run The FSHS girls finished in third place with 74 team points, a total time of 1:56:03.90, and ...

The Fort Scott High School Lady Tiger varsity tennis team ended its regular season with a second-place finish at the Fort Scott Invitational Wednesday. See Saturday's print or online edition for full ...

Early miscues by the Fort Scott High School Tiger football team (1-4) caused a gap they struggled to close in a 28-7 loss to tough SEK foe, Labette County Friday night in Altamont. See Saturday's ...

Robert Wilson Endicott, 86, passed away unexpectedly on July 25, 2025, at Stormont Vail Hospital in Topeka, Kan. Bob was the son of James and Iris Wilson Endicott. He was born at Mercy Hospital in ...

John T. Miles, age 65, a resident of Fort Scott, Kan., passed away Thursday, May 1, 2025. A celebration of John's life will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 11, "down in the Boonies" at the Whirlpool ...