The Fort Scott High School Tiger baseball team rocked the Labette County High School Grizzlies 10-3 Friday in Altamont. The Lady Tiger softball team swept the Lady Grizzlies in a doubleheader; 21-1 in ...

Bourbon County Commissioners have decided to table a request from Sheriff Bill Martin for the purchase of a new vehicle for the sheriff's department. See Saturday's print or online edition for full ...

The Fort Scott High School boys tennis team tied for fifth place in its last regular season match of the season Thursday in Chanute. See Saturday's print or online edition for full story.

The Fort Scott High School and Uniontown High School track teams competed at the Columbus High School Titan Invitational Tuesday. See Saturday's print or online edition for full results.

The USD 234 Board of Education on April 14 received an overview of a potential project to make improvements to softball fields at Fisher Park. See Saturday's print or online edition for full story.

Bourbon County Commissioners on Monday discussed the public hearing process for zoning. On April 14, commissioners appointed a nine-member zoning advisory board which will assist the commission in ...

Otis B. "Otie" Thomas passed away Saturday, April 19, 2025, at the Presbyterian Village in Fort Scott, Kan. He was born in Rhinelander, Wisc., in 1933, the son of Francis C.O. Thomas and Gjerdis J.

Billie J. Budd Sr., 86, of Arcadia, Kan., died at 7:15 a.m. Friday, April 18, 2025 at Mercy Hospital at Pittsburg, Kan. Mr. Budd was born Feb. 17, 1939 at El Dorado Springs, Mo., the son of Wanda ...

Bourbon County Commissioners plan to look into policies concerning coverage of injured county employees after hearing from a longtime employee Monday evening. See Wednesday's print or online edition ...

Rain and thunderstorms that moved in last weekend caused some flooding due to several inches of rainfall throughout the county. See Wednesday's print or online edition for full story.

The Fort Scott High School baseball and softball teams swept Independence in doubleheaders Tuesday in Fort Scott. The Tiger boys (14-3) claimed a 4-1 win over the Bulldogs in game one and a 7-2 ...

Fort Scott High School's varsity golf team finished in first place and two Tiger golfers placed in the top five individually at the Fort Scott Varsity Invitational Monday at Woodland Hills Golf Course ...