Betty M. Russell, loving mother, grandmother, great-grandmother and great-great-grandmother, 92, of Gautier, Miss., passed peacefully April 24, 2025, at Lighthouse Memory Care of Ocean Springs, Miss.

Larry Joe Richmond, 76, passed away on Monday, April 21, 2025, at the Stormont-Vail Hospital in Topeka, Kan. He was born on Nov. 26, 1948, to Joseph William and Vena Bonita (Clary) Richmond. He was ...

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.

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.

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 ...

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 ...

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.

Water rushes down a hill towards Fern Lake at Gunn Park Sunday afternoon, shortly after rain stopped falling, ending a weekend-long deluge that dropped nearly 5 inches of rain on Fort Scott. After a ...