The Fort Scott High School Lady Tigers are one game away from a return trip to the state tournament after handling the Ottawa High School Cyclones, 49-23, in a first-round Sub-State matchup Wednesday ...

Bourbon County Commissioners on Monday approved transfer of money from the sheriff's fund as officials work to close out finances for 2024. During an end-of-year financial review, commissioners voted ...

Fort Scott City Commissioners on Tuesday outlined their recommendations for projects that could be funded through grant opportunities. During a discussion on options for grant applications, Fort Scott ...

The 2024-25 basketball season for the Fort Scott High School Tiger boys was one filled with challenges, but also growth, according to first-year Head Coach Brennen Feeback. The Tigers finished 3-17 ...

Michial "Mike" Leon Spurling, 68, of Liberal, Mo., passed away on Wednesday, March 5, 2025, at KU Medical Center in Kansas City, Kan., after a lengthy illness. Mike was born on July 27, 1956, in Lamar ...

David Allen Ayers, age 76, a resident of Fort Scott, Kan., passed away Wednesday, March 5, 2025, at the Mercy Hospital Emergency Room in Joplin, Mo. He was born June 7, 1948, in Mound City, Kan., the ...

Betty Pauli Ruddick, age 91, resident of Fort Scott, Kan., passed away Sunday March 2, 2025, in Camdenton, Mo. She was born July 3, 1933, in Manhattan, Kan., the daughter of Lowell Carl and Wilma ...

Wendell Oliver Arnold, age 89, a resident of Fort Scott, Kan., passed away early Wednesday, March 5, 2025, at the Medicalodge in Fort Scott. He was born July 1, 1935, in Ottawa, Kan., the son of Oscar ...

Lester Waring, age 89, resident of Garland, Kan., passed away Thursday, March 6, 2025, at Girard Medical Center. He was born Aug. 20, 1935, in Garland, the son of Albert Lester Waring, Sr. and Annie ...