Bourbon County received its first major cold snap and wintry weather of the new year when a winter storm moved across Kansas and Missouri last weekend. See Wednesday's print or online edition for full ...

The Fort Scott High School Lady Tiger basketball team began the new year with a 41-26 win over the Frontenac Lady Raiders.In the scorebooks for the Lady Tigers (6-0, 2-0) were Kylee Comstock with 17; ...

Although Fort Scott City Commissioners were not in unanimous agreement, a new mayor of Fort Scott was appointed Tuesday night. See Wednesday's print or online edition for full story.

Donald F. Wunderly, 74, of Fort Scott, passed away Saturday morning, Jan. 4, 2025, at Research Medical Hospital in Kansas City, Mo. Arrangements will be announced by the Konantz-Cheney Funeral Home.

Theodore Roosevelt's "Man in the Arena" speech lauded those who take on challenges, shoulder responsibility, dare to excel. Gary Wayne Rust of Cape Girardeau demonstrated that visionary character. He ...

Vicki Sue Cox Parsons, age 68, a resident of Pittsburg, Kan., passed away Thursday, Jan. 2, 2025, at the Via Christi Village in Pittsburg. She was born Jan. 15, 1956, in Fort Scott, Kan., the daughter ...

A plan to redistrict the county by adding two additional county commission districts was approved by Bourbon County Commissioners Monday night. Commissioners reviewed three maps presented by Surveying ...

Vicki Cox Parsons, age 68, a resident of Pittsburg, Kan., passed away Thursday, Jan. 2, 2025, at the Via Christi Village in Pittsburg. Funeral services will be announced by the Cheney Witt Chapel, 201 ...

Revised: The visitation which was set to take place from 5 to 7 p.m. Monday, Jan. 6 has been moved to Thursday, Jan. 9 at the Konantz-Cheney Funeral Home. Funeral services will be at 10:30 a.m. Friday ...

The Kansas Shrine Bowl has announced the 88 players who have received invitations to play in the 52nd Kansas Shrine Bowl presented by Mammoth on Saturday, June 21, 2025, at Memorial Stadium in Dodge ...

Irene Virginia "Sally" Cox, age 96, formerly of Mound City, Kan., passed away Friday, Dec. 27, 2024. Graveside funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday, Jan. 2, 2025 at the Trading Post ...

Robert Matthias Noll, Jr. was born in Atchison, Kan., on Jan. 30, 1926, and departed this life on Dec. 14, 2024, a month short of his 99th birthday. His great-grandfather Matt Noll was a wagonmaker in ...