Members of the Design Review Board recently weighed in on the topic of a miniature golf course in the downtown historic district, with most board members supporting the concept but not the initially ...

Fort Scott City Commissioners plan to host a work session and be part of a town hall meeting concerning a sales tax ballot question. During Tuesday's city commission meeting, City Manager Brad Matkin ...

An update Monday on the Bourbon County public works department included the news that one director plans to remain in his position. Public Works Director Eric Bailey said Dustin Hall, assistant public ...

Mildred Lucille Kesler, 61, of Fort Scott, Kan., passed away July 31, 2025. Arrangements will be announced by the Konantz-Cheney Funeral Home.

Jo Ann Thomas, 83, of Fort Scott, passed away peacefully on the morning of July 27, 2025, surrounded by family. Jo Ann was born on May 4, 1942, in Fort Scott, Kan., to Oscar and Jimmie Sapp. As a ...

City of Fort Scott officials and business owners met Tuesday for an informational meeting on the potential for the city to join the Kansas Main Street Program. About 10-12 local business owners ...

Bourbon County Commissioners are discussing the financial impact after recently moving forward with termination of the county's agreement with the Southeast Kansas Regional Juvenile Detention Center ...