The Fort Scott High School Tiger baseball team ran into a strong arm on the mound in a 3-0 loss to the Blue Valley West Jaguars in the championship game of the LaRoche Varsity Baseball Tournament ...

Matthew Joe Wiebelhaus, age 48, a resident of Fort Scott, Kan., passed away Tuesday, April 8, 2025 at his home in Fort Scott. There was cremation. A memorial service will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, ...

A three-for-five performance at the plate by Fort Scott's Raylee Cowan helped the Fort Scott High School Lady Tiger softball team to a 10-8 win over the Chanute Blue Comets on the road Monday evening.

Bourbon County Commissioners plan to review the county's 2025 asphalt plan after an April 7 work session with representatives of the public works department. Public Works Director Eric Bailey and ...

The Parsons Vikings could not muster any runs as the Fort Scott High School baseball and softball teams cruised to dominant shutout victories Tuesday evening in Parsons. See Wednesday's print or ...

Fort Scott is a destination place for students from around the world through the efforts of Greenheart Exchange and local volunteers who offer their homes, support and friendship. Maya Gevrey from ...

Donald Gene Cooper, 76, of Richards, Mo., passed away early Thursday morning, April 17, 2025. Arrangements will be announced by the Konantz-Cheney Funeral Home.

Donald Eugene Gilleland, age 87, Joplin, Mo., went home to be with the Lord on Thursday, Dec. 5, 2024. Don was born Feb. 20, 1937 in Turley, Okla., son of the late Lester Elsworth Gilleland and Alice ...

The Fort Scott Community College Board of Trustees on Wednesday received an overview of the process being used to find the college's next president. During a work session, the board met with ...

The Fort Scott City Commission on Tuesday voted to move forward with the purchase of a rescue fire truck and will wait to obtain more information before proceeding with the purchase of a pumper truck ...

The USD 234 Board of Education on Monday approved the hiring of a new assistant superintendent. See Wednesday's print or online edition for full story.

City and county leaders provided updates on projects and plans during a Community Connection Panel Luncheon April 9 at the Empress Event Center. See Wednesday's print or online edition for full story.