Lisa Jayne Coyan, age 55, a resident of Fort Scott, Kan., passed away Saturday, Feb. 1, 2025, at the Mercy Hospital in Joplin, Mo. Following cremation, a memorial service will be held at a later date.

Linda Caroline Defebaugh, age 80, resident of Nevada, Mo., died Monday, Feb. 3, 2025, at the Nevada Regional Medical Center. She was born June 28, 1944, in Fort Scott, Kan., the daughter of Wilbur and ...

Gloria Jean Long, age 77, La Cygne, Kan., passed away Friday, Jan. 10, 2025. A memorial service for Gloria will be held at 11 a.m., Saturday, Feb. 8, 2025 at Schneider Funeral Home and Cremations, La ...

Bourbon County Commissioners have approved setting legal descriptions for five commission districts after a redistricting plan was implemented in late 2024. See Saturday's print or online edition for ...

Fort Scott City Commissioners are again looking at the idea of proposed business licenses and fees. Commissioners discussed the matter during a work session Tuesday. See Saturday's print or online ...

Fire officials are investigating the cause of a structure fire that broke out Wednesday afternoon at a residence on Locust Road west of Fort Scott. See Saturday's print or online edition for full ...

The Fort Scott High School Lady Tigers cruised to a 38-23 victory while the Tiger boys were bit by the Bulldogs of Independence, 68-42, in SEK action Friday night in the FSHS gym. See Saturday's print ...

Keagan Grubbs, age 8, Mound City, Kan., passed away Tuesday, Jan. 28, as a result of an accident. Visitation will be from 1 to 3 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 1, 2025 at the Schneider Funeral Home, Mound City ...

Bowonn Edward Owen, age 9, Mound City, Kan., passed away Tuesday, Jan. 28, 2025, as the result of an accident. A visitation will be held from 2 to 4 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 1, 2025 at the Schneider ...