Look! It's a bird! It's a plane! Actually, it's the new Superman movie that premiered July 11 with national credits that include local Bourbon County residents Tom and Pat Christy. The Christys were ...

Delphia Ann Chow, 92, of Fort Scott, passed away Friday, Aug. 8, 2025, in Leawood, Kan. Arrangements will be announced by the Konantz-Cheney Funeral Home.

The Fort Scott City Commission has approved an interlocal agreement and $40,000 in matching funds for a grant toward a study to determine the need for an overpass in Fort Scott. On Tuesday, Fort Scott ...

Bourbon County Commissioners have adopted a resolution to form a planning commission in the process for zoning, and discuss adoption of the wording in the resolution during their Monday meeting.

Governor Laura Kelly on Friday directed flags be flown at half-staff on all state buildings, grounds, and facilities from sunup to sundown on Aug. 11, in honor of Wyandotte County Deputy Elijah Ming ...

William R. "Bill" Ralls, age 74, passed away on Thursday, Aug. 7, 2025. A funeral service will be 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, Aug. 13, 2025, at the Pleasant Valley Baptist Church, Wichita, Kan. Burial will ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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

Stephanie H. Johnson, 82, of Fort Scott, Kan., passed away Aug. 5, 2025. Arrangements will be announced by the Konantz-Cheney Funeral Home.