Bourbon County will replace its CodeRED emergency alerts with lower-cost Genasys this spring, offering the same services while shifting to a three-year, county-funded contract.

UHS junior Zeb Barbour is gaining customer service and workplace skills as a front desk attendant at Fort Scott National Historic Site through a Work-Based Learning program.

Barton women finish seventh at NJCAA Championships as freshman Avery Stewart scores team-high 35 points with sixth-place backstroke swims and four personal bests.

Rare yearbooks and glass dishes tied to Gordon Parks' early life, donated by family friend Cheri Dixon, are now on display at ...

William George Province, 77, of Fort Scott, passed away at his home on March 16, 2026. He was born April 1, 1948, in Carthage, Mo., the son of George and Barbara Province. William George Province, 77, ...

The Fort Scott Area Chamber of Commerce hosted a ribbon cutting celebrating the opening of Branch Coffee Thursday morning.

Grant helps Tri-Valley Developmental Services buy six AED trainers, expanding hands-on CPR and first aid instruction for ...

Local 7–12-year-olds “traveled” to Mexico, Italy, Australia and Japan in a three-hour, hands-on spring break event from K-State Southwind 4-H at Buck Run Community Center.

Bourbon County commissioners voted 4-0, with one abstention, to keep 2025 pay for commissioners and most elected officials unchanged, despite earlier talks of cuts up to 40%.

Fort Scott Community College hosted a send-off for the FSCC men's basketball team Saturday morning, prior to the team's departure for the NJCAA Division II National Tournament in Danville, Ill.

Signs of spring from the sunporch: leaf cleanup with a grandson, garden and decluttering plans, and a multi-part recipe from a 2001 Taste of Home collection.

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