There's been plenty of positive movement and momentum surrounding Freeman Fort Scott Hospital since it was first proposed to 100-plus cheering residents in June. Freeman Health System is in the ...

One of the topics a new Bourbon County Commission will likely address in the new year is potential development of land near the former hospital building which is now owned by the Kansas Renewal ...

Wallace, age 72, a resident of Fort Scott, Kan., passed away Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2025, in Joplin, Mo. Funeral arrangements will be announced by the Cheney Witt Chapel, 201 S. Main, Fort Scott, KS.

Donald Fredrick Wunderly, resident of rural Fort Scott, passed away Jan. 4, 2025, at Research Medical Center, Kansas City, Mo. Born July 26, 1950, in Fort Scott to Fred and Julia (Brennan) Wunderly, ...

Although Fort Scott City Commissioners were not in unanimous agreement, a new mayor of Fort Scott was appointed Tuesday night. See Wednesday's print or online edition for full story.

Gravestones and trees at the Fort Scott National Cemetery are coated in ice Sunday during a weekend winter storm. Doherty said the flags at the cemetery were at half-mast “and even the trees seem to ...

The Fort Scott High School Lady Tiger basketball team began the new year with a 41-26 win over the Frontenac Lady Raiders.In the scorebooks for the Lady Tigers (6-0, 2-0) were Kylee Comstock with 17; ...

Vicki Sue Cox Parsons, age 68, a resident of Pittsburg, Kan., passed away Thursday, Jan. 2, 2025, at the Via Christi Village in Pittsburg. She was born Jan. 15, 1956 ...