The Fort Scott Community College Board of Trustees has approved salary increases for faculty and staff for the 2025-26 academic year. On Monday, the board approved a tentative agreement with the Fort ...

Lance Leslie Sears, age 87, Hume, Mo., passed away on Wednesday, July 23, 2025. Funeral service will be 1 p.m. Tuesday, July 29, 2025 at the Hume Christian Church. Burial will be in the Hume Cemetery.

Bourbon County Commissioners on Monday discussed and heard concerns in the county's public works department. Commissioners heard from Public Works Director Eric Bailey, who discussed issues with ...

John Sackett, age 65, passed away on Tuesday, July 22, at Integris Baptist Medical Center in Oklahoma City, Okla. John was born in Fort Scott, Kan., to William (Jim) and Mary Sackett (Monroe). John ...

Kathryn Lancellotti, 94, of Olathe, Kan., formerly of Fort Scott, Kan., died at 12:35 p.m. Monday, July 21, 2025 at Hoeger House at Olathe, Kan. Mrs. Lancellotti was born Dec. 7, 1930 at Camp 50, the ...

It is with heavy hearts that we announce the passing of Leon Calvin Perry, who departed this life on Monday, July 21, 2025, at the age of 81. Born in Kansas City, Kan., on May 31, 1944, Leon lived a ...

Barbara Jean Dawson Swearingen, a cherished soul known for her friendly demeanor, generous spirit, and passionate love for horses, passed away peacefully on July 22, 2025, in her hometown of Fort ...

Organizers of a proposal to create an 18-hole miniature golf course in the downtown historic district are taking another look at the project. Justin Miles told the Tribune Tuesday he and Josh Jones, ...

Hazel Marie Gulliford, age 99, a resident of Nevada, Mo., passed away Monday, July 21, 2025, at the Moore Few Care Center in Nevada. She was born on Jan. 11, 1926, in Garland, Kan., the daughter of ...

Officials at the local, state and federal levels are working to ensure Freeman Fort Scott Hospital, Inc., is able to open on time by Sept. 1. On July 14, Bourbon County Commissioners discussed a ...

Clifton Carl Marsh, age 81, resident of Fort Scott, Kan., passed away on Friday, July 18, 2025, at Nevada Regional Medical Center in Nevada, Mo. Born on Oct. 6, 1943, in Hermitage, Mo., to Clifton and ...