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The public had a chance to meet and ask questions of the first two finalists for the position of president at Fort Scott Community College during forums Friday afternoon at the Danny and Willa Ellis Family Fine Arts Center. The forums took place after the FSCC Board of Trustees conducted two special meetings earlier Friday concerning the presidential search in the Hedges Administration Building. ...

The Bourbon County Republican Party unanimously appointed Samuel Tran as the new county commissioner for the First District during a convention Thursday evening at Fort Scott Community College. See Saturday's print or online edition for full story.

Interviews for the Fort Scott Community College president applicants will begin this week. FSCC received 32 applications for the position and reviewed the resumes and CVs of each candidate. From this group, the board and Greenbush selected seven semifinalists who participated in a one-way interview process, submitting recorded responses to a series of predetermined questions...

The Bourbon County Commission will form an advisory committee to help commissioners through budget season. On Monday, commissioners approved a motion by Commissioner Mika Milburn-Kee to form a committee that will be called the Board of Bourbon County Commissioners Advisory Board. The committee will operate under a set of bylaws and commissioners will accept letters of interest until June 16...

Fort Scott City Commissioners on June 3 outlined the timeframe for their work on setting the city’s 2026 budget. After Ben Hart with BakerTilly discussed the upcoming budget timeline, commissioners agreed to keep a similar schedule as last year with workshops planned for August...

The Bourbon County Commission faces its second vacancy in recent months after former Commission Chairman Brandon Whisenhunt announced his resignation Monday evening. See Wednesday's print or online edition for full story.

Fort Scott City Commissioners on Tuesday moved forward with establishing a Certified Local Government and historic preservation and resource commission. The commission approved by a 4-1 vote a motion by Commissioner Matthew Wells to proceed with adoption of an ordinance adopting a seven-member historic preservation commission and to eliminate an item in the draft of the ordinance concerning the interior of buildings, and to move forward to register as a certified local government...

The Fort Scott City Commission is in the early stages of a process that would establish a Certified Local Government concerning historic preservation. After a discussion Tuesday, commissioners unanimously approved a motion by Commissioner Matthew Wells to move forward with drafting an ordinance to establish a certified local government using an ordinance for the city of Independence, Kan., as a template. ...

The Bourbon County Republican Party will conduct a convention to appoint a new First District county commissioner following the recent resignation of Brandon Whisenhunt. See Saturday's print or online edition for full story.

The Bourbon County Courthouse is in need of various repairs that have not been addressed in several years, according to information presented by county employees during Monday’s county commission meeting. Bourbon County Chief Operations Officer Shane Walker and Maintenance Supervisor David Neville talked to commissioners about the need for repairs to the aging building which include washing, tuck pointing, waterproofing, sealing of windows and repairs to the elevator. ...