Stories from Friday, June 16, 2023

Vicki Jo Brown, age 72, resident of Fort Scott, Kan., passed away Friday, June 16, 2023, after a long battle with ALS. She was born April 20, 1951, in Moran, Kan., the daughter of Edwin and Dorothy Alumbaugh Trites. Survivors include her husband, Michael; son Kyle Brown and wife Jamie; granddaughters Graycyn and Kinsley Brown, Hannah Brandt and husband Caleb, Emmah Dikeman, and husband Miles; grandsons Hunter Reeves and wife Madi, and Hollis Reeves; and a brother, Don Trites and wife Vinita...

Bourbon County Commissioners and other county officials are trying to determine a solution to address issues with inventory in the noxious weed department. During their regular meeting Monday in Mapleton, commissioners discussed the matter with Dustin Hall of the county’s road and bridge department, and Chief Financial Officer Susan Bancroft. After a discussion, commissioners agreed to table the discussion until next week...

On Monday, the Bourbon County Sheriff's Office and other local law enforcement agencies assisted the Kansas Department of Agriculture in the seizing of approximately 200 dogs from a Bourbon County facility. See Saturday's print or online edition for full story...

A preliminary hearing for a Bourbon County man facing a capital murder charge has been cancelled after the defendant waived his right to the hearing, which was initially set for June 29. On Friday, Bourbon County District Judge Mark Ward granted a waiver of preliminary hearing in the case of the State of Kansas vs. Dawson James Mitchell, and the case was set for arraignment at 1:30 p.m. Monday, Oct. 2...