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Fort Scott area sees up to 5 inches of rain, rising waters over weekend (4/22/25)

Rain and thunderstorms that moved in last weekend caused some flooding due to several inches of rainfall throughout the county. See Wednesday's print or online edition for full story.
Students gain new life experiences in Fort Scott (4/17/25)

Fort Scott is a destination place for students from around the world through the efforts of Greenheart Exchange and local volunteers who offer their homes, support and friendship. Maya Gevrey from France and Brittanny Ledezma from Bolivia are two of three students enjoying the opportunity to travel abroad to this community and experience American life at Fort Scott High School and through local and area activities...
Commissioners asked to rethink sick, vacation time for county employees (4/22/25)

Bourbon County Commissioners plan to look into policies concerning coverage of injured county employees after hearing from a longtime employee Monday evening. See Wednesday's print or online edition for full story.
Commissioners table action on replacing wrecked sheriff’s vehicle (4/25/25)

Bourbon County Commissioners have decided to table a request from Sheriff Bill Martin for the purchase of a new vehicle for the sheriff’s department. See Saturday's print or online edition for full story.
FSCC Trustees work on plan to hire president (4/17/25)

The Fort Scott Community College Board of Trustees on Wednesday received an overview of the process being used to find the college’s next president. During a work session, the board met with representatives of the team that is helping to facilitate the presidential selection process, but took no official action...
County’s public works announces proposed asphalt plan (4/17/25)

Bourbon County Commissioners plan to review the county’s 2025 asphalt plan after an April 7 work session with representatives of the public works department. Public Works Director Eric Bailey and Assistant Public Works Director Dustin Hall provided commissioners with a plan for each district, including potential extra chip and seal and asphalt projects, as well as information on road ratings, numbers of asphalt produced and sales tax figures...
Tiger golfers win home tournament (4/22/25)

Fort Scott High School’s varsity golf team finished in first place and two Tiger golfers placed in the top five individually at the Fort Scott Varsity Invitational Monday at Woodland Hills Golf Course. Golfers from Uniontown High School also competed in the tournament...
Officials discussing plan to refurbish Fisher Park (4/25/25)

The USD 234 Board of Education on April 14 received an overview of a potential project to make improvements to softball fields at Fisher Park. See Saturday's print or online edition for full story.
Assistant superintendent hired at USD 234 (4/15/25)

The USD 234 Board of Education on Monday approved the hiring of a new assistant superintendent. See Wednesday's print or online edition for full story.
Tiger, Eagle tracksters compete in Columbus (4/25/25)

The Fort Scott High School and Uniontown High School track teams competed at the Columbus High School Titan Invitational Tuesday. See Saturday's print or online edition for full results.