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A Fort Scott man was sentenced Monday for his involvement in a 2023 vehicle crash that claimed the life of a Hutchinson man. Present for the sentencing hearing before Bourbon County District Judge Mark Ward were the defendant, Daniel Evan Blake and his attorney, Kyle Fleming of Pittsburg, and Bourbon County Attorney James Crux representing the state in the prosecution...

A high speed pursuit that began Wednesday morning, March 26, in El Dorado Springs, Mo., where a child was abducted at gun-point, concluded in Fort Scott, Kan. The pursuit and arrest of the suspect involved law enforcement from seven agencies. See Saturday's print or online edition for full story...

Fort Scott Community College officials are reviewing strategic plans focused on the college’s future. During Monday’s meeting of the FSCC Board of Trustees, FSCC Interim President Sara Sutton presented the board with information on a revised strategic plan for spring 2025, as well as a financial strategic plan. Trustees and Sutton discussed both plans but took no action...

When the class of 2025 were freshmen, they lost a classmate to suicide. That prompted some of the students to do something to help others. Caroline Barnes, Kendal Armstrong and Annabelle Gorman attended the Hugh O’Brian Youth Leadership Conference their sophomore year and learned of an option to help their school at a local level...

The Fort Scott Community College Board of Trustees approved several policies during the board’s Monday meeting. The board approved the following policies as part of a schedule which will “allow each policy to be examined at least once a year,” according to FSCC information: facility naming opportunities, campus closings due to weather, bonded employees, sabbaticals, conferences and visitations, buildings and grounds management, maintenance program and student activity fund management...

The Fort Scott Tiger baseball and softball teams swept Girard on the road Friday evening. An eight-run sixth inning for the Tiger boys (3-0) led to a 14-1 victory over the Trojans. The Lady Tigers, in their first regular season game, handily defeated the Lady Trojans, 9-1...

Uniontown High School’s varsity track team opened its 2025 season Tuesday by hosting the Uniontown Invitational, which also included students from Christian Learning Center. The Eagle girls team finished in eighth place as a team with 36 points through 17 scored events. The Eagle boys placed 11th with four team points...

The Fort Scott High School varsity baseball team began its 2025 season with two wins in the Air Capital Classic Friday and Saturday in Wichita. The FSHS Lady Tiger softball team hosted a preseason Jamboree Saturday at Fisher Park. See Wednesday's print or online edition for reports...

The Fort Scott High School boys tennis team opened its season with a second-place finish at the Parsons Invitational Thursday. The Tigers scored 11 team points to place second behind Independence in first place with 14 points. Rounding out the team scoring were Pittsburg in third place with eight points, Parsons in fourth with six points and Coffeyville in fifth with one point...

Fort Scott City Commissioner Matthew Wells on Tuesday presented three letters concerning various local and national issues, one of which involves an appeal to Congressional representatives regarding recent cuts to the National Park Service, which includes the Fort Scott National Historic Site...