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During their Nov. 18 meeting, Fort Scott City Commissioners discussed the status of several allegedly unsafe and dangerous structures. See Saturday's print or online edition for full story.

The Fort Scott Area Chamber of Commerce announces that Steve and Pat Harry will be honored as Grand Marshals at the Christmas Parade, themed “Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree” and scheduled for 6 p.m. Thursday in downtown Fort Scott. This year’s theme invites a fun, music-inspired celebration featuring any genre or decade – 80s glam holiday, country Christmas, classic carolers, and more. ...

Bourbon County Commissioners have approved a resolution outlining the district from which a replacement commissioner will be appointed in January. On Monday, commissioners unanimously approved a motion by Commissioner Mika Milburn-Kee, who represents the third district, to sign resolution 37-25 concerning the district “in which a vacancy appointment shall be made during the transition from three to five commission districts,” according to the resolution...

The Fort Scott City Commission on Tuesday approved a bid for a rehab project at the Davis Lift Station but want to look at other financing options for the project. Commissioners approved a bid of $2,509,499.59 from Jeff Asbell Excavating & Trucking, Inc., of Carl Junction, Mo., for the project to redo the city’s main lift station. The bid involves work on the station’s extraneous flow pump and force main...

Bourbon County employees could receive a bonus in their pay after the Bourbon County Commission approved about $50,000 in longevity pay during a special meeting Nov. 18. Commissioners passed by a 2-1 vote a motion by Commissioner Samuel Tran to move $305,000 from the jail sales tax fund into the sheriff’s operational fund, then move $55,100 in ad valorem tax to the general fund for longevity pay. The move would leave $250,000 in the sheriff’s operational fund, Tran said...

Several city street projects have been completed or are nearing completion as the city prepares to enter the winter season and 2026. See Saturday's print or online edition for full story.

An annual Thanksgiving event at the Elks Lodge No. 579 is not in the works this year. Hundreds of free meals were served to community members during the annual Thanksgiving Day feast, which was organized by Marjorie Schwalm for more than two decades. Schwalm stepped down last year to focus on a private holiday dinner with her family...

Edward L. LaRue, age 79, a resident of Bronson, Kan., passed away Monday, Nov. 17, 2025, at the Mercy Hospital in Pittsburg, Kan. He was born Dec. 19, 1945. Ed grew in the Xenia area where he was raised by his grandparents, Tom and Myra Johnson. Ed graduated from Bronson High School. ...

Although the process has been delayed, taxpayers can expect their tax statements soon, according to Bourbon County Treasurer Jennifer Hawkins. On Tuesday, Hawkins told the Tribune tax statements were mailed last week using a third party vendor. See Wednesday's print or online edition for full story...

Fort Scott City Commissioners on Tuesday discussed an ordinance concerning a limit on the number of dogs per household within the city. City Manager Brad Matkin said four citizens have recently brought up the topic, and several in recent years have asked about the amount of dogs permitted for a household. Matkin said he talked with the previous animal control officer and city staff had not been able to find a limit in the current ordinance...