Stories from Friday, March 3, 2023

The Bourbon County attorney will receive a bump in pay after speaking with the Bourbon County Commissioners during their Thursday meeting. Bourbon County Attorney Tiana McElroy spoke to commissioners during the public comment portion of the meeting prior to commissioners unanimously voting to approve McElroy’s request. McElroy talked about her interest in staying in Bourbon County after applying for a similar position in another county. McElroy said she was a “little bit emotional.”...

The Bourbon County Arts Council 31st Annual Fine Art Exhibit is open until March 11 at the Danny and Willa Ellis Family Fine Arts Center on the Fort Scott Community College campus. Hours are from noon to 7 p.m. during the week and from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. today and Saturday, March 11...

The plan was to begin demolition of Mary Queen of Angels Church next week. But the work got pushed up to this week, thanks to a 75 mph wind gust Sunday evening. On Aug. 29, 2022, lightning caused a fire that destroyed most of the roof and ceiling of the church, leaving a shell. On Sunday, a portion of the eastern wall fell into the vestibule area and some debris also fell onto a security fence and into the street...

The Fort Scott High School Lady Tiger basketball team will make their way toward a third-straight Sub-State championship game after a dominating 48-29 win over the Coffeyville-Field Kindley Lady Nado Wednesday night in the FSHS gym. The 19-2 Lady Tigers, the No. ...