Stories from Friday, August 15, 2025

I have a friend named Wes and he’s the real deal. He loves God and He loves people (Mark 12:30 & 31). It does not get any more real than that. The other day after we had been discussing what it looks like to follow Jesus he sent me a text message, “Are any of us really Christians?” I get his point...

The Fort Scott City Commission is expected to vote Tuesday on one of several proposals for a sales tax ballot question to be presented to voters in November. During a town hall meeting Thursday evening at the Empress Event Center, commissioners and other city officials discussed the proposals and fielded questions from residents. ...

City officials averted potential disaster concerning a downtown building Wednesday afternoon. Shortly after 3 p.m. Wednesday, Fort Scott City Manager Brad Matkin issued a public notice stating a gas leak had been discovered, and Second Street between Main Street and National Avenue would be closed to traffic until the scene was cleared. The gas leak occurred inside the Moody Building, a three-story structure at the northwest corner of Main and Second streets...

Stephanie H. Johnson, 82, of Fort Scott, Kan., passed away Aug. 5, 2025. She was born Feb. 12, 1943, in Fort Scott, the daughter of Glenn R. Maupin and Helen M. (Huffine) Maupin. She married Charlie Johnson and he preceded her in death in December of 1982...