Stories from Tuesday, November 18, 2025

A trio of Fort Scott High School athletes and two coaches have received SEK League postseason honors. See Wednesday's print or online edition for full story.

Mesa Casper, a 2024 graduate of Fort Scott High School, will compete with her collegiate team, the Spires of the University of Saint Mary in Leavenworth, at the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics Cross Country National Championships Friday, Nov. 21 in Tallahassee, Fla...

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...

Bourbon County Commissioners plan to have a draft of a noise resolution reviewed by legal counsel before it is brought back to the commission. During their Monday meeting, which ran for more than six hours, commissioners heard suggestions from citizens John Speight and Michael Hoyt, which will be incorporated into a proposed draft of a resolution concerning “noise limitations in the unincorporated areas of the county.”...

The Bourbon County Board of Canvassers conducted a final canvassing of results from the Nov. 4 election prior to their regular meeting Monday evening. According to the final election results, there were 2,262 ballots cast in the election, which featured races for seats on city and school boards and a city sales tax question. A canvassing board reviewed 36 provisional ballots Nov. 10...

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...