Kathryn "Irene" Holsman, age 95 of Pleasanton, Kan., went to be with her Lord and Savior on Oct. 18, 2024 with her family by her side at her Anew Healthcare Home. Funeral service will be 11 a.m.

JoAnn Copelin, age 89, of Mansfield, Texas, passed away peacefully, Saturday, October 12, 2024 at her home in the Isle at Watercrest Mansfield. She was born June 23, 1935 in Enid, Okla. Graveside ...

William "Will/Bill" James Sampson, Jr., age 45, resident of Lee's Summit, Mo., passed away Saturday, Oct. 19, 2024. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Monday, Oct. 28, at the Cheney Witt Chapel.

Jacquin "Jacki" Lorraine Provence went home to meet our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, on Tuesday Oct. 15th, 2024, at KU Medical Center. A celebration of life will be held in her honor at a later date ...

Sheryl Irene Harper (Garten) 85, formerly of Peculiar, Mo. passed away Sunday, Oct. 20, 2024 at her home in Fort Scott, Kan. A memorial service will be held on Monday, Oct. 28 at 1 p.m. at the First ...

Larry E. "Chopper" Gatewood, 73, lifelong Parsons resident, died at 3:50 p.m., Friday, Oct. 18, 2024 at his home. He was born Dec. 18, 1950, in Parsons, to Henry A. and Maxine (Darkis) Gatewood. He ...

Community members heard updates from repre-sentatives of three taxing entities during a Community Connection Panelist Luncheon Wednesday afternoon at the Empress Event Center. See Saturday's print or ...

Weikel, born on Feb. 9, 1973, in Fort Scott, Kan., passed away on Oct. 15, 2024, at St Luke's Hospice House, in Kansas City, Mo. She is survived by her husband, John Weikel, married on July 28, 2001, ...

Bourbon County Commissioners on Tuesday approved agreements for testing of medical equipment to be used at the new health care facility to be operated by Freeman Health Systems. See Saturday's print ...

Two Fort Scott High School Lady Tiger golfers punched their tickets to the state championship during regional play Monday. See Saturday's print or online edition for full story.

Fort Scott High School's crushing ground game and defense got the Tigers back in the win column with a 58-22 rout of the Circle High School Thunderbirds Friday night at Frary Field. In a nearly ...