Commission tables policy on personal use of county property

• Meeting Minutes

Bourbon County Commission, Oct. 26, 2026

MEETING RECAP RECAP OF MEETING BOURBON COUNTY COMMISSION Regular Meeting, Oct. 26, 2026 Present: Chairman Gregg Motley and Commissioners Mika Milburn-Kee, David Beerbower and Joe Allen; County Clerk Ann

By Staff Report

/ 26 Oct 2026

• Columns

The Price Tag of Love

Barb shared a story during our Zoom Bible study that left us speechless, some in tears.

By Nick Graham

/ 25 Oct 2026

• Columns

What Will You Pass Down

“When you pass on, what you gonna pass down” is a line from the song “McArthur” by HARDY featuring Eric Church, Morgan Wallen and Tim McGraw. If you get the

By Millie Lipscomb

/ 22 Oct 2026

• Meeting Minutes

Fort Scott City Commission, Oct. 20, 2026

MEETING RECAP RECAP OF MEETING FORT SCOTT CITY COMMISSION Regular Meeting, Oct. 20, 2026 Present: Commissioners Julie Buchta (presiding), Tracy Dancer, Tim Van Hoecke (by phone) and Matthew Wells; City

By Staff Report

/ 21 Oct 2026

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• Business

Hare & Crow barbershop trades downtown storefront for century-old caboose

Matt Park's Hare & Crow barbershop has a new home: a restored Frisco railroad caboose on a farm that has been in his wife's family for generations.

By Nick Graham

/ 21 Oct 2026

• Government

Commission hires Millie Lipscomb for county HR in 3-2 vote

The Bourbon County Commission voted 3-2 Monday to hire Millie Lipscomb to handle county human resources for one year.

By Curtis Major

/ 21 Oct 2026

• Meeting Minutes

Bourbon County Commission, Oct. 19, 2026

MEETING RECAP RECAP OF MEETING BOURBON COUNTY COMMISSION Regular Meeting, Oct. 19, 2026 Present: Chairman Gregg Motley and Commissioners Mika Milburn-Kee, David Beerbower, Joe Allen and Samuel Tran; County

By Staff Report

/ 20 Oct 2026

• Columns

A sweet friendship refreshes the soul. - Proverbs 27:9

This year, for the first time, selecting our annual college sorority reunion date revolved around medical issues.

By Nick Graham

/ 20 Oct 2026

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• Government

Expert who sounded alarm on courthouse: Asbestos levels ‘not outrageously high,’ but need remediated quickly

Dr. Arthur Frank says the courthouse air is above what you’d breathe on the street but below the clearance level used for schools, and the damaged insulation should be cleaned up as soon as possible.

By Nick Graham

/ 20 Oct 2026

• Government

Courthouse basement pipes contain friable, damaged asbestos, lab tests confirm

Lab results confirm friable asbestos in three basement rooms; APEX says materials in the boiler and elevator rooms were not identified and should be tested, and recommends licensed abatement. Air tests came back below the clearance level.

By Nick Graham

/ 19 Oct 2026

• Business

BREAKING: KRI confirms ownership change, says it is "fully capitalized" and eyeing hospital services

A day after records showed a New York developer signing for KRI, the company says a "recent ownership transition" is behind new investment — and that it is pursuing hospital service lines.

By Nick Graham

/ 16 Oct 2026

• Business

‘It’s time to do it’: Heidrick’s True Value changes hands after 51 years in Fort Scott

Heidrick’s True Value, a Fort Scott fixture since 1975, has been sold to the owner of Waters Hardware. Denny Heidrick says he’ll keep the family’s Girard appliance store - and spend more time being Uncle Denny.

By Nick Graham

/ 15 Oct 2026