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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
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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
Doyle Dean Zimmerman, 77, of Fort Scott, Kansas, passed away on October 16, 2026, at Freeman Hospital in Fort Scott following a long battle with Lewy body dementia.
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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
Sherry Lane Thompson-Brown, beloved daughter, sister, friend, and cherished member of her community, was born on November 29, 1974, in Pittsburg, Kansas, and passed away on October 16, 2026, in Fort Scott.
Lylise R. (Hare) Evans left this world and entered eternal rest at 8:38 pm on Friday, October 9th, 2026, at Aspen Health and Rehab, where she had been residing since January 2026 after suffering a stroke on December 25th, 2025.
Barbara Ann Schoonover, age 92, a former resident of Ft. Scott, Kansas, more recently of Chanute, Kansas, passed away Friday, October 9, 2026, at the Heritage Health & Rehab Center in Chanute.
PUBLIC NOTICE
FORT SCOTT COMMUNITY COLLEGE
BOARD OF TRUSTEES
President's Dinner, Oct. 15, 2026
Fort Scott Community College will host a President's Dinner at 6 p.
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FORT SCOTT CITY COMMISSION
Regular Meeting, Oct. 6, 2026
Present: Mayor Kathryn Salsbury and Commissioners Matthew Wells, Tracy Dancer, Julie Buchta and Tim Van Hoecke;
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BOURBON COUNTY COMMISSION
Regular Meeting, Oct. 5, 2026
Present: Chairman Gregg Motley and Commissioners Mika Milburn-Kee, David Beerbower, Joe Allen and Samuel Tran; County