“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
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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.
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.
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.
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.
After weeks of rumors about a New York buyer for KRI, newly filed documents show the hospital building was sold seven weeks ago - and Queens developer David E. Marx signing for both the buyer and KRI.
