Bourbon County's request for HR consultant proposals closed Wednesday with three submissions. Commissioners discussed how closely the review will follow the requirements, and the proposals are expected on the Oct. 19 agenda.
A Kansas City health ministry wants to bring a clinic, and possibly a birthing center, to a red-tagged building on Wall Street. City commissioners and downtown neighbors weighed in Tuesday night.
MEETING RECAP
RECAP OF MEETING
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;
Bourbon County commissioners heard Monday that KDHE raised no objection to a pressure washer and roll-off dumpsters at the transfer station. They also discussed how the fee-funded facility will pay for a 5% employee raise.
MEETING RECAP
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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
One of the biggest misconceptions about collecting art is that it's something reserved for wealthy people with sprawling homes and blank walls waiting to be filled.
Dave and I now have a home with a backyard view of the golf course, and we have been fascinated by the difference in how the two sexes team up to play the game.
The Kansas Pioneer Patriots exhibit, featuring Lucinda Todd, Amelia Earhart, Dwight D. Eisenhower and five other Kansans, is in the Bailey Hall lobby at Fort Scott Community College through Oct. 6.
Our free subscriber and paid subscriber surveys are open, and close Monday at midnight. Take two minutes and be entered to win a $50 gift card to the Bourbon County business of your choice.
