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Fort Scott Chamber of Commerce, Fort Scott National Historic Site

Friends of Fort Scott NHS Annual Meeting Tonight

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Fort Scott National Historic Site

Friends of Fort Scott National Historic Site will hold their annual meeting Monday, September 21, at 6 p.m. at the home of Ronda and Rob Hassig, 512 S. Judson St. Friends members and the general public are invited to attend.

Evening highlights

  • Light refreshments
  • A special program on Quantrill’s Raid
  • A drawing for a reproduction U.S. 1847 Walker Colt Revolver

Revolver fundraiser drawing

Proceeds from the fundraiser will benefit Fort Scott National Historic Site. Suggested donation is $15 or more for one ticket, or $40 or more for three tickets. A small service fee applies to online purchases. You do not need to be present to win, and no donation is necessary to obtain a ticket.

To request one free ticket, mail a handwritten request to:

Friends of Fort Scott National Historic Site
P.O. Box 442
Fort Scott, KS 66701

Limit one free ticket per household. Free tickets are limited, so requests should be mailed early.

Everyone is welcome to attend and learn more about the Friends of Fort Scott National Historic Site.

Fort Scott, Fort Scott Police Department

Fort Scott Police Day Sheets – September 18, 2026

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Fort Scott Police Day Sheets

Fort Scott Police Day Sheets – September 18, 2026

Fort Scott police, fire and EMS logged 63 calls for service on September 18, 2026.

Reports and Arrests

Domestic / Verbal — 3:52 AM, 415 College, Fort Scott. Complaint No. 26-01525FS. Disposition: RPTG.

Suspicious Activity — 9:56 AM, 2403 S Main, Fort Scott, KS. Complaint No. 26-01526FS. Disposition: RPTG.

Seeking Advice/Info — 1:31 PM, 1604 National, Fort Scott, KS. Complaint No. 26-01527FS. Disposition: RPTG.

Follow-Up — 6:07 PM, 293 E 20th St. Complaint No. 26-0893BB. Disposition: RPTG.

Theft — 7:35 PM, 2500 S Main, Fort Scott, KS. Complaint No. 26-01528FS. Disposition: RPTG.

Check Welfare — 9:48 PM, 617 S Lowman, Fort Scott. Complaint No. 26-01529FS. Disposition: RPTG.

Fire and EMS

EMS — 4:03 AM, 415 College, Fort Scott. Disposition: AMBU.

EMS — 11:41 AM, 315 Scott St #211, Fort Scott. Disposition: AMBU.

EMS / Transfer — 3:37 PM, 401 Woodland Hills Blvd, Fort Scott, KS. Disposition: AMBU.

EMS — 5:52 PM, 205 W 5th St, Redfield. Disposition: * Multiple.

EMS / Transfer — 6:02 PM, 401 Woodland Hills Blvd, Fort Scott, KS. Disposition: * Multiple.

EMS / Standby — 6:37 PM, 601 E 5th St. Disposition: AMBU.

EMS — 8:17 PM, 2 E 1st St, Fort Scott. Disposition: * Multiple.

Other Calls for Service

Check Vehicle — 12:17 AM, 700 Blk, Fort Scott. Disposition: 77.

Building Check — 12:27 AM, 502 S Margrave, Fort Scott, KS. Disposition: HBO.

Traffic Complaint / Driving — 12:46 AM, 2590 Kansas, Fort Scott. Disposition: 77.

27,28,29 Checks — 2:19 AM, 1604 National, Fort Scott, KS. Disposition: HBD.

Check Area — 3:09 AM, 1010 Park Ave, Fort Scott. Disposition: HBO.

Follow-Up — 5:24 AM, 401 Woodland Hills Blvd, Fort Scott, KS. Disposition: HBO.

Extra Patrol — 7:31 AM, Wall St, Fort Scott. Disposition: HBO.

Other Agency Assist — 7:46 AM, 1604 National, Fort Scott, KS. Disposition: HBD.

911 / Accidental — 8:40 AM, 1604 National, Fort Scott, KS. Disposition: HBD.

Animal Control — 9:20 AM, 115 W Wall, Fort Scott, KS. Disposition: HBO.

Seeking Advice/Info — 9:19 AM, 101 S State St, Fort Scott. Disposition: HBO.

Animal Control — 9:48 AM, 1604 National, Fort Scott, KS. Disposition: HBD.

Seeking Advice/Info / City — 9:57 AM, 1805 E 1st St. Disposition: HBO.

Follow-Up — 10:11 AM, 1604 National, Fort Scott, KS. Disposition: HBO.

Animal Control — 10:18 AM, 601 N Barbee, Fort Scott, KS. Disposition: HBO.

911 / Accidental — 10:38 AM, 1604 National, Fort Scott, KS. Disposition: HBD.

Seeking Advice/Info — 10:42 AM, 1604 National, Fort Scott, KS. Disposition: HBD.

Follow-Up — 11:43 AM, 293 E 20th St. Disposition: HBO.

Seeking Advice/Info — 12:28 PM, 1604 National, Fort Scott, KS. Disposition: HBO.

Juvenile — 1:03 PM, 403 Woodland Hills Blvd. Disposition: HBO.

Court — 1:20 PM, 210 S National, Fort Scott, KS. Disposition: HBO.

Public Assist — 1:33 PM, Wall St, Fort Scott. Disposition: HBD.

Follow-Up — 1:57 PM, 402 Hill St, Fort Scott. Disposition: HBO.

Suspicious Vehicle — 2:39 PM, 206 E 23rd, Fort Scott, KS. Disposition: HBO.

Traffic Complaint — 2:47 PM, National Ave. Disposition: 77.

Seeking Advice/Info — 3:14 PM, 402 S Hill St. Disposition: HBO.

Seeking Advice/Info — 3:20 PM, 1604 National, Fort Scott, KS. Disposition: HBO.

Follow-Up — 3:37 PM, 1802 E Wall St, Fort Scott. Disposition: 77.

Follow-Up — 3:39 PM, 1604 National, Fort Scott, KS. Disposition: HBO.

Seeking Advice/Info — 3:59 PM, 293 E 20th St. Disposition: * Multiple.

Animal Control — 4:09 PM, 1202 Walnut Dr, Fort Scott. Disposition: HBO.

Juvenile — 4:32 PM, 2379 Locust Rd. Disposition: 22.

Animal Control — 5:27 PM, 421 Scott St. Disposition: HBO.

911 / Accidental — 5:55 PM, 401 5th St. Disposition: HBD.

Vehicle Unlock — 6:24 PM, 1510 S National, Fort Scott, KS. Disposition: HBO.

Check Subject — 6:29 PM, 24 N Main, Fort Scott, KS. Disposition: HBO.

911 / Accidental — 6:40 PM, 735 Scott St, Fort Scott. Disposition: HBD.

Seeking Advice/Info — 9:10 PM, 1714 E 1st St, Fort Scott. Disposition: HBO.

Traffic Complaint — 9:18 PM, Kansas Rd. Disposition: HBO.

Traffic Complaint — 9:28 PM, 54 Hwy, Bronson. Disposition: 77.

Threat — 11:20 PM, 735 S Scott, Fort Scott, KS. Disposition: HBO.

Harassment — 11:38 PM, 109 S Broadway, Fort Scott. Disposition: HBO.

Traffic Stops

Traffic Stop — 1:19 AM, 3rd St, Fort Scott. Disposition: * Multiple.

Traffic Stop — 2:51 AM, National Ave, Fort Scott. Disposition: * Multiple.

Traffic Stop — 9:40 AM, 12th St, Fort Scott. Disposition: WW.

Traffic Stop — 3:53 PM, National Ave, Fort Scott. Disposition: WW.

Traffic Stop — 9:54 PM, 54 Hwy. Disposition: WW.

Traffic Stop — 10:49 PM, 2111 Locust Rd. Disposition: WW.

Traffic Stop — 11:00 PM, 69 Hwy. Disposition: WW.

Traffic Stop — 11:00 PM, 2216 S Main St. Disposition: WW.

Total Calls for Service: 63

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Fort Scott, Fort Scott Police Department

Fort Scott Police Day Sheets – September 19, 2026

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Fort Scott Police Day Sheets

Fort Scott Police Day Sheets – September 19, 2026

Fort Scott police, fire and EMS logged 39 calls for service on September 19, 2026.

Reports and Arrests

Domestic / Physical — 4:20 PM, 1219 E Elm, Fort Scott. Complaint No. 26-01530FS. Disposition: RPTG.

Check Welfare — 5:08 PM, 902 E Wall #7, Fort Scott. Complaint No. 26-01531FS. Disposition: * Multiple.

Harassment — 7:41 PM, 2033 165th, Fort Scott. Complaint No. 26-0894BB. Disposition: ARRC.

Harassment — 7:41 PM, 2033 165th, Fort Scott. Complaint No. 26-0895BB. Disposition: ARRC.

Check Area — 10:24 PM, 255th. Complaint No. 26-0896BB. Disposition: * Multiple.

Fire and EMS

Fire / Other — 11:16 AM, 1920 S Main St. Disposition: FIRE.

EMS / Transfer — 1:02 PM, 401 Woodland Hills Blvd, Fort Scott, KS. Disposition: AMBU.

EMS — 5:22 PM, 902 E Wall #107, Fort Scott. Disposition: AMBU.

Fire / Grass — 7:23 PM, 7 Hwy. Disposition: FIRE.

EMS — 7:39 PM, 2389 Limestone Rd, Fort Scott. Disposition: * Multiple.

Fire / Grass — 7:41 PM, 250th. Disposition: FIRE.

Other Calls for Service

27,28,29 Checks — 1:47 AM, 1604 S National Ave. Disposition: NR.

Public Assist — 2:06 AM, Main St. Disposition: HBO.

Other Agency Assist — 5:18 AM, 401 Woodland Hills Blvd, Fort Scott, KS. Disposition: HBD.

Accident / Injury Unknown — 9:31 AM, 625 Meadow Ln, Fort Scott. Disposition: * Multiple.

Check Welfare — 9:50 AM, 902 E Wall, Fort Scott. Disposition: HBO.

Seeking Advice/Info — 10:07 AM, 1124 S Clark. Disposition: HBO.

Check Subject — 12:01 PM, 69 Hwy, Fort Scott. Disposition: 77.

Seeking Advice/Info / Walk-In — 12:25 PM, 293 E 20th St. Disposition: HBO.

Seeking Advice/Info — 1:56 PM, 1604 National, Fort Scott, KS. Disposition: HBO.

Seeking Advice/Info / City — 2:58 PM, 1604 National, Fort Scott, KS. Disposition: HBO.

Seeking Advice/Info / City — 3:57 PM, 1604 National, Fort Scott, KS. Disposition: HBO.

Seeking Advice/Info — 4:01 PM, 1 E 3rd St. Disposition: HBO.

Seeking Advice/Info — 4:35 PM, 102 S State, Fort Scott, KS. Disposition: HBO.

Alarm / Burglary — 6:10 PM, 1st St, Fort Scott. Disposition: HBO.

Domestic / Unknown — 7:00 PM, 323 S Broadway. Disposition: HBO.

Suspicious Activity — 7:16 PM, 208 S Margrave St, Fort Scott. Disposition: 77.

Check Subject — 8:55 PM, 69 Hwy, Fort Scott. Disposition: 77.

Suspicious Activity — 8:57 PM, 1244 E Oak. Disposition: HBO.

Traffic Stops

Traffic Stop — 9:09 AM, 1518 Maple. Disposition: WW.

Traffic Stop — 1:22 PM, 12th St. Disposition: WW.

Traffic Stop — 1:45 PM, Ransom, Fort Scott. Disposition: WW.

Traffic Stop — 1:47 PM, 69 Hwy. Disposition: WW.

Traffic Stop — 3:58 PM, 2402 S Main, Fort Scott, KS. Disposition: WW.

Traffic Stop — 4:10 PM, 69 Hwy. Disposition: WW.

Traffic Stop — 4:42 PM, 54 Hwy, Fort Scott. Disposition: WW.

Traffic Stop — 5:08 PM, 69 Hwy. Disposition: WW.

Traffic Stop — 5:21 PM, 69 Hwy. Disposition: WW.

Traffic Stop — 9:43 PM, 69 Hwy. Disposition: * Multiple.

Total Calls for Service: 39

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Fort Scott Police Department

Fort Scott Police Day Sheet: Sept. 20, 2026

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Watercolour illustration of the Fort Scott Police Department, 1604 S National Avenue

The Fort Scott Police Department reported 37 events for Sept. 20, 2026.

Event No. Time Address Category Disposition
2026-00016327 07:59 2400 blk, Fort Scott Traffic Stop WW
2026-00016328 08:02 1454 125th, Redfield EMS AMBU
2026-00016329 08:12 1604 S National Ave, Fort Scott 911 / Accidental 22
2026-00016330 08:22 2101 S Main, Fort Scott Traffic Stop WW
2026-00016331 08:28 1604 S National Ave, Fort Scott 27,28,29 Checks HBD
2026-00016332 09:40 293 E 20th St Seeking Advice/Info HBO
2026-00016333 10:59 304 Ivy Ln Check Subject Multiple
2026-00016334 11:01 Ivy Ln, Fort Scott EMS AMBU
2026-00016335 11:48 401 Woodland Hills Blvd, Fort Scott Disturbance HBO
2026-00016336 12:28 1604 National, Fort Scott Seeking Advice/Info HBO
2026-00016337 12:48 101 Andrick St Animal Control 77
2026-00016338 13:29 304 Ivy Ln, Fort Scott Disturbance HBO
2026-00016339 13:48 938 S Eddy, Fort Scott Vehicle Unlock HBO
2026-00016340 15:33 1604 National, Fort Scott Fire / Other FIRE
2026-00016341 15:47 24 N Caldwell, Fort Scott Disturbance HBO
2026-00016342 16:54 1219 E Elm, Fort Scott Battery HBO
2026-00016343 16:57 1519 E Wall St, Fort Scott Trespassing HBO
2026-00016344 17:18 1005 Charles St, Bronson Juvenile RPTG
2026-00016345 17:23 2500 S Main, Fort Scott Found Property RPTG
2026-00016346 18:04 1761 Locust Rd, Fort Scott Runaway RPTG
2026-00016347 18:18 401 Woodland Hills Blvd, Fort Scott Remove Subject HBO
2026-00016348 18:34 401 Woodland Hills Blvd, Fort Scott EMS / Transfer AMBU
2026-00016349 18:46 103 Steen, Fort Scott Seeking Advice/Info / City HBO
2026-00016350 19:12 2111 Locust Rd Traffic Stop WW
2026-00016351 19:34 Caldwell, Fort Scott Disturbance ARRC
2026-00016352 19:48 54 Hwy, Fort Scott Check Vehicle 77
2026-00016353 19:50 1604 National, Fort Scott Seeking Advice/Info HBO
2026-00016354 20:20 1397 155th, Fort Scott Check Vehicle HBO
2026-00016355 21:17 10th St Traffic Stop WW
2026-00016356 21:54 217 S Barbee St Follow-Up HBO
2026-00016357 22:34 1715 S National, Fort Scott Traffic Stop WW
2026-00016358 22:42 1219 E Elm, Fort Scott Disturbance HBO
2026-00016359 23:11 1920 S Main St Traffic Stop WW
2026-00016360 23:27 69 Hwy Traffic Stop WW
2026-00016361 23:35 69 Hwy Traffic Stop WW
2026-00016362 23:36 69 Hwy Traffic Stop WW
2026-00016363 23:58 1819 S Main, Fort Scott Traffic Stop WW

Source: Fort Scott Police Department Event Report.

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Bourbon County Sheriff's Office

Bourbon County Arrest Report: Sept. 18-21, 2026

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Watercolor illustration of the Bourbon County Law Enforcement Center with the words Bourbon County Sheriff s Report

Arrest Summary Report (09/18/2026 – 09/21/2026)

Bourbon County Sheriff’s Office

Brown, Shelby, 34 — held for Bourbon County Sheriff’s Office. Arrested 9/18/2026 1:15 p.m. on a warrant (probation violation), case BB-2021-CR-000062. No bond.

Yoder, Joseph R Jr, 24 — held for Bourbon County Sheriff’s Office. Arrested 9/19/2026 8:30 p.m., released 9/20/2026 1:58 p.m. Warrant (failure to appear), case BB-2026-TR-214. Cash/surety bond of $2,500.

Hall, Pete Wells, 40 — held for Fort Scott Police Department. Arrested 9/20/2026 8:31 p.m. Charges: battery, criminal restraint. No bond.

Herrington, John Thomas, 56 — held for Fort Scott Police Department. Arrested 9/21/2026 2:10 a.m.

Guss, Roy, 57 — held for Bourbon County Sheriff’s Office. Arrested 9/21/2026 6:26 a.m. Charge: distribute controlled substance, unknown substance. No bond.

Inmate Released List (09/18/2026 – 09/21/2026)

Hodgins, Darrin Oaren, 57, W/M — booked 9/16/2026, released 9/18/2026 12:15 p.m. Time served, released to self.

Yoder, Joseph R, 24, W/M — booked 9/19/2026, released 9/20/2026 1:58 p.m. Surety bond, released to A Plus Bail Bonds.

All individuals are presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty in a court of law. Source: Bourbon County Sheriff’s Office / Fort Scott Police Department.

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Opinion

Shooting Your Foot by Carolyn Tucker

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Keys to the Kingdom By Carolyn Tucker

Shooting Your Foot

After graduating business college I began working as a secretarial receptionist in Springfield, MO. I enjoyed it, but after a couple of years, I applied for a position at a different company that paid more. I remember praying, “Lord, if You’ll allow me to get this job, I’ll pay tithes.” I landed the job and kept my word. I was young, single, and figuring out my walk with God. My promise started me out on the right foot regarding money management. At first I tithed 10% of my net income, but later realized my giving to the church should be based on my gross income. The question I asked myself was: “If I had a dollar, would I be willing to give Someone a dime?” My answer was, “Yes!”

All my life I’ve heard, “It pays to serve Jesus,” “You can’t out-give God,” “He owns the cattle on a thousand hills,” etc. I’ll add one more: “Don’t shoot yourself in the foot by thinking you can’t afford to pay tithes.” Honestly, you can’t afford not to! But don’t take my word for it. Let’s see what God’s Word says:

“Bring the full 10 percent into the storehouse so that there may be food in My house. Test Me in this way, says the Lord of Hosts. See if I will not open the floodgates of heaven and pour out a blessing for you without measure” (Malachi 3:10 CSB). Who wants to pass up  a blessing? This is the only reference where God says, “Give this a shot – try it and see if it doesn’t work!” Obedience is not a trial test for a month; it’s a lifetime practice. God’s arithmetic is a mystery – His budget-and-blessing system doesn’t work by using a calculator. Just put God first, pay your tithes and bills promptly, and trust that He’ll make good on those blessings without measure.

“But remember the Lord your God, for it is He who gives you the ability to produce wealth, and so confirms His covenant, which He swore to your ancestors, as it is today” (Deuteronomy 8:18 NIV). God provides the strength and skill-set to enable us to work. So the least we can do is cheerfully give back what’s rightfully His.   

 “Even strong young lions go without and get hungry, but those who seek the Lord lack no good thing” (Psalm 34:10). When we love, revere, and obey God, we have the right (as His children) to ask Him for what we need. And He promises we will not lack.

A believer who’s having trouble making ends meet should give God a chance to prove Himself. Start giving a 10% tithe to your church (storehouse). Even if it looks impossible according to your calculator and checkbook, you can’t afford not to give what’s due to the Lord. You’re just shooting yourself in the foot and getting deeper in the hole. Don’t sabotage yourself!

Apostle Paul wrote to the Church of Corinth, “Let giving flow from your heart, not from a sense of religious duty. Let it spring up freely from the joy of giving – all because God loves hilarious generosity!” (2 Corinthians 9:7 TPT).

Christ followers are not cheaters nor thieves. But sometimes we don’t think things through nor consider what God has to say about Christian living and generosity. King David prayed to God: “The way You tell me to live is always right; help me understand it so I can live to the fullest” (Psalm 119:144 MSG).

The Key: Put away your shotgun, be a happy giver, and watch for God’s blessings!

Fort Scott, Fort Scott Police Department

Fort Scott Police Day Sheets – September 17, 2026

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Fort Scott Police Day Sheets

Fort Scott Police Day Sheets – September 17, 2026

Fort Scott police, fire and EMS logged 66 calls for service on September 17, 2026.

Reports and Arrests

Fire / Structure — 10:03 AM, 3rd St. Complaint No. 26-01518FS. Disposition: * Multiple.

Threat — 1:45 PM, 201 E 23rd St. Complaint No. 26-01519FS. Disposition: RPTG.

Seeking Advice/Info / City — 3:52 PM, 1604 National, Fort Scott, KS. Complaint No. 26-01521FS. Disposition: HBO.

Criminal Damage — 4:03 PM, 1105 E 12th, Fort Scott, KS. Complaint No. 26-01520FS. Disposition: RPTC.

Warrant Service / Arrest — 5:31 PM, 293 E 20th St. Complaint No. 26-0892BB. Disposition: ARRC.

Disturbance — 6:48 PM, 106 S Crawford. Complaint No. 26-01522FS. Disposition: RPTG.

Follow-Up — 8:52 PM, 6th St, Fort Scott. Complaint No. 26-01523FS. Disposition: ARRC.

Domestic / Verbal — 9:25 PM, 1720 E 1st St. Complaint No. 26-01524FS. Disposition: RPTG.

Fire and EMS

EMS / Transfer — 4:41 AM, 401 Woodland Hills Blvd, Fort Scott, KS. Disposition: * Multiple.

EMS — 10:01 AM, 1332 240th, Fort Scott. Disposition: AMBU.

EMS / Standby — 5:27 PM, 601 E 5th St, Fort Scott. Disposition: * Multiple.

EMS / Standby — 5:28 PM, 1005 S Main, Fort Scott, KS. Disposition: * Multiple.

EMS — 7:54 PM, 1126 S Horton St, Fort Scott. Disposition: AMBU.

EMS — 8:57 PM, 614 Andrick St. Disposition: AMBU.

Other Calls for Service

Check Vehicle — 1:54 AM, 1005 S Main, Fort Scott, KS. Disposition: HBO.

Check Vehicle — 1:54 AM, 501 Couch St, Fort Scott. Disposition: HBO.

Alarm / Burglary — 2:38 AM, 206 W Humboldt. Disposition: HBO.

Juvenile — 7:21 AM, 6th. Disposition: HBO.

SRO — 8:10 AM, 316 W 10th, Fort Scott, KS. Disposition: HBO.

Follow-Up — 8:27 AM, 1604 National, Fort Scott, KS. Disposition: HBO.

911 / Hang Up — 8:31 AM, 1604 S National Ave, Fort Scott. Disposition: HBD.

27,28,29 Checks — 8:39 AM, 1604 S National Ave, Fort Scott. Disposition: HBD.

Check Records / Criminal History — 8:41 AM, 1604 S National Ave, Fort Scott. Disposition: HBD.

Other Agency Assist — 9:23 AM, 1604 National, Fort Scott, KS. Disposition: RPTS.

Other Agency Assist — 9:26 AM, 293 E 20th St, Fort Scott. Disposition: HBO.

Seeking Advice/Info / County — 9:27 AM, 3200 Liberty Bell Rd, Fort Scott, KS. Disposition: HBO.

Other Agency Assist — 9:27 AM, 293 E 20th St, Fort Scott. Disposition: HBO.

Traffic Complaint / Traffic Lights/RR Crossing — 9:39 AM, Noble Rd, Fort Scott. Disposition: HBO.

Follow-Up — 10:15 AM, 1604 National, Fort Scott, KS. Disposition: HBO.

Check Welfare — 10:41 AM, 1831 E Oak, Fort Scott. Disposition: HBO.

Seeking Advice/Info / County — 10:44 AM, 293 E 20th St. Disposition: HBO.

Remove Subject — 10:48 AM, 1920 S Main St, Fort Scott. Disposition: HBO.

Follow-Up — 11:00 AM, 203 E 3rd St. Disposition: RPTC.

Follow-Up — 12:01 PM, 1604 National, Fort Scott, KS. Disposition: HBO.

VIN Inspections / County — 12:13 PM, 293 E 20th St, Fort Scott. Disposition: HBO.

Lost Property — 12:37 PM, 1604 National, Fort Scott, KS. Disposition: HBO.

Transport / Prisoner — 12:48 PM, 293 E 20th St. Disposition: HBO.

911 / Accidental — 12:54 PM, 1604 S National Ave. Disposition: HBD.

Court — 1:06 PM, 123 S Main St. Disposition: HBO.

Warrant Service / Arrest — 1:25 PM, 210 S National, Fort Scott, KS. Disposition: RPTS.

Follow-Up — 2:17 PM, 293 E 20th St. Disposition: HBO.

Follow-Up — 2:20 PM, 293 E 20th St. Disposition: HBO.

911 / Hang Up — 2:35 PM, 1604 S National Ave, Fort Scott. Disposition: HBD.

Seeking Advice/Info / City — 3:13 PM, 1604 National, Fort Scott, KS. Disposition: HBO.

Follow-Up — 3:15 PM, 761 Ransom, Fort Scott. Disposition: HBO.

911 / Accidental — 3:29 PM, 1604 S National Ave. Disposition: HBD.

Follow-Up — 4:22 PM, 1604 National, Fort Scott, KS. Disposition: HBO.

911 / Accidental — 5:15 PM, 1604 S National Ave. Disposition: HBD.

Follow-Up — 5:17 PM, 1604 National, Fort Scott, KS. Disposition: 77.

Alarm / Burglary — 5:35 PM, 1624 S National Ave. Disposition: 22.

Extra Patrol — 5:59 PM, 923 S Holbrook St, Fort Scott. Disposition: HBO.

Seeking Advice/Info / County — 6:05 PM, 293 E 20th St. Disposition: HBO.

Seeking Advice/Info — 6:40 PM, 1604 National, Fort Scott, KS. Disposition: HBO.

Seeking Advice/Info / City — 7:42 PM, 1604 National, Fort Scott, KS. Disposition: HBO.

Seeking Advice/Info / County — 8:15 PM, 293 E 20th St. Disposition: HBO.

Vehicle Unlock — 11:10 PM, 1920 S Main St. Disposition: HBO.

Check Vehicle — 11:47 PM, 920 E 12th St, Fort Scott. Disposition: 77.

Traffic Stops

Traffic Stop — 12:41 AM, 3rd St. Disposition: HBO.

Traffic Stop — 1:18 AM, 2420 S Main St. Disposition: WW.

Traffic Stop — 1:50 AM, Wall St, Fort Scott. Disposition: HBO.

Traffic Stop — 3:48 AM, 69 Hwy. Disposition: HBO.

Traffic Stop — 4:27 AM, 1708 S National, Fort Scott, KS. Disposition: HBO.

Traffic Stop — 8:40 AM, 6th St. Disposition: WW.

Traffic Stop — 10:41 AM, 3rd St, Fort Scott. Disposition: WW.

Traffic Stop — 1:43 PM, Sherman, Uniontown. Disposition: WW.

Traffic Stop — 10:45 PM, 1819 S Main, Fort Scott, KS. Disposition: WW.

Total Calls for Service: 66

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Fort Scott Community College

FSCC Board of Trustees Meets Sept. 21

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Ellis Fine Arts Center on the campus of Fort Scott Community College, 2401 S. Horton.

The Fort Scott Community College Board of Trustees will hold its regular meeting on Monday, September 21, 2026, at 5:30 p.m. in the Ellis Fine Arts Center on the FSCC campus.

The public agenda is attached. Highlights include:

K-State Extension

What Makes a Community Feel Like Home? by Amanda Clasen

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Amanda Clasen, Community Vitality Agent, K-State Extension Southwind District

There’s something about fall that makes us want to get out and about. The leaves begin to change, the temperatures finally start to cool down, and after a long, hot summer, it feels good to spend a little more time outside. Friday night football games, fall festivals, community events, school activities, and local gatherings begin filling our calendars again. As we get out and about, we often run into the people who make our communities feel like home.

When we think about what makes a community a great place to live, we often think about the things we can see: good schools, parks, businesses, community events, beautiful buildings, and well-maintained streets. Those things certainly matter, but when people talk about what makes a place feel like home, the answer often has more to do with people than places. Places don’t create community, People do. A community becomes special when people know one another, look out for one another, and feel like they belong.

Fall gives us plenty of opportunities to build those connections. It might happen while you’re sitting in the bleachers at a football game and strike up a conversation with someone you don’t know. Maybe it’s visiting a local business during a community event, volunteering at a fall festival, helping with a school activity, or simply stopping to talk with a neighbor while you’re both enjoying the cooler weather. These moments may seem small, but they add up. Community development isn’t always about launching the next big project or finding the perfect solution to a community challenge. Sometimes, it’s about strengthening the connections that already exist and creating opportunities for new ones.

Think about your own community. Who are the people who make it feel like home? Maybe it’s the teacher who knows every child’s name. The coach who gives up their evenings. The person who organizes the town festival every year. The neighbor who always has an extra plate of cookies. The volunteer who is the first to arrive and the last to leave, or maybe it’s simply the person who waves. We don’t always recognize the impact these people have because what they are doing doesn’t necessarily make the news. But they are creating something important: a sense of belonging, and belonging matters. When people feel connected to where they live, they are more likely to get involved, support local businesses and organizations, volunteer, participate in community activities and invest their time and energy into making their community better. The best part is that we don’t have to wait for someone else to create that feeling.

So this fall, get out, go to the game, attend the festival, visit the local business, volunteer, sit beside someone new, or wave when you drive by. You might just be helping create the feeling that makes someone else call your community home. After all, home isn’t just a place on a map; it’s a feeling, and we all have a role in creating it.

For more information, please contact Community Vitality Agent Amanda Clasen at any Southwind District office or at amclasen@ksu.edu.

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Black Vultures: Know the Risk, Know the Rules

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Hunter Nickell

Black Vultures: Know the Risk, Know the Rules

If you have livestock, especially cattle, you’ve likely seen black vultures around your operation. They may be perched on fence posts, circling overhead, gathered around a carcass, or hanging around a calving pasture. For many livestock producers, black vultures are simply another bird that comes with raising cattle. However, in some situations, they can become more than just a nuisance.

Black vultures are scavengers by nature, and they play an important role in cleaning up carrion. The problem for livestock producers is that black vultures do not always limit themselves to animals that have already died. They can sometimes prey on vulnerable newborn livestock, particularly calves, and may cause injuries or losses around calving areas. That makes understanding these birds important for livestock producers and landowners.

One of the first steps is identifying a black vulture. Black vultures are relatively compact compared to some other vultures and have short, broad wings. Their heads are dark gray to black and, when flying, their wings show lighter patches near the tips. They are also known for their strong, somewhat aggressive behavior around food.

Understanding their biology and behavior can help explain why they may be showing up around your farm or ranch. Availability of food, livestock activity, carcasses, and other attractants can all influence where vultures spend their time.

The bigger question for producers is: What can you legally do about them?

Black vultures are protected under federal law with the Migratory Bird Treaty Act, meaning producers cannot simply shoot or otherwise remove them whenever they become a problem. Management options are available, but it is important to understand what is legal before taking action.

This is where education can make a difference.

On Wednesday, September 30, at 6 p.m., K-State Extension will host “Black Vultures: Know the Risk, Know the Rules” at the Neosho Valley Event Center, 321 N. Wood, Erie, Kansas.

Dr. Drew Ricketts, K-State Wildlife Management & Control Extension Specialist, will lead the program. Dr. Ricketts will cover how to identify black vultures, their biology and behavior, what attracts them to an area, and the potential impacts they can have on livestock, agricultural operations, and wildlife.

Perhaps most importantly for producers, the program will also cover management options. The goal is to provide practical information to help landowners reduce conflicts and understand the rules and regulations governing black vulture management.

The evening will begin with a complimentary meal, followed by the educational program. The event is being hosted by K-State Extension Southwind District and co-hosted by Cherokee County and the Wildcat District.

Whether you have experienced problems with black vultures already or simply want to better understand what you can and cannot do when they become a concern, this program should provide useful information for livestock producers and landowners.

Please RSVP by September 28 by calling 620-244-3826.

Black vultures are a part of the Kansas landscape, and completely eliminating them isn’t the goal. The goal is to understand the bird, recognize when it becomes a problem, and know what options are available to manage that problem responsibly. Join us in Erie on September 30th by RSVPing to 620-365-2242. If you have any questions, contact Hunter Nickell, Livestock Production Agent.

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LMC 2026 Discovery Award Winners: Students Earn Nearly $25K

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FORT SCOTT, KS (September 16, 2026) — The Lowell Milken Center (LMC) for Unsung Heroes in Fort Scott, Kansas, has named the winners of its 2026 Discovery Award competition, awarding $24,500 in student prizes along with additional educator and district recognitions. The national competition inspires elementary, middle and high school students to develop research projects that share the stories of unsung heroes whose actions made a powerful impact on history, yet remain largely unknown.

Links to Winning Projects

“This year’s National Discovery Award competition drew a record-breaking number of entries, and the exceptional quality of so many projects made judging more difficult than ever,” said LMC CEO Norm Conard. “These students brought curiosity, care and insight to the stories they uncovered. Their work helps us understand the lasting impact of unsung heroes and reminds us that each of us has the potential to make a difference.”

Noah Make, a student at Central High School in Cheyenne, Wyoming, is the $6,000 Grand Prize winner for his documentary, Armin T. Wegner Against the Silence. His project tells the story of Armin T. Wegner, who risked his safety to document the Armenian Genocide. Through photographs and eyewitness testimony, Wegner preserved evidence of atrocities that the world might otherwise have forgotten.

Noah’s documentary explores the responsibility of bearing witness and the courage required to speak out when others remain silent. By bringing Wegner’s story to a new generation, the project demonstrates how one person’s determination to expose injustice can preserve the experiences of victims and leave a lasting historical record. It is a powerful reflection of the Discovery Award’s purpose: to uncover overlooked individuals whose actions continue to matter today. Noah was guided by supervising teacher, 2024 LMC Fellow and 2021 Wyoming Milken Educator, Aaron Kruger.

The $3,000 First Place prize has been awarded to Ajuni Dahm of St. Mildred’s-Lightbourn School in Oakville, Ontario, Canada, for Virginia Hall: The Limping Lady. Her documentary tells the story of an American spy who overcame discrimination and disability to aid the French Resistance during World War II. The project explores Hall’s courage and resourcefulness in the fight against Nazi occupation, bringing attention to an extraordinary woman whose contributions helped advance the Allied cause. Ajuni was guided by supervising teacher, 2025 LMC Fellow and 2023 ARTEFFECT Ambassador Sandra Hutton.

The $2,500 Outstanding High School Project award goes to Eunhyeok (Joseph) Lee, Minseo (Leon) Chung, Grace Na, Hosan (Harvard) Kim and Ethan Yo of Santa Ana, California. Two of the students, Joseph Lee and Ethan Yo, attend Orange County School of the Arts (OCSA). Project member Harvard Kim attends Crean Lutheran High School, Leon Chung attends Northwood High School, and Grace Na attends Beckman High School. Their documentary, Miné Okubo: The Unsung Hero Who Drew What America Tried to Hide, explores how Okubo used her art to document the injustice of Japanese American incarceration during World War II. Through her illustrations and firsthand experiences, Okubo preserved the stories of those who were incarcerated and ensured that this chapter of American history would not be forgotten. Nancy Alcala of OCSA served as the supervising teacher for this award-winning project.

Anwita Sajja of Jericho Middle School in Jericho, New York, has received the $2,000 Outstanding Middle School Project award for her documentary, Fighting Silent Poison: The Unsung Story of Dr. Herbert Needleman’s Crusade to Expose Childhood Lead Poisoning. The project relates how Needleman’s research exposed the dangers of lead exposure to children. Anwita explores his determination to challenge powerful interests and advance reforms that helped protect children’s health. Anwita was guided by supervising teacher and 2025 ARTEFFECT Ambassador Michelle Vevante.

The $1,500 Outstanding Elementary Project award has been presented to Jaycie Lockmiller and Brianna Garcia of Texico Elementary School in Texico, New Mexico. Their documentary, Olive Ann Beech: The First Lady of Aviation, shares the story of a pioneering businesswoman who helped shape the aviation industry. The students explore how Beech broke barriers for women and helped build Beech Aircraft into a major force in American aviation. Silvia Miranda, a 2019 LMC Fellow and 2018 New Mexico Milken Educator, served as the supervising teacher for this award-winning project.

The $1,500 Founder’s Award goes to Thanvi Voruganti and Dorothy Zhou, representing Arizona College Preparatory High School and Hamilton High School in Chandler, Arizona. Their documentary, The Woman Who Would Not Be Silenced: Judith Heumann, the Unsung Hero of the Disability Rights Revolution, tells the story of a leader whose advocacy helped transform opportunities for people with disabilities. The students explore Heumann’s efforts to challenge discrimination and advance equality, accessibility and civil rights. They were led by a sixth grade teacher at New Vistas Center for Education, Stacey Trepanier.

In addition to these top awards, eight projects have received $500 Certificate of Excellence Awards:

  • Elina Lin, Kimberly Chen and Abbie Cheng, Jericho High School, Jericho, New York, for Breaking Barriers: The Life of Leonora O’Reilly. (Teacher Justina Zendrian)
  • Kaitlyn Chun and Isabelle Deon, Jericho High School, Jericho, New York, for Tony Mazzocchi: An Unsung Hero Who Pioneered Workplace Safety Reform. (Teacher Justina Zendrian)
  • Shaeyllan Beardmore, Danrich Botha and Serafim Spekhalskiy, Kelowna Secondary School, Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada, for Iris Chang: Remembering the Forgotten Holocaust of WWII. (Teacher Graeme Stacey)
  • Ara Woo and Chloe Hu, Jericho High School, Jericho, New York, for An Unsung Hero in Cross-Racial Solidarity: Grace Lee Boggs’ Role in Civil Rights Activism. (Teacher Justina Zendrian)
  • Bella Antone, Charlee Wells and Hadley Wells, Christian Learning Center, Fort Scott, Kansas, for Bridging Two Cultures: A Crusader that Revolutionized Navajo Health Care with Lasting Reform, about Annie Dodge Wauneka. (Teacher Rachel Wells)
  • Emma Chan, Jericho Middle School, Jericho, New York, for The Invisible Hand of Justice: Frances Perkins, The Unsung Architect of Modern America. (Teachers Theresa Cantwell and Valerie Conklin)
  • Saketh Chatrathi, Viraj Devgun and Shruti Sundar, Charles B. Pearson Middle School, Frisco, Texas, for The Uncelebrated Miracle Medicines Alien, about Dr. Yellapragada Subbarow. (Teacher Christopher Barker)
  • Angel Shah, Jericho High School, Jericho, New York, for a performance about Judy Heumann and the Section 504 Sit-In, A Revolution for Access. (Teacher Justina Zendrian)

LMC also recognizes the educators and schools that support students in discovering and sharing these important stories. Aaron Kruger of Central High School in Cheyenne, Wyoming, receives the $1,000 Outstanding Educator Award, and Jericho Middle and High School in Jericho, New York, receives the Outstanding School Award. There was a tie this year for Outstanding School Award Second Place between Newton High School in Newton, Kansas, and Benjamin Franklin High School in New Orleans, Louisiana.

Four $500 Outstanding Teacher Awards recognize Brian Skinner and Kynda Faythe of Newton High School in Newton, Kansas; Justina Zendrian of Jericho High School in Jericho, New York; Chris Dier of Benjamin Franklin High School in New Orleans, Louisiana; and Rachel Wells of Christian Learning Center in Fort Scott, Kansas.

Through the Discovery Award, students use research and creative storytelling to explore the lasting impact of an individual’s actions. By bringing overlooked stories to new audiences, their projects demonstrate how courage, compassion and determination can inspire positive change across generations.

“Real heroes tower and guide,” said LMC Founder Lowell Milken. “But their stories need to be discovered and heard. And when we do, we have the opportunity to motivate new generations to aspire to values that are essential during the challenging times we face individually, as a nation and as a world community.”

Information about the Discovery Award and future competition opportunities is available at lowellmilkencenter.org/competitions/discovery-award.

About LMC
Established in 2007, the Lowell Milken Center for Unsung Heroes discovers, develops and communicates the stories of unsung heroes who have made a profound and positive impact on history, yet are largely unrecognized by contemporary generations. Through student projects and the sharing of these stories, LMC helps new generations recognize their own potential to make a difference. Learn more about LMC and the Discovery Award.

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What the revenue-neutral rate actually means, in Bourbon County dollars

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The Bourbon County Commission voted 5-0 Monday night to keep the county’s property tax rate exactly where it is: 56.678 mills. Before it could do that, state law made it hold a public hearing and vote, on the record, to exceed what the law calls the revenue-neutral rate, the rate that would bring in the same dollars as last year.

Why would keeping a rate flat need a hearing about exceeding a rate? Because property values in the county went up, and a flat rate on higher values means the county will be raising the amount of taxes collected.

Start with the mill

Property tax is figured in mills. One mill is $1 of tax for every $1,000 of assessed value.

Kansas does not tax a home on what it would sell for. It taxes a home on 11.5% of that figure, which is called the assessed value. A $100,000 house has $11,500 of assessed value. To get the tax, multiply the assessed value by the mill rate and divide by 1,000. At the county’s rate of 56.678 mills, that is $11,500 times 56.678, divided by 1,000, or $651.80 a year going to the county.

Three boxes with arrows: a $100,000 market value becomes $11,500 of assessed value at 11.5%, which becomes $651.80 of county tax at 56.678 mills.
How a $100,000 house turns into $651.80 of county tax. This is the county’s share only.

That $651.80 is only the county’s line. The school district, the city and the township each set their own mill levy, and they are separate lines on the same bill.

The revenue-neutral rate is a calculation, not a decision

Every year the county clerk takes the property tax dollars the county collected last year and asks one question: with this year’s property values, what rate would bring in exactly the same dollars? That rate is the revenue-neutral rate. It is based on simple mathematics, and it moves every year because property values move.

For 2027 it came out to 54.661 mills. Last year the county’s property tax levy, the total it charged, was $7,858,151. For the 2027 levy, the county’s total assessed value (the sum total of the assessed value of all the property in the county) is $143,767,695. Multiply that by 54.661 and divide by 1,000 and you get $7,858,486, last year’s money within a few hundred dollars. The small gap is only rounding.

“Flat” does not mean taxes don’t go up

The commission adopted 56.678 mills, the same rate the county is levying this year. Budget consultant Matt Lawn of Baker Tilly called it “a flat mill levy”.

But the same rate on higher valuations raises taxes. Put 56.678 mills on the same $143,767,695 and you get $8,148,465, within a couple of hundred dollars of the $8,148,297 the 2027 budget asks for in property tax. The revenue-neutral rate is 54.661 mills. The commission kept 56.678. That 2.017-mill gap is worth about $290,000 more in county tax.

Two horizontal bars on the same scale: the revenue-neutral rate of 54.661 mills raises $7.86 million; the adopted 56.678 mills raises $8.15 million, with the extra $290,000 marked in red at the end of the second bar.
Same property, two rates. The red sliver is the difference: about $290,000.

Where did the extra come from? The tax base grew. One mill is $1 per $1,000 of assessed value, so last year one mill in Bourbon County raised about $138,700. This year since valuations have gone up, it raises about $143,800. Higher values on property that was already there, with only a little new construction, added about $5.1 million of assessed value to the county’s tax base (the total assessed value of everything in the county). At the flat rate, that growth raises about $290,000 a year, roughly the gap between the two rates.

Your bill can go down while the county takes in more

Back in 2025 the county’s rate was 59.900 mills, and the county share on that $100,000 house was $688.85. At the 2027 rate of 56.678 mills the county will charge $651.80. The hypothetical $100,000 home that didn’t increase in value would have seen its county tax bill fall about $37 from 2025 to 2027.

At the same time, the county will collect about $290,000 more in 2027 than it would at the revenue-neutral rate. Both things are true, because the county is now taxing a higher total valuation of property. If that were because more homes and businesses had been built, more people would be sharing the load. In Bourbon County that is mostly not what happened. The county’s population has been flat to slightly down since 2020. The county appraiser’s market study for 2026 found home values rising 6.92% a year and commercial property 4.97% a year. Homes are nearly half the county’s tax base and businesses about a fifth, so those two trends together add about $5.8 million of assessed value, more than the whole $5.1 million increase, before counting anything newly built. The growth is mostly the same houses and businesses valued higher, not more of them. When that is what is happening, a flat rate means most county tax bills go up, because most valuations did.

Two rows of ten identical houses. 2026: $138.7 million of assessed value. 2027: the same ten houses with price tags, $143.8 million, up 3.7%. The mill levy stays at 56.678 and the county collects $8.15 million instead of $7.86 million. A $100,000 house that followed the appraiser's 6.92% trend is valued at $106,920 and its county bill rises from $651.80 to $696.90.
If your home’s value followed the market. The same property valued higher is what grew the tax base, and at a flat rate that means a bigger bill.

While the rate is down 3.2 mills since 2025, property tax dollars the county levies are up about $170,000, from $7,977,466 to $8,148,297.

Table of county tax on a $100,000, $150,000 and $250,000 home: what it paid in 2025 at 59.900 mills, the 2027 bill at 56.678 mills, and what it would be at the revenue-neutral 54.661 mills.
If your home’s value stood still. County share only; the revenue-neutral rate would have saved the $100,000 homeowner $23.20.

To be clear, your bill only falls if your own valuation did not go up. If your house followed the appraiser’s residential trend, a $100,000 house last year is valued at about $106,920 this year. Its assessed value is $12,296, and at the same 56.678 mills its county share goes from $651.80 to $696.90, up about $45 with no change in the rate. That is also $8 more than the $688.85 it paid in 2025, even though the rate is lower. Whether your own bill went up or down depends on the valuation notice you got this spring, not on the rate alone.

Why the law makes them hold a hearing

Since 2021, Kansas law (K.S.A. 79-2988) has required any city, county or school district to hold a public hearing and take a recorded roll-call vote if they intend to increase the total amount they are taking in taxes. It doesn’t matter whether the rate goes up or down. The hearing is triggered whenever the rate is above the revenue-neutral rate, the rate that would collect the same dollars as the year before. That applies even when the rate itself has not changed, which is Bourbon County’s situation this year.

The reason is the arithmetic above. Before that law, a county could adopt the same rate year after year while rising valuations raised the dollars it collected, with no separate vote on the increase. The rate was voted on. The extra money was not. The hearing and roll call require that extra money to be approved in public, with each commissioner’s vote recorded.

What happened Monday night

Commission Chairman Gregg Motley opened the hearing a few minutes into the Sept. 14 meeting, Lawn laid out the two rates, and Motley asked for public comment.

The only person to question the numbers was Deputy County Clerk Michael Hoyt, who asked why the published notice showed the county’s 2026 assessed valuation as zero. Lawn said “there was an error in the spreadsheet” and that he was correcting it. The figure was given in the room as $138,681,091.

Motley asked twice more for comment. “Going once, going twice,” he said. There was none.

He read the resolution, and the clerk called the roll. Joe Allen, David Beerbower, Mika Milburn-Kee, Motley and Samuel Tran all voted yes. The 2027 budget itself, about $20.1 million in total spending, was not adopted that night. Our story on the full meeting has the budget details, and the Sept. 11 work session on wages and transfer-station rates covers the spending behind those mills.