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Bourbon County Sheriff’s Office Daily Report – Oct 30, 2026

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Bourbon County Sheriff’s Office Daily Report – October 30, 2026

Bourbon County Sheriff’s Report

Arrested

Dennis, Hunter Michael (Age 21) — Arrested 10/29/2026 3:19 PM by Fort Scott Police Department. Charge: Domestic Battery; Unknown Circumstance; Misdemeanor. Bond: No Bond.

Dennis, Hayden Shawn (Age 18) — Arrested 10/29/2026 1:15 PM by Fort Scott Police Department. Charge: Burglary; Unknown Circumstance, Domestic Battery; Unknown Circumstance; Misdemeanor. Bond: No Bond.

Schweikhardt, Matthew Daniel (Age 40) — Arrested 10/29/2026 3:50 PM by Bourbon County Sheriff’s Office. Charge: Operate a Motor Vehicle Without a Valid License, Vehicle Liability Insurance; Liability Coverage Required, Vehicles; Unlawful Acts; E.G., Registration. Bond: $1,500.00 Cash/Surety.

Gutherie, Cara Lynn (Age 40) — Arrested 10/29/2026 11:08 PM by Fort Scott Police Department. Charge: Domestic Battery; Knowing Rude Physical Contact W/ Family Member or Dating Relationship. Bond: $1,500.00 Cash/Surety.

Released

Total Inmates Released: 0

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Every tax and every program should come with an end date. I support a five-year sunset, with a super-majority vote required to renew a tax or create a new one.

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Election Day is Tuesday, Nov. 3. In Bourbon County, early voting at the Courthouse runs Oct. 19 through noon Nov. 2.

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I owned a window business for seven years. When the 2008 recession hit, we grew from 2 employees to 10.

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Election Day is Tuesday, Nov. 3. In Bourbon County, early voting at the Courthouse runs Oct. 19 through noon Nov. 2.

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Government, Kansas

Three Nominees Sent to Governor for 6th District Judge

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TOPEKA—The 6th Judicial District Nominating Commission sent the names of three nominees for district judge to Governor Laura Kelly, who has 60 days to decide who will fill the vacancy.

The judicial vacancy was created when District Judge Mark Ward retired October 9.

The 6th Judicial District is composed of Bourbon, Linn, and Miami counties.

The nominees are:

  • James Crux, Pittsburg, Bourbon County attorney
  • Madeline Jensen, Spring Hill, assistant county attorney, Miami County
  • Jacklyn Paletta, Paola, municipal judge, Louisburg; county counselor, Linn County; Pascolo Law LLC

Term of office

After serving one year in office, a new judge must stand for a retention vote in the next general election to remain in the position. If retained, the incumbent will serve a four-year term.

Nominating commission

The 6th Judicial District Nominating Commission consists of Justice Larkin Walsh as the nonvoting chair; Mark McCoy and Zackery Reynolds, Fort Scott; Patton Apple and Ronald Wood, Louisburg; Todd Schneider, Mound City; and Mary Stephenson, Paola.

Fort Scott Community College

FSCC Board of Trustees Special Meeting Oct. 30, 2026

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The Fort Scott Community College Board of Trustees will hold a Special Board Meeting on Friday, October 30, 2026, at 1:00 PM in the Ellis Fine Arts Building on the FSCC campus.

The agenda for the meeting includes:

  • 1.0 Call Meeting to Order – Chair Doug Ropp (Action)
  • 2.0 Flag Salute & Invocation
  • 3.0 Leadership Reports (Information)
  • 4.0 New Business
    • 4.1 Consideration of IT Contract with City of Fort Scott (Action)
  • 5.0 Personnel
    • 5.1 Enter Executive Session – Personnel Matters (Action)
    • 5.2 Exit Executive Session – Return to Open Session (Action)
    • 5.3 Employment Matters of Non-Elected Personnel (Action)
  • 6.0 Adjourn (Action)

The full agenda is available as an attachment: 01_Agenda_10_30_2026_-_Public.pdf

Fort Scott

City of Fort Scott Commission Agenda Summary for Nov 3, 2026

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Fort Scott City Commission Meeting

11-3-26 Agenda

Fort Scott City Commission Meeting Agenda – November 3, 2026, 6:00 PM

  • I. Call to Order
  • II. Pledge of Allegiance
  • III. Invocation
  • IV. Approval of Agenda
  • V. Consent Agenda
    • A. Approval of Appropriation Ordinance 1419-A – Expense Approval Report – Payment Dates of October 14, 2026 – October 27, 2026: $773,469.42
    • B. Approval of Minutes: Regular Meeting of October 20, 2026
    • C. Request to Pay Application No. 1 – Mid-Continental Restoration Co – Memorial Hall: $47,678.29
    • D. Request to Pay Invoice No. 1 – Southeast Kansas Regional Planning Commission (SEKRPC) – CDBG Grant Administrative Services – Project No. 25-PF-008 – Memorial Hall: $19,000
  • VI. Public Comment
  • VII. Appearance
    • Mary Wyatt and Leroy Kruger – Consideration of Grant Agreement No. 26-HR-002 with KDOC for a $300,000 CDBG Housing Rehabilitation Grant and approval of the required $5,500 City match
    • Natalia Varzea – Tourism Update and Consideration of 2027 Marketing Proposals from Simpleview ($58,200), Cumulus Media ($42,000), and iFocus Media ($35,000), with a recommendation to approve Proposal #3 from iFocus Media
  • VIII. Unfinished Business
    • A. Consideration to Purchase Single Axel Vactor 2100i Combination Sewer Cleaner – $558,564.47 – B. Lemke
    • B. Consideration to Approve Ordinance No. 3802 – Approval of Codification of Fort Scott Ordinances
    • C. Consideration to Approve Ordinance No. 3803 – Standard Traffic Ordinance (STO) and Ordinance No. 3804 – Uniform Public Offense Code (UPOC)
    • D. Consideration of Sale of Lake Lots – Phase I – B. Matkin
  • IX. New Business
    • A. Consideration of Ordinance No. 3805 – An Ordinance Providing for the Salaries of the Appointive Officers and Employees of the City of Fort Scott, Bourbon County, Kansas, and Repealing Ordinance No. 3791
    • B. Consideration of Ordinance No. 3806 – An Ordinance Increasing the Basic Monthly Charge for Sanitary Sewer Rates in the City of Fort Scott by Amending Chapter 54.034 of the Fort Scott Municipal Code and Repealing Ordinance No. 3788
    • C. Consideration of Ordinance No. 3807 – An Ordinance Setting New Water Rates and Repealing Ordinance No. 3789 for the City of Fort Scott, Bourbon County, Kansas, Pursuant to the Fort Scott Municipal Code, Chapter 50.004
    • D. Consideration of Ordinance No. 3808 – An Ordinance Amending the Fort Scott Stormwater User Charge and Repealing Ordinance No. 3790 for the City of Fort Scott, Bourbon County, Kansas, Pursuant to the Fort Scott Municipal Code, Chapter 54.036
    • E. Consideration to Approve the 2027 City of Fort Scott Holiday Schedule – B. Matkin
    • F. Discussion of Reinstatement of the Lake Advisory Board – T. Dancer
  • X. Reports and Comments
  • XI. Adjourn
Fort Scott, Fort Scott Police Department

Fort Scott Police Day Sheets – October 28, 2026

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Fort Scott Police Day Sheets

Fort Scott Police Day Sheets – October 28, 2026

Fort Scott police, fire and EMS logged 45 calls for service on October 28, 2026.

Reports and Arrests

Assault — 9:29 AM, 1604 National, Fort Scott, KS. Complaint No. 26-01718FS. Disposition: RPTG.

Accident / Hit and Run — 10:35 AM, 1545 215th #Lot C. Complaint No. 26-1023BB. Disposition: RPTC.

Theft — 3:24 PM, 2500 S Main, Fort Scott, KS. Complaint No. 26-01719FS. Disposition: RPTG.

Juvenile — 7:33 PM, 1005 Charles St, Bronson. Complaint No. 26-1025BB. Disposition: RPTG.

Fire and EMS

EMS — 8:55 AM, 17 Jersey. Disposition: AMBU.

EMS — 9:56 AM, 221 S Hulett St, Fort Scott. Disposition: AMBU.

EMS — 5:39 PM, 201 W 23rd St #2A3. Disposition: * Multiple.

Fire / Other — 6:25 PM, W 8th St. Disposition: FIRE.

Other Calls for Service

911 / Hang Up — 7:26 AM, 1604 S National Ave. Disposition: HBD.

Traffic Complaint / Traffic Lights/RR Crossing — 7:48 AM, Wall St, Fort Scott. Disposition: HBO.

27,28,29 Checks — 7:51 AM, 293 E 20th St. Disposition: HBO.

Check Welfare — 10:32 AM, 1604 National, Fort Scott, KS. Disposition: HBO.

Seeking Advice/Info / City — 11:47 AM, 1604 National, Fort Scott, KS. Disposition: HBO.

911 / Accidental — 11:52 AM, 1604 S National Ave. Disposition: HBD.

Seeking Advice/Info — 11:51 AM, 1604 National, Fort Scott, KS. Disposition: HBO.

Lost Property — 1:21 PM, 1604 National, Fort Scott, KS. Disposition: HBO.

Check Welfare — 2:41 PM, 2224 S Main, Fort Scott, KS. Disposition: HBO.

Check Welfare — 3:11 PM, 1114 S Main St. Disposition: HBO.

Extra Patrol — 3:44 PM, National Ave. Disposition: HBO.

Seeking Advice/Info / City — 3:53 PM, 1604 National, Fort Scott, KS. Disposition: HBO.

Follow-Up — 4:41 PM, 309 Heylman, Fort Scott. Disposition: HBO.

Seeking Advice/Info / City — 4:45 PM, 1604 National, Fort Scott, KS. Disposition: HBO.

Traffic Complaint / Livestock — 4:51 PM, 165th. Disposition: 77.

Parking Complaint — 5:43 PM, 324 S Main St. Disposition: HBO.

Seeking Advice/Info — 5:54 PM, 293 E 20th St. Disposition: HBO.

Alarm / Burglary — 6:12 PM, 11 E 18th, Fort Scott, KS. Disposition: 77.

Public Assist — 6:18 PM, 907 Emmert, Fort Scott. Disposition: HBO.

Seeking Advice/Info / City — 6:50 PM, 1604 National, Fort Scott, KS. Disposition: HBO.

Check Subject — 7:02 PM, 1257 S Crawford, Fort Scott. Disposition: HBO.

Shots Fired — 8:07 PM, S Crawford. Disposition: 77.

Traffic Complaint / Livestock — 8:38 PM, 54 Hwy. Disposition: HBO.

Remove Subject — 9:52 PM, 624 Short St. Disposition: HBO.

911 / Accidental — 10:29 PM, 416 S Margrave St, Fort Scott. Disposition: HBD.

Traffic Stops

Traffic Stop — 1:02 AM, 2101 S Main, Fort Scott, KS. Disposition: WW.

Traffic Stop — 1:33 PM, 4th St. Disposition: WW.

Traffic Stop — 5:07 PM, Wall St, Fort Scott. Disposition: WW.

Traffic Stop — 7:03 PM, 12th St. Disposition: HBO.

Traffic Stop — 7:12 PM, 10th St, Fort Scott. Disposition: WW.

Traffic Stop — 7:22 PM, 1819 S Main, Fort Scott, KS. Disposition: WW.

Traffic Stop — 7:32 PM, 2 Jersey. Disposition: WW.

Traffic Stop — 8:02 PM, 69 Hwy, Fort Scott. Disposition: WW.

Traffic Stop — 8:20 PM, 69 Hwy. Disposition: WW.

Traffic Stop — 8:31 PM, 69 Hwy, Fort Scott. Disposition: WW.

Traffic Stop — 9:18 PM, 69 Hwy, Fort Scott. Disposition: WW.

Traffic Stop — 9:48 PM, 6th St, Fort Scott. Disposition: WW.

Total Calls for Service: 45

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Bourbon County, Bourbon County Sheriff's Office

Bourbon County Sheriff’s Office Daily Report – Oct 29, 2026

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Bourbon County Sheriff’s Report

Bourbon County Sheriff’s Office Daily Report – October 29, 2026

Arrested

No arrest summary was included with this report.

Released

Smith, Andrew Todd — Released 10/28/2026 10:17 AM via Probation (Self).

Taala, Pese Filisi-Lepani — Released 10/28/2026 8:12 AM via Surety Bond (A+ Bonding).

Total Inmates Released: 2

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Dollar General Corporation Being Sued For Deceptive Pricing Practices

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Kansas joins FTC and 19 States in Suing Dollar General for Charging Consumers More than Advertised for Many Products

TOPEKA – (October 28, 2026) –Kansas Attorney General Kris Kobach today announced that Kansas along with the Federal Trade Commission and 19 other states, sued Dollar General Corporation for engaging in long-running deceptive pricing practices by routinely charging customers more at the register than the prices displayed on shelves, price tags and advertisements, costing consumers millions of dollars.

Kansas and 19 state partners joined the FTC in filing a complaint, alleging that Dollar General has, for years, repeatedly mislabeled prices, overcharged consumers and failed to correct the issue despite extensive corporate knowledge of the problem. The states joining the FTC lawsuit include Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Connecticut, Florida, Illinois, Iowa, Louisiana, Michigan, Mississippi, Nebraska, New Jersey, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Tennessee, Utah and Wisconsin.

“Dollar General markets itself as a low-priced option for hardworking Kansas families and those on fixed incomes, yet the company has for years charged more at the register than the prices displayed on its shelves,” Kansas Attorney General Kris Kobach said. “Despite receiving tens of thousands of consumer complaints and knowing about the problem, Dollar General failed to implement adequate safeguards. My office joined this lawsuit to stop these deceptive practices, hold the company accountable, and ensure that the prices Kansans see are the prices they actually pay under the Kansas Consumer Protection Act.”

Dollar General operates more than 21,000 stores nationwide and markets itself as a low-priced alternative to large discount and big-box retailers. The company sells thousands of household items at low prices, which are critical to its low- and fixed-income customers who rely on the accuracy of Dollar General’s pricing.

According to the complaint:

 

  • Thousands of Dollar General stores have taken advantage of vulnerable shoppers by extracting millions of dollars in unlawful overcharges with insufficient safeguards to prevent the practice.
  • Dollar General received tens of thousands of complaints from consumers across the country who say the company did not honor the advertised price, demonstrating widespread consumer harm and confirming that customers nationwide have been charged more than the advertised price.
  • Dollar General knows that it harms consumers by charging more at the register than the prices it advertises, as reflected by the numerous complaints it has received.

Despite being made aware of the problem, Dollar General has failed to implement policies and practices to adequately address the problem, according to the complaint.

 

The FTC and states allege these practices violate the FTC Act, the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act and the Kansas Consumer Protection Act.

The Commission vote authorizing the staff to file the complaint was 2-0. The complaint was filed in the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee.
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I’ve served you here at home and in Topeka.

Re-elect Rick James, Republican, Kansas State Representative District 4: Proven Experience

I’m Rick James. I served two full terms as Linn County Commissioner, from 2014 to 2022. I chose not to run for a third, because I believe in term limits at every level of government.

In my first term in the Kansas House:

  • Appointed Chairman of the Veterans and Military Committee, the first time in many years a first-term legislator has led a committee
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Election Day is Tuesday, Nov. 3. Early voting at the Bourbon County Courthouse starts Oct. 19.

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I drive a school bus for Uniontown. I know what working families here are dealing with.

Rob Hodgkinson, Libertarian, Kansas House District 4: Still working. Ready to serve.

I’ve been working since I was a kid, bucking bales on the farm. I was paying into Social Security at 14. My dad told me that if I wanted a car, I’d pay for it.

That never stopped. Today I drive a school bus in Uniontown, sell real estate, and pay property tax on my own home here, like a lot of you.

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Election Day is Tuesday, Nov. 3. In Bourbon County, early voting at the Courthouse runs Oct. 19 through noon Nov. 2.

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