Tri-Valley Developmental Services is located at 4305 Campbell Drive in Fort Scott’s Industrial Park.
Tri-Valley Receives Grant from the Fort Scott Wal-Mart Store #39
Tri-Valley Developmental Services (TVDS) is proud to announce the receipt of a $500 Spark Good grant from the Fort Scott Wal-Mart Store #39. The grant will be used to purchase first aid kits for our facilities and vehicles.
“Tri-Valley is grateful to Heather Magruder and Fort Scott Wal-Mart Store #39 for helping us to ensure that we have the necessary safety equipment for both our facilities as well as our vehicles.” said Bill Fiscus, CEO. “Tri-Valley appreciates the support given to us by the Fort Scott Wal-Mart Store.”
Ella Grace Townley is the new owner of Eternal Grace Boutique in downtown Fort Scott.
Ella Townley, 18, graduated from Spring Hill High School last week, and tomorrow she will open her new business venture, Eternal Grace Boutique LLC, in Fort Scott’s Historic Downtown District.
The store is located at 13 N. Main Street.
Ella is the daughter of the owners of Be The Light Boutique, Susan and Ed Townley, just across the street.
“I didn’t know what I wanted to do after graduating,” she said. “I will attend Pittsburg State University, majoring in management and marketing, in the fall.”
In the future, Townley plans to have her own brand of clothing.
“I always wanted to own my own clothing store and bring ideas to life,” she said.
The products she sells are clothes for girls of all ages, she said
“In addition to young women’s clothing (ages 14-25). I sell two lines of jewelry, collegiate ware, home decor items, Bibles, prayer journals, devotionals, and hats.”
The store opens today, May 28, at 3 p.m., and there will be a ribbon-cutting and grand opening at 5:30 p.m. sponsored by the Fort Scott Chamber of Commerce.
The hours of operation for the store will be Thursday to Friday, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., and Saturday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday through Wednesday, the store is closed.
For information, contact the store at: 913-827-2574.
SINCLAIR, BRANDON ELI DOUGLAS, 30 Arrested: 5/27/2026 8:51 AM Agency: Fort Scott PD Charges: – Criminal Threat; Unknown Circumstance ($5,000 cash/surety) – Interference With Leo; Obstruct/Resist Felony ($0) – Possess Certain Substances In 65-4105(H) ($0) – Possession Of Certain Stimulants ($0) Bond Total: $5,000
MITCHELL, JODY LAMONT, 51 Arrested: 5/27/2026 4:49 PM Agency: Fort Scott PD Charge: Warrant: Bourbon County (Probation Violation) * Bond: $0
GRIFFITH, JOSHUA DAVID, 42 Arrested: 5/27/2026 9:21 PM Agency: Fort Scott PD Charges: – Warrant: Bourbon County ( Failure To Appear) * (case BB-2021-CR-0196, NO BOND) – Warrant: Bourbon County ( Failure To Appear) * (case BB-2020-CR-000500, NO BOND) Bond: $0
SHIELDS, SHANIA LYNN, 21 Arrested: 5/28/2026 2:17 AM Agency: Fort Scott PD Charge: Domestic Battery; Knowing/Reckless Bodily Harm Bond: $0
Inmate Released List
BARNER, MARQUIS DVON, 33 Booked: 05/27/2026 Released: 5/27/2026 at 3:53 PM Type: Surety bond Released to: Able Bonding
The Fort Scott Splash Pad and Sensory Park is open for the 2026 season. The park was envisioned and then carried to fruition by a grass-roots group in the community. It is free to the public and is located near the Fort Scott National Historic Site, at Old Fort Boulevard and National Avenue on the city’s north side.
Children enjoy the splash pad at National Avenue and Old Fort Boulevard on Monday, May 27.
The Lowell Milken Center for Unsung Heroes will host a Dinosaur Fossil Exhibit honoring Unsung Hero Mary Anning starting June 15th through July 11th! The Lowell Milken Center for Unsung Heroes is at 1 South Main Street in Fort Scott, Kansas. The museum is open Monday through Friday from 10 a.m. until 5 p.m., and Saturday from 10 a.m. until 4 p.m. The Center is closed Sundays. Admission is free and all are welcome.
Anning was an English pioneering fossil collector and paleontologist. Her discoveries were some of the most important geological finds of all time, and yet she never received the credit that she was due because of her gender, education, and economic status. The exhibit will include fossils from the Quetzalcoatlus, Tropeognathus, Ichthyosaurus, Triceratops, Apatosaurus, Protoceratops, Zuniceratops, and Stegoceras!
A presentation by paleontologist Megan Sims from the University of Kansas Natural History Museum is planned for late June, and the Fort Scott Public Library Summer Reading program will be at the Milken Center on Thursday, June 25th for Dinosaur Read-alouds!
For more information, visit www.lowellmilkencenter.org or follow the Lowell Milken Center on social media.
The Fort Scott Area Chamber of Commerce invites members and guests to a Chamber Coffee this Thursday, May 21st at 8am hosted by Chamber members Heartland Rural Electric Cooperative and Heartland Propane. The coffee will take place at the Heartland Propane bulk plant and shop located at 2161 Osage Rd, just north of town on Old 69.
Guests traveling west on Highway 54 should turn north at Durossette’s onto 215th Street (Old 69 Highway), continue north for approximately two miles, then turn east onto Osage Road. The facility will be visible immediately after turning onto Osage Road and will be located on the left-hand side.
Coffee, juice, and light refreshments will be served along with a door prize drawing.
Guests will have the opportunity to learn more about Heartland Rural Electric Cooperative and Heartland Propane, their shared commitment to serving local communities, and the important role they play in providing dependable energy to homes, businesses, and rural areas across Southeast Kansas. Representatives will share information about how the electric grid works, how rural electric cooperatives fit into the larger energy network, and how Heartland Propane supports the cooperative’s mission by expanding reliable energy options for members and customers.
Heartland Propane recently reached an exciting milestone of 4,000 routed delivery customers, reflecting the company’s continued growth and service throughout the region. Heartland REC has served the area for decades with safe and reliable electric service, while Heartland Propane continues expanding dependable propane options for homes, farms, and businesses across Southeast Kansas.
Contact the Chamber of Commerce at (620) 223-3566 for more information. Visit the Events Calendar and category of Chamber Coffees on fortscott.com for upcoming locations.
Governor Kelly Joins Multistate Coalition Urging Court to Uphold Block on Unlawful National Guard Deployment in Washington, D.C.
TOPEKA – Governor Laura Kelly on Tuesday joined a coalition of 23 attorneys general and 2 governors in filing an amicus brief in the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, urging the court to deny the Trump administration’s appeal and uphold a lower court’s ruling blocking the unlawful deployment of National Guard troops to Washington, D.C.
“I have previously stood against infringement of the nation’s governors’ authority to command their National Guards, and I join this brief to preserve the purpose of the National Guard,” Governor Laura Kelly said. “Deploying the National Guard to serve as a domestic police force undermines fundamental tenets of our democracy and pulls National Guard servicemembers away from their primary responsibilities to their states and their communities.”
Governor Kelly and the coalition argue that the deployment undermines the sovereignty of states and local jurisdictions and threatens the foundational principle of American democracy that the military must remain under civilian control.
Courts have repeatedly rejected the administration’s deployments in American cities, and the U.S. Supreme Court rejected the Trump administration’s attempt to deploy the National Guard in Illinois. Yet the President continues the deployment in Washington, D.C. and has stated his intent to send troops to more American cities, “one by one.” Continuing this deployment in defiance of those rulings poses an ongoing threat to civilian authority and democratic governance.
The brief documents serious harm in states that have already experienced these deployments, including disrupted law enforcement operations, economic damage to local communities, diverted National Guard resources, and increased civil unrest.
The coalition urges the D.C. Circuit to uphold the district court’s ruling and affirm that the President does not have the authority to deploy the National Guard as a domestic police force.
Governor Kelly is joined by the attorneys general of Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Hawaiʻi, Illinois, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Nevada, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, Oregon, Rhode Island, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, and Wisconsin, as well as the offices of the Governors of Kentucky and Pennsylvania in filing the brief.
INNOVATION GENERATION:
Inspired artmaking about Unsung Heroes whose ideas changed the world.
ARTEFFECT announces a new summer competition: Innovation Generation! This competition focuses on the theme of innovation and invites young artists to celebrate the stories of Unsung Heroes who made positive, profound, and lasting contributions to others through their innovations, inventions, and research.
The competition is open to high school students. All students in grades 9-12 are eligible to participate, including rising high school freshmen (students entering 9th grade in Fall 2026) and students who graduated high school in 2026. Submissions due September 15, 2026 at 11:59 PM Pacific Time.
