Slater, 80, of rural Fort Scott, Kan., passed away Tuesday, Jan. 6, 2026, at Mercy Hospital in Joplin, Mo. A memorial service will be held at 10:30 a.m. Friday, Jan. 23 at the Grace Baptist Tabernacle ...

FORT SCOTT, Kan. — Ascension Via Christi Hospital shut down its emergency department in Fort Scott, Kansas, on Wednesday night. According to a study from the Center for Healthcare Quality and Payment ...

Jan. 8—FORT SCOTT, Kan. — Freeman Health System said Wednesday it is making "quiet" progress toward opening an emergency room and 10 in-patient beds at Fort Scott's former hospital building, part of ...

Fort Scott National Historic Site is located in eastern Kansas. The park protects a US Army Post that was the center of Western expansion. Fort Scott was established in 1842 during the time when many ...

Jun. 13—Filling up Rob Harrington, executive director of Bourbon County Regional Economic Development Inc., said the former hospital building will be about 90% filled when Freeman opens its emergency ...

Fort Scott is set to lose emergency room services on Dec. 20. When Fort Scott’s Mercy Hospital closed in early 2019, the community of 7,550 people in southeast Kansas briefly lost its emergency room.

FORT SCOTT, KS — In Week 9 of Kansas high School Football, the Fort Scott Tigers played host to the Coffeyville Golden Tornados to open up the first round of playoffs. Coffeyville drove down the field ...

FORT SCOTT, Ks. — In the heart of Bourbon County, Kansas, there’s a town of only about 8,000 residents. But the land it sits on has great significance to American history, stretching back more than ...

The Joplin Outlaws hit the road Friday, this time to a new destination, Fort Scott, Kansas, which will join the Mid-America League next year. The four-game series in Fort Scott will take place July 11 ...