A bridge on K-7 Highway in rural Bourbon County is once again open to the public. The Kansas Department of Transportation announced Wednesday in a press release the bridge spanning Mill Creek had been repaired.…

FORT SCOTT —  A recall petition filed against Bourbon County Commission Chairman Samuel Tran has been certified, the second such petition filed against an elected county official in less than a month. The Bourbon County…

A suspect is listed in stable condition after being shot by pursuing deputies during a chaotic truck chase in rural Bourbon County. The Kansas Bureau of Investigation reported details about the late Thursday shooting, which…

The Kansas Department of Transportation plans to begin resurfacing work today on U.S. 54 in Allen County. The work will start at the east city limits of LaHarpe and continue east for 12.3 miles to…

Former Allen Countian Levi Ramsey continues to recover after receiving a gunshot wound to his leg.  “He’s still pretty sore,” his sister Brittney Haynes told the Register. “The doctors told him he must have had…

Engineers are surveying a 2,500-foot stretch of U.S. 54 in rural Bourbon County starting this week. The Kansas Department of Transportation said in a press release the survey is necessary to plan for the eventual…

BOURBON COUNTY – The Kansas Bureau of Investigation discovered what was described as an extensive outdoor marijuana grow operation Thursday, capable of producing about $1.7 million worth of cannabis. The discovery was announced in a…

FORT SCOTT — Organizers are seeking entries for the 31st annual Fine Arts Competition and Exhibit set for March 2-11 at Fort Scott Community College. The event, sponsored by the Bourbon County Arts Council, is…

The promise of Fort Scott getting a hospital is on shaky ground after learning that the prospective manager, Noble Health Corp., has recently closed the two hospitals it owns in Missouri. “What has happened there…

Four additional COVID-19 diagnoses in Bourbon County have prompted health officer Rebecca Johnson to get tough. Johnson, director of the Southeast Kansas Multi-County Health Department, announced Wednesday she will issue written orders, forcing those who…