Fort Scott, Kansas, has been awarded a franchise to join the Mid-America League in 2026. The announcement was made Tuesday by the league. The Joplin Outlaws, inaugural members of the league last year, ...

Alvin Eugene Wolf, age 60, resident of Fort Scott, Kan., passed away Friday, March 7, 2025, at Mercy Hospital, Joplin, Mo. There was cremation. A Celebration of Life service will be held from 2 to 3 p ...

East Newton school leaders are planning to make students safer, if voters support a bond question next month. “I think is ...

As of this week, Mid-American League Baseball has awarded the city of Fort Scott with a franchise for the 2026 season. The summer college team will play its home games at LaRoche Baseball Complex at ...

The City of Fort Scott is inviting name ideas as they become the newest franchise in the Mid-America League's collegiate ...

Joplin, Mo.-based Freeman Health System broke ground on its $168 million Freeman Southeast Kansas Hospital March 7.

The Fort Scott Fire Department battle an early Monday morning house fire. According to the department, the fire destroyed ...

Turnovers: 12 (Ross 4, Joplin 3, K.Jones 2, Gold, Mitchell, Norman). Steals: 6 (Gold 2, Mitchell 2, K.Jones, Ross). Technical Fouls: None.

No. 20 Marquette takes on the No. 6 St. John's Red Storm after David Joplin scored 23 points in Marquette's 72-66 loss to the UConn Huskies.

David Allen Ayers, age 76, a resident of Fort Scott, Kan., passed away Wednesday, March 5, 2025, at the Mercy Hospital Emergency Room in Joplin, Mo. He was born June 7, 1948, in Mound City, Kan., the ...

The Big East regular season will end with two of the top teams in the conference facing off as No. 20 Marquette hosts No. 6 ...