Government - The Bourbon County Monitor (Page 2)

KDHE OKs pressure washer, roll-offs at transfer station; commissioners debate funding 5% raise

Bourbon County commissioners heard Monday that KDHE raised no objection to a pressure washer and roll-off dumpsters at the transfer station. They also discussed how the fee-funded facility will pay for a 5% employee raise.

By Curtis Major

/ 6 Oct 2026

KDHE OKs pressure washer, roll-offs at transfer station; commissioners debate funding 5% raise

County adopts new open records policy, 50¢ copy fee

Bourbon County commissioners voted 4-1 Monday to adopt a new open records policy. It sets a 50-cent copy fee and makes each county office responsible for handling requests for its own records.

By Curtis Major

/ 2 Oct 2026

County adopts new open records policy, 50¢ copy fee

No second, no increase: Transfer station rates stay the same.

A proposal to raise Bourbon County transfer station rates for the first time since the station opened died Monday without a second. Here's what was proposed and what was said.

By Curtis Major

/ 30 Sep 2026

No second, no increase: Transfer station rates stay the same.

‘We’re going to do better next year’: Commissioners Adopt 2027 County Budget

Bourbon County adopts 2027 budget at 56.678 mills, keeps 5% raises for employees.

By Curtis Major

/ 29 Sep 2026

‘We’re going to do better next year’: Commissioners Adopt 2027 County Budget

'Those aren't low-income people': Local housing leaders tell USDA chief rural buyers are priced out

A Fort Scott realtor and an Independence housing official told the USDA's top rural development official Wednesday that working families in southeast Kansas can't afford new homes, and builders can't afford to make them.

By Nick Graham

/ 24 Sep 2026

'Those aren't low-income people': Local housing leaders tell USDA chief rural buyers are priced out

Bourbon County Commission Delays Budget Vote Amid Disagreement Over Road and Bridge Funding, Wages

Bourbon County has days left to adopt its 2027 budget, with commissioners yet to reach agreement on wages or Road and Bridge funding.

By Curtis Major

/ 23 Sep 2026

Bourbon County Commission Delays Budget Vote Amid Disagreement Over Road and Bridge Funding, Wages

Bourbon County Commission Authorizes Asbestos Testing Contract, Sets Sept. 29 Inspection

Bourbon County commissioners voted 3-1 Monday to restrict attendance at upcoming courthouse asbestos testing to staff and contractors.

By Curtis Major

/ 22 Sep 2026

Bourbon County Commission Authorizes Asbestos Testing Contract, Sets Sept. 29 Inspection

City splits $15,000 among three growing Fort Scott businesses

Fort Scott awarded $15,000 in small business grants this quarter, splitting the money evenly between three of seven local applicants.

By Curtis Major

/ 21 Sep 2026

City splits $15,000 among three growing Fort Scott businesses

Fort Scott commissioners split on levy vote, but 2027 budget passes unanimously

Fort Scott commissioners split 3-2 on exceeding the revenue neutral rate Tuesday, then turned around and passed the 2027 budget unanimously minutes later. The proposed levy: 41.886 mills, just 0.414 mill above revenue neutral.

By Curtis Major

/ 18 Sep 2026