A business incubator is being developed by Bourbon County to attract new entrepreneurs and professionals back to the area. What is a business incubator? It is a facility established to nurture young, startup firms during their early months or years, according to businessdictionary.com. It can provide affordable space, shared offices and services, hands-on management training, … Continue reading Business Incubator: Offering Office Space to Entrepreneurs/Professionals To Start Up→
CITY OF FORT SCOTT CITY COMMISSION MEETING Unapproved Minutes of November 7, 2023 Regular Meeting The regular meeting of the Fort Scott City Commission was held November 7, 2023 at 6:00PM in the City Commission Meeting Room at City Hall, 123 S. Main Street, Fort Scott, Kansas. ROLL CALL: … Continue reading Unapproved Minutes of the Fort Scott City Commission for November 7→
Kansans in the Office Capitol Tours Peter M. Caines of Goodland Sabrina Caines of Goodland Catherine Caines of Goodland Rebekah Caines of Goodland Peter J. Caines of Goodland Joe Berns from Lawrence Stephanie Berns from Lawrence Jaben Parnell from Pittsburg Hannah Eckstein from Pittsburg Lon Lowenstein of Overland Park Suzy Katz of Overland … Continue reading U.S. Senator Jerry Moran Newsletter→
KCC approves energy efficiency programs for Evergy customers TOPEKA – In a 2 to 1 vote this morning, the Kansas Corporation Commission approved a settlement agreement pertaining to Evergy’s application for a Demand-Side Management (DSM) Portfolio featuring nine energy efficiency programs aimed at helping customers save energy and lower their monthly bills. Today’s decision … Continue reading Help For Saving Energy and Lowering Monthly Bills→
Prayers for Fallen Fairway Police Officer Robba and I were heartbroken to hear of the passing of Officer Jonah Oswald. On Monday, Officer Oswald died from injuries after a police shootout in Mission. He was 29 years old and was a 4-year veteran of the Fairway Police Department. Officer Oswald didn’t have to take the … Continue reading U.S. Senator Jerry Moran Newsletter→
Introducing Legislation to Improve the VA This week, I introduced the Restore Department of Veterans Affairs Accountability Act. This legislation would strengthen the Department of Veterans Affairs’ (VA) authority to hold bad employees accountable and put the interests of our veterans first. I was joined by my colleagues, Senators Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) and Marco Rubio … Continue reading U.S. Senator Jerry Moran Newsletter→
Tracy and Kathy Dancer will give a preview starting Thursday of the micro retail concept that they will be creating next year at the former Scottish Rite Temple at 110 S. Main. The pop-up business is being operated by Bourbon County Handcrafted doing business as 110 South Main Mercantile and Market, which is owned by … Continue reading Dancers Open Pop-Up Shop Dec. 1→
Kathy and Tracy Dancer are working to restore the former Scottish Rite Temple building in historic downtown Fort Scott. “We bought it at the Bourbon County Tax sale in January 2022 for $20,000,” Kathy said. “That’s when we saw the opportunity to purchase it at the sale. We had been trying for years to contact … Continue reading New Life For The Former Scottish Rite Temple→
United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Kansas Director for Rural Development Christy Davis today announced that USDA is investing $2,268,200 toward eight community projects across the state. Project details of today’s eight announcements are: A $33,000 grant will assist Thrive Allen County, Inc. with a Feasibility Study to create an incubator/accelerator space for Allen County. … Continue reading USDA $202,000 Grant For Healthy Bourbon County Action Team→
February 22, 2022 Tuesday 9:00 am The Bourbon County Commission met in open session with all three Commissioners and the County Clerk present. Ann Dare, Matt Crystal and Bill Martin were present for a part or all of the meeting. Clifton made a motion to approve the previous meetings minutes. Lynne seconded. … Continue reading Bourbon County Commission Minutes of Feb. 22→
May 18, 2021 Tuesday 9:00 am The Bourbon County Commission met in open session with all three Commissioners, the County Counselor and the County Clerk present. Also present were the following: (some were present for a portion of the meeting and some were present for the entire meeting) Mark McCoy, Mr. & Mrs. … Continue reading Bourbon County Commission Minutes of May 18→
Star Emporium Downtown General Store owner Bill Michaud announced the closing of the store after four months on a May 5 post on its Facebook page. The store is located at 17 S. Main and featured grocery store items and a deli. Starting today all items in the store will be 20 percent … Continue reading Star Emporium Closes in Downtown Fort Scott→