Monthly Archives: December 2018

Bourbon County, Fort Scott

A Way to Support The Beacon: AmazonSmile

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The Beacon, located at 525 E. 6th, Fort Scott.

Helping The Beacon, a local food pantry and helping agency, just got a little easier.

For those who shop at Amazon.com, if one goes to smile.amazon.com and names The Beacon as the organization to help, the agency will receive a percentage of the cost of the order.

“Amazon sent a letter to The Beacon inviting the organization to register to receive five percent of a customer’s order,” Carol MacArthur, Beacon Board President said. “It’s a small way to generate funds, but we are happy to be registered.”

From the AmazonSmile website:

“AmazonSmile is a website operated by Amazon with the same products, prices, and shopping features as Amazon.com. The difference is that when you shop on AmazonSmile, the AmazonSmile Foundation will donate 0.5% of the purchase price of eligible products to the charitable organization of your choice.

Every item available for purchase on www.amazon.com is also available on AmazonSmile (smile.amazon.com) at the same price. You will see eligible products marked “Eligible for AmazonSmile donation” on their product detail pages.

If you represent a charitable organization and you would like to learn more about registering your organization to receive AmazonSmile donations, go to org.amazon.com .

For more information about the AmazonSmile program, go to http://smile.amazon.com/about.”

Bourbon County, Fort Scott Community College

FSCC Offers Vatterott College Students and Staff Opportunities

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With the recent closing of Vatterott College(s), Fort Scott Community College is offering to students and faculty/staff a chance to keep moving forward in their careers.

FSCC offers General Education, HVAC, Cosmetology, Manicuring, Welding, Construction Trades, Masonry, Harley-Davidson Technology, John Deere Technology, Criminal Justice, Nursing, and Allied Health courses.

FSCC has four locations in Pittsburg, Frontenac, Fort Scott, and Paola, KS. to serve their students.

FSCC is financial aid eligible and scholarships are still available.

They also offer four affordable student housing options at the Fort Scott location. Those with scholarships are required to live in student housing.

For more information about our programs, please visit http://www.fortscott.edu/Academics or contact Admissions at [email protected].

 

For the faculty and staff affected by the closure, FSCC has full-time and part-time positions available. Please contact the business office at 620.223.2700 ext. 3000.

 

The  FSCC campus will be closed December 20 through January 2 for the holiday season.

Business, Fort Scott Chamber of Commerce

Weekly Chamber Coffee at City Hall

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WEEKLY CHAMBER COFFEE REMINDER
Join us for Chamber Coffee
Hosted by:

City Hall
 
 

Location:

123 S. Main St.
Thursday, December 20, 2018


Click here for City Hall’s website.


Chamber members and guests are encouraged to attend for networking, community announcements, and to learn about the hosting business or organization.
Members may pay $1 to make an announcement about an upcoming event, special/sale/discount, or news of any kind.
Upcoming Coffees:
December 27th – No Coffee in Observance of Christmas
January 3 – Chamber Board @ Chamber Office
January 10 – Fort Scott Pharmacy
January 17 – USD 234 – Fort Scott High School
Government, Kansas

Driver’s License Office Hours Extended Christmas through New Years Eve

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Division of Vehicles announces extended holiday hours

 

 

TOPEKA—Driver’s license offices statewide will offer extended hours the week of Christmas and New Years for added customer convenience, the Division of Vehicles announced Tuesday.

 

The hours for the two week holiday schedule beginning December 24 are:

 

December 24 — CLOSED Monday

December 25 — CLOSED Tuesday

December 26 — 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. Wednesday

December 27 — 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. Thursday

December 28 – 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. Friday

 

December 31 — 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday

January 1 — CLOSED Tuesday

January 2 — 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. Wednesday

January 3 – 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. Thursday

January 4 — 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. Friday

 

Many customers can skip the office entirely and renew their license using the iKan app, available for iOS, Android, and at https://ikan.ks.gov/.

 

Customer seeking Real ID should come in to the office with the required documents that can be found on a checklist at ksrevenue.org/realid.

 

Normal business hours will resume on Monday, January 7, which for most offices statewide is 8 a.m. to 4:45 p.m. Monday through Friday. To find hours for specific locations, visit https://www.ksrevenue.org/dovstations.html

 

Area News

Warning To Westar Customers

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KCP&L and Westar Energy warn customers of imposters

Callers use threat of disconnection to get immediate payment.

KANSAS CITY, Mo., and TOPEKA, Kan. – Dec. 17, 2018 – KCP&L and Westar Energy are alerting customers that imposters claiming to work for the companies are threatening to disconnect service and asking for prepaid cards as payment. In some cases, the caller is using a prerecorded voice. Several customers have called to report receiving suspicious phone calls.

Some imposters are very convincing. They may use websites that allow them to manipulate caller ID, making the call appear to come from KCP&L or Westar. They may use a prerecorded message. They speak with authority. When the targeted customer calls the phone numbers provided, the person who answers sounds like they work for KCP&L or Westar. In some cases, callers may even provide information like amount due that makes them sound credible.

“Scammers create a sense of urgency to get customers to act quickly rather than allowing them time to check their account,” Gina Penzig, manager, media communications, said. “We will never require a pre-paid card for payment. Also, we notify customers multiple times in advance if service may be interrupted for non-payment.”

Before acting on one of these calls, check your records to see if a recent payment has been made. If you are still unsure, check your account online or call the Westar Energy Customer Relations Center, 1-800-383-1183, or the KCP&L Customer Contact Center, 1-888-471-5275, and check your account status. More about identifying scams: https://www.westarenergy.com/scams or https://www.kcpl.com/involvement/safety/fraud-alerts.

If a customer receives a suspicious visit from an individual, he or she should also report it to their local law enforcement agency.

About KCP&L and Westar Energy:

Serving approximately 1.5 million customers in Kansas and Missouri, Kansas City Power & Light Company (KCP&L), KCP&L Greater Missouri Operations Company and Westar Energy are the electric utilities of Evergy, Inc. (NYSE: EVRG). Together we generate nearly half the power we provide to homes and businesses with emission-free sources. We support our local communities where we live and work, and strive to meet the needs of customers through energy savings and innovative solutions.

Contacts – Media:

Gina Penzig

Manager, media communications

785-575-8089

Media line: 888-613-0003

[email protected]

Bourbon County, Schools

Constitution Speech Contest for High School Students In February

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The American Legion High School Oratorical Scholarship Program is “A Constitutional Speech Contest” is to develop a deeper knowledge and appreciation of the Constitution of the United States among high school students.

Your Fort Scott American Legion Post 25 is seeking local oratorical candidates for the upcoming American Legion Oratorical competition.

American Legion Post 25 Oratorical candidates must be a Bourbon County student in grades 9 – 12. All public, private and home school students are eligible to compete in the Oratorical competition.

The American Legion Oratorical competition begins at the Post level, with the local winner competing in a district competition against other district winners. The district winner then competes against other district winners at a state competition. The state winner then competes against other state winners at the National American Legion Oratorical competition. The National 1st Place Winner receives $18,000 with lesser cash prizes for other finalists.

An American Legion oratorical competitor must present a Prepared oration of 8 – 10 minutes in duration and a Assigned topic oration of 3 – 5 minutes in duration. All topics are based upon the Constitution of the United States and are selected by the National American Legion organization. All oratorical competitors throughout the United States will use the same topics through all levels of the competition.

It is expected that the local competition will be in early February 2019 with District and State competitions following shortly thereafter. The National American Legion Oratorical competition is scheduled for April 5-7, 2019 in Indianapolis.

Interested local students should contact American Legion Post 25 Commander Carl Jowers at [email protected]. Commander Jowers will provide you with more information about the Oratorical Competition.

Carl Jowers. Commander

Fort Scott American Legion Post 25
Area News, Business

Cricket Wireless Moves to Nevada

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Cricket Wireless, formerly at Third and State Streets, has moved to Nevada, MO.

Cricket Wireless, a cell phone company/service, moved to Nevada, MO late last week.

“The Cricket store is independently owned by Donald Vance, Optimal Wireless LLC, Boerne, TX,” Cricket Store Manager Melissa Goff said.

The store was moved Dec. 13 Goff said, adding she found out about the move a few days before.

“The market wasn’t moving in Fort Scott,” Goff said. “It seems that Nevada has more of a growing market, a bigger market.”

The new store is located at 111 E. Austin and can be reached at 417-448-6293.

Hours: Monday through Friday, 10 a.m. to 8 p.m.; Saturday from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m.; Sunday Noon to 5 p.m.

They have four employees: Goff, Danny Roberts and Corbin Davis all from Fort Scott, a new employee is being hired in Nevada, Goff said.

The Fort Scott Cricket Wireless was located at 205 West Third.