Monthly Archives: March 2019

Fort Scott

Rifle Donated For American Legion Fundraiser

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Carl and Myra Jowers won a Marlin 22 M1 rifle and have donated it to American Legion Post 25 as a fundraiser.
Tickets are $3 each or 2 for $5. Only 100 tickets will be sold. The drawing for the rifle will be held after all 100 tickets are sold. All proceeds from the raffle will be donated to Post 25 for their Children and Youth programs.
The rifle is new and is being held by the owner of The Bunker on behalf of the Jowers. The winner must be eligible to own a rifle in the State of Kansas. If a background check is required to claim the rifle, the winner is responsible for those costs.
Post 25 Executive Committee members have tickets for sale. Please contact one of them to purchase your tickets or provide me with your contact information, and I’ll have one of them reach out to you.
Carl Jowers. Commander
Fort Scott American Lwgion Post 25
Obituary

Obituary of LORETTA McLAUGHLIN

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Loretta McLaughlin, 98, formerly of Fort Scott, passed away Monday morning, March 4, 2019 at the Pioneer Ridge Nursing Facility in Lawrence, Kansas.

She was born June 19, 1920, in Horton, Kansas, the daughter of Henry Joseph and Leona Theressa (Hillebrand) Gampper, Sr.

She married William Patrick McLaughlin June 12, 1950, in Horton, Kansas. He preceded her in death January 21, 1986.

Loretta was a homemaker, but at different times in her life she was also a riveter during WWII for the Boeing Corporation, and later an Avon Lady. She was a much-loved parishioner of the Mary Queen of Angels Catholic Church in Fort Scott.

Loretta is survived by her son, Shawn William McLaughlin, of Wichita Falls, Texas; one brother, Fred Gampper of Frisco, Texas; a granddaughter, Stephanie Ziegler and husband Gary, of Lawrence, Kansas; three great-grandchildren.

In addition to her husband William, Loretta was also preceded in death by a son, Patrick Eugene McLaughlin; a brother, Henry Joseph Gampper, Jr.; and a sister, Gertrude Louise Pillsbury.

Following cremation, Father Yancey Burgess will celebrate the Funeral Mass at10:00 a.m. Friday, March 29, 2019, at the Mary Queen of Angels Catholic Church, under the direction of the Konantz-Cheney Funeral Home.

The Rosary will be at 9:00 a.m. prior to services at the church, and burial will follow at the Fort Scott National Cemetery at 11:00 a.m.

Memorial contributions may be made to the St. Mary’s Catholic School and left in the care of the Konantz-Cheney Funeral Home, 15 W. Wall Street, PO Box 309, Fort Scott, KS 66701. Condolences may be submitted to the online guestbook at konantz-cheney.com.

Mercy Hospital

Mercy Hospital Has 3-Ring Binders To Give Away

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Mercy Hospital has free binders!!
Come on by and help yourself
to as many as you need
Mercy Hospital, located at
401 Woodland Hills Blvd. in Fort Scott,
has many 3-ring binders to give away.
The picture above is about 1/3 of what is available.
The binders are located on the lower level/cafeteria area of the building.
Anyone who wants some can come out and help themselves – we will refill the shelves as they empty.
(Most of the schools have been here already to get what they can use.)
Bourbon County

Fern and Deer Roads to Close March 8 Near HWY. 69

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County road intersections on U.S. 69 project to close for reconstruction

 

Friday, March 8, weather permitting, the Kansas Department of Transportation (KDOT) plans to close the Fern Road and Deer Road intersections on the west side of the U.S. 69 expansion project in Bourbon County. The two intersections will be reconstructed during the month-long closures.

 

Koss Construction of Topeka is the primary contractor on the U.S. 69 project, which has a construction cost of $21.8 million. Persons with questions may contact Darrin Petrowsky at KDOT-Iola, (620) 365-2161, or Priscilla Petersen at KDOT-Chanute, (620) 902-6433.

Fort Scott, Health Care

Integrity Home Care + Hospice Opens In Fort Scott

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Integrity Home Care + Hospice announces the opening of its Fort Scott location, offering quality post-acute care and hospice throughout the region. Effective March 1, the home health and hospice provider is at 902 South Horton Street, where it will provide acute rehabilitation and hospice services.

“Families with a loved one facing a serious, life-limiting illness or extensive rehabilitation will want and need to know that quality services are available,” says Amy Ford, vice president of operations for certified services at Integrity.

Integrity Home Care + Hospice is a faith-based, privately held leader in quality, post-acute health care. Committed to quality patient and family experiences wherever people call home, the healthcare provider offers a comprehensive range of compassionate, client-centered home care, hospice, and home health rehabilitation services in Missouri and Kansas.

“People in this community can feel secure knowing they have a provider who is committed to meeting their home health and hospice needs,” says Ford.

Integrity’s partners in Bourbon and Crawford counties and surrounding areas include forward-thinking regional providers which meet the needs of patients who wish to remain in their home during times of serious, life altering illness or at end of life.

Due to an aging population the knowledge that family members can get the post-acute care they need is now critically important to the region.

“Our goal is to keep patients safe. By providing quality care, we can keep them out of the hospital so they can remain wherever they call home,” she says.

Individuals who have exhausted acute treatment options may struggle with their care plan after being told there’s nothing else doctors can do. When that time comes, Integrity’s team works closely with patients and families to develop a plan of care which helps them to meet their goals.

“When it’s time to ask for help, they can receive it right here at home,” Ford says.

Working side by side with caregivers, Integrity addresses challenges in managing chronic and serious illness, facing problems head-on, and customizing solutions for issues faced by each patient in the community they serve.

“Working together, we ensure each person maintains the quality of life they want and deserve,” she says.

Integrity Home Care + Hospice is located at 902 South Horton Street. For more information on hospice, call (620) 223-1191, or to explore home health options, call (620) 223-1195.

About Integrity Home Care and Hospice

Integrity Home Care and Hospice, https://www.integrityhc.com/, is a faith-based, privately held leader in quality, post-acute health care in Missouri and Kansas. Integrity offers a comprehensive range of compassionate, client-centered home care, hospice, and home health rehabilitation services. We partner with forward-thinking regional providers to ensure the future of health care resides at home.

Bourbon County, Fort Scott Chamber of Commerce, Government

Legislative Update Coffee March 9

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Join us this Saturday, March 9th for a
Legislative Update Coffee
with
Kansas Senators
and
Click the links on the legislators’ names above to view the committees on which they serve and their voting records.
The Legislative Update Coffee will be held at The Empress Event Center,
7 N. Main St., Fort Scott,
from 9 a.m. to 10:30 a.m.
State legislators Senators Richard HilderbrandandCaryn Tyson will give an update on the current session as well as address any issues or questions presented from the audience.
If you have a particular item you would like to have addressed and plan to attend, you may email the Chamber at [email protected] by 5:00 p.m. Thursday, March 7th.
Coffee, juice & light refreshments will be served. Tell your friends – all are welcome!
Thank you to our sponsors:
Bourbon County Democrats
Bourbon County Republicans
Obituary

Obituary of Lela Jean Rogers

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Lela Jean Rogers, age 93, a resident of Ft. Scott, Kansas, passed away Monday, March 4, 2019, at the Medicalodge of Ft. Scott.

She was born December 21, 1925, in Kincaid, Kansas, the daughter of Elias Hardy Garrison and Jessie Mae Wolfe Garrison.  Her father died when Jean was a child and she was raised by her aunt and uncle Hattie and Audley Bradley.

Jean graduated from the Blue Mound High School with the Class of 1943.  She later attended beauty school in Topeka.

She married Thomas A. Rogers on July 1, 1946, at Iola.  Tom and Jean farmed in the Blue Mound area until 1969 when they moved to Ft. Scott.

Jean worked at the Western Insurance Company as a data coder until her retirement in 1984.

Jean later moved to Cavalry Crossing Apartments where she enjoyed serving as chauffeur to her friends.  She also enjoyed spending time with her grandchildren.

Jean was a member of the First United Methodist Church and in later years, attended the Community Christian Church.

Survivors include her three children; Tom Rogers and wife, Charlene, of Grain Valley, Missouri, Jeanette Beckford and husband, Andy, of Sandston, Virginia and Harold Rogers and wife, Linda, of Ft. Scott; eight grandchildren, Shelley Rogers O’Brien, Katie McMullen, Kelly Doyle, Kim Morrison, Melissa Carter, Megan Lamb, Austin Rogers and Andrew Rogers; and twelve great-grandchildren.

 Her husband, Tom, preceded her in death on October 20, 1997.  She was also preceded in death by a brother, Raymond Garrison, and two sisters, Margie Garrison, who died in infancy and Marie Yeargan.

Funeral services will be held at 10:30 A.M. Thursday, March 7th at the Cheney Witt Chapel.

Burial will follow in the Memory Gardens Cemetery.

The family will receive friends on Thursday from 9:30 A.M. until service time at the Cheney Witt Chapel.

  Memorials are suggested to Integrity Hospice and may be left in care of the Cheney Witt Chapel, 201 S. Main, P.O. Box 347, Ft. Scott, KS 66701.  Words of remembrance may be submitted to the online guestbook at cheneywitt.com.

Exercise, Fort Scott

Yoga Classes Offered On Tuesday Evenings

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Denise Duncan saw a need for a Yoga class in Fort Scott and is filling that need.
“Since the Shiney Yoga Studio shut down, I saw a great need,” she said. “There is one with private classes but I wanted a place where everyone could come do yoga.”

Duncan has secured a Yoga instructor, Rachel Henderson of Iola.

“I met this couple from Iola and she was teaching (Yoga)  and I asked if she would teach a class in Fort Scott,” Duncan said.

Duncan is the owner of the Beaux Art Center and is using a part of the building for the Yoga class.

“We meet at our loft apartment upstairs, 102 S. National Ave,” she said.

Beaux Art Cente, 102 S. National Avenue.

The classes are held on Tuesdays at 6 p.m.

The cost is $10 per class.

“It is for young/old, chubby/skinny, beginner/pro,” Duncan said. “You can go at your own pace.”
Participants should wear loose clothing or yoga pants,  and bring their own Yoga/exerecise mat, she said.