Death Notice of Jon Farrell

Jon L. Farrell, 57, resident of Fort Scott, passed away Thursday evening, April 13, 2023, at Overland Park Regional Medical Center as a result of multiple medical complications.

 

Following cremation, the family will hold private services at a later date. Memorial contributions may be made to St. Mary’s School and may be left in the care of the Konantz-Cheney Funeral Home, 15 W. Wall Street, P.O. Box 309, Fort Scott, Kansas, 66701. Words of remembrance may be submitted to the online guestbook at konantz-cheney.com.

 

The Gordon Parks Museum Photo Contest

MERL HUMPHREY PHOTOGRAPHY PRESENTS
The 2023 Gordon Parks Museum

Photo Contest


(Open to any non-professional photographer)


THEME:“
Family, Home and Roots
This photo contest is inspired by Gordon Parks and his love for his family and upbringing. This is open to any
amateur photographer. Photographers are invited to capture the essence of the theme.


Who can participate?

Amateur (nonprofessional) photographers of all ages and skill levels
are invited to take pictures for the project.


How many photos can I enter?
No more than 2.


Are there prizes?

Yes! There will be a first place ($100), second place ($75) and third place ($50) prize and up to five honorable

mentions. Winners will be announced at the Gordon Parks Celebration.

All photos submitted that are accepted, will be on exhibit during the 20th annual Gordon Parks Celebration on Oct. 5 – 7, 2023. All accepted photos will also be posted on the Gordon Parks Website and Facebook page.


How do I submit?

Photographs must be submitted via e-mail to
[email protected]. All photos must be in JPEG format and limit file size to less than 2 MB. Photographers should submit attached photo in JPEG format, with
the title, their name, address, email, and phone number.
If under 14 years old please include parent’s information.


When do I have to submit my entries?

Photos should be received via email by
Wednesday, September 20, 2023 at the latest.


Anything else I need to know?

The Gordon Parks Museum reserves the right to not accept or display any submitted photo(s) that would be considered to be

obscene, violent or in any other way objectionable or inappropriate and/or that do not hold to the standards of FSCC policy or the

mission of the Gordon Parks Museum.

It is the photographer’s responsibility to make sure they have permission to take and use the photograph subject’s image.

By entering the contest, you retain the rights to your works while granting The Gordon Parks Museum the unrestricted, royalty-free, perpetual right to use, reproduce, communicate modify and display the works (in whole or in part) for any purpose without any fee or other form of compensation, and without further notification or permission.

By participating in this contest, you release and agree to indemnify and hold harmless The Gordon Parks Museum and its employees, directors, officers, affiliates, agents, judges and advertising and promotional agencies from any and all damages, injuries, claims, causes of actions, or losses of any kind resulting from your participation in this contest or receipt or use of any prize.


Sponsored by Merl Humphrey
Photography
5 N. Main St., Fort Scott, KS

Questions? Email
[email protected] Or call 223-2700, ext. 5850

Obituary of Timothy Stuart

 

Timothy Duane Stuart, age 62, a resident of rural Ft. Scott, Kansas, passed away Monday, April 17, 2023, at his home.  He was born March 12, 1961, in Kansas City, Missouri, the son of Verlin Wayne Stuart and Katherine Regina Diibon Stuart.  Tim first married Connie Powell on November 6, 1980.  Together they had a son, Scott.  They were later divorced.  In 1988, Tim was united in marriage to Sandra M. Gale and to this union were born four children, Heather, Michael, Timothy and Amber.  Prior to becoming disabled, Tim worked as a welder.  Favorite times were spent camping and fishing with family and friends.  In earlier years, Tim attended the Mary Queen of Angels Catholic Church in Ft. Scott.

 

Survivors include his children, Scott Stuart, Heather Stuart, Michael Ray Vincent Stuart, Timothy Duane Stuart, Amber Hatfield and Nathaniel Stuart.  Also surviving are a sister, Michelle Sharp and nieces and nephews, Gregory, Joshua, Justin and Tyler Sharp, Brent Brown and Jennifer Stafford as well as several great-nieces and great-nephews.

Tim was preceded in death by his parents and a sister, Denise Ivison.

 

There was cremation.  A private family graveside service will be held at a later date at the St. Mary’s Cemetery in Ft. Scott, Kansas.  Arrangements were under the direction of the Cheney Witt Chapel, 201 S. Main, Ft. Scott, Kansas.  Words of remembrance may be submitted to the online guestbook at cheneywitt.com.

LAST CALL for Sponsorships, Reservations, and Donations!

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LAST CALL for Sponsorships, Reservations, and Donations! Get them in before 5pm, TODAY, April 18th!

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Fort Scott Area Chamber of Commerce

Annual Dinner & Awards Celebration!

See below for reservation info. and various ways you may participate!

Thursday, April 20th

River Room Event Center

3 W. Oak Street

RSVP by 4.14.2023

Social & Silent Auction

5:30pm

Dinner, Awards, & Live Auction

6:30pm

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KDOT to replace bridge on U.S. 69

 

 

The week of May 1 the Kansas Department of Transportation (KDOT) expects to start a project to replace the First Cow Creek drainage bridge on the southbound lanes of U.S. 69 in Crawford County. The bridge is 2¼ miles north of the U.S. 69/69A junction at Frontenac.

 

Traffic will be carried through construction on a temporary crossover to the northbound lanes. The speed limit will be reduced to 45 miles per hour and a vehicle width restriction of 12 feet will be in effect. Weather permitting, the new bridge is expected to be open in late 2023.

 

KDOT awarded the construction contract of $1.7 million to Mission Construction Company, Inc., St. Paul, Kansas. Check KDOT’s updated traveler information website, www.Kandrive.org, for more highway condition and construction details. Persons with questions may contact Doug Pulliam at KDOT-Pittsburg, (620) 235-9523, or Public Affairs Manager Priscilla Petersen at (620) 902-6433.

 

 

 

Alysia Johnston Retires as FSCC’s President

Fort Scott Community College President Alysia Johnston.

Alysia Johnston, Fort Scott Community College’s President submitted her retirement at last evenings Board of Trustees meeting.

“I have been reminded lately how fragile life can be and I am needing to spend more time with family,” Johnston said. “I will miss the people I have had the great pleasure to work with the most.”

“It has been my great privilege to serve FSCC as President for the last 8 years,” she said in a statement. “After a great deal of thought and consulting with my husband, I have decided it is time I retire and dedicate more time to family.”

 

“I believe we have a wonderful team of Trustees, faculty, staff, and community who have demonstrated their passion for student success and community support,” she said. “It is my sincere hope that many of the programs, projects, policies, and procedures we have begun or changed will continue to advance FSCC’s mission.”

 

“I know the college is in great hands to move forward and meet the needs of its many stakeholders,” she said. “I hope I have helped position the college to continue being a critical piece of not only economic development, but a beacon for vision and collaboration to advance all citizens of Bourbon County. I believe making sure our mission of providing for student and community needs should always be the North Star.”

Legislative Update by State Senator Caryn Tyson

Caryn Tyson

 

April 14, 2023

 

Fake News Politics strikes a sorrowful note when politicians lie to further their own ambitions.   It not only happens in Washington but also in Kansas.  Disappointingly, a State Representative, who is a veteran, put out fake news about me.  He said that I single-handedly blocked a property tax exemption for disabled veterans.  He knows he is wrong.  First, as Chairman of the Senate Tax Committee, I have fought diligently for our veterans and military to increase their benefits in Kansas.  I was the leader who worked with other legislators (nothing happens in Topeka with only one person) creating a property tax freeze for disabled veterans and low-income seniors last year.  I also have led the effort this year in expanding qualifications for the program.  The results of the expansion are in Conference Committee Report (CCR) 8.  Hopefully it will become law.  I also proposed a 100% increase on the income tax personal exemption for disabled veterans.  It was signed into law last year for 100% disabled veterans.  The Representative who is spreading Fake News, needs to accept the facts.  Now, he is trying to take credit for the property-tax freeze (it originated in the Senate, not the House) and for a Constitutional Amendment that I introduced and got passed in the Senate (again, working with others), SCR 1611.  It will limit property valuation increases for EVERYONE to a maximum of 4% each year with a few exceptions.  Hopefully it will pass the House, then voters can decide.

 

The property tax exemption for disabled veterans, House Bill (HB) 2036, didn’t pass the House until the last day of session and wasn’t assigned to the Senate Tax Committee until days after standing committee meetings had ended for this session.  If this was such a priority for the Representative, why did he wait until the clock ran out?  As for me blocking HB 2036, the words of the Vice-Chairman of the Senate Tax Committee stated the facts,  “Someone has given you bad information. Chairman Tyson offered to accept HB 2036, but the House turned down the offer. I was in the room when the offer was made and rejected. Just thought I should set the record straight.”

 

Born-Alive Infant Protection Act, HB 2313, was vetoed by the Governor.  The legislation would make it a crime to let a baby die that was born alive during an abortion or attempted abortion.  The bill passed by supermajority in both chambers.  There will be a veto override attempt that should pass if no legislators change their position.  I voted for the legislation and will vote for the override.

 

Firearms Safety and Training in Schools, HB 2304, was also vetoed by the Governor.  The bill providing schools an option for firearms safety classes passed the Senate with enough votes for  a veto override.  The House was a few votes short.  Hopefully, they can find the votes so the bill will become law.  I voted for HB 2304 and will vote for the motion to override.

 

Fairness in Women’s Sports, HB 2238, was vetoed by the Governor for the third year in a row.  The results didn’t end the same this year because the legislature had 2/3 majority to override the veto, and did so.  A supermajority of legislators understand that fairness in women’s sports only include biological women competing against each other.  I voted for the bill and for the veto override.

 

It is an honor and a privilege to serve as your 12th District State Senator.

Caryn

Self-Care Fair: FREE Community Event

Self- Care Fair
FREE Community Event

Celebrate Mental Health Month

with Southeast Kansas Mental Health Center

Fort Scott
Middle School
Tuesday, May 23

5 – 8 p.m.

620-223-5030

www.sekmhc.org/selfcarefair

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Vendors
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register online for a FREE booth.

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Gordon Parks Museum receives Evergy Community Investment Grant

A panel in the Gordon Parks Museum.

 

 

Fort Scott, Kan. April. 17, 2023 – A $5,000 Evergy Community Investment Grant was awarded recently to the Gordon Parks Museum to support the “Back to Fort Scott, Now” project designed to reimagine a series of images taken in 1950 by the celebrated photographer.

 

On assignment for Life magazine in May 1950, Parks shot several photos to illustrate a story on segregated schools in America utilizing his classmates at Plaza School in Fort Scott.

The completed assignment, however, was never published. Although still somewhat of a mystery as to why the spread was never used, most likely, it was bumped first by the outbreak of the Korean conflict, then, a year later, by Gen. Douglas MacArthur’s dismissal as supreme commander of the armed forces by President Harry Truman.

In 2015, the project was rediscovered and made into a book, “Back to Fort Scott, and exhibition, which debuted at the Boston Museum of Art.

Now, according to museum and project director Kirk Sharp, the book and exhibition is the basis for the current project, which features the work of local, student and professional photographers, who will convene in Fort Scott from Sept. 30 to Oct. 4 to recreate Park’s images from 73 years ago.

Collaborators include Michael Cheers of San Jose State University, Nick Homburg, Shreepad Joglekar and Katherine Karlin of Kansas State University, and Vivian Zavataro of the Ulrich Museum of Art in Wichita.

The photos are scheduled for display during the 20th annual Gordon Parks Celebration on Oct. 5-7 at Fort Scott Community College. Millers Professional Imaging of Pittsburg is printing the images, which also are to be included in two-volume book set and video documentary.

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