Uniontown High School Music, Drama and Art students entertained the community from 4-6 p.m. this evening in the city’s park.
Neva Rowland is the UHS Music teacher and Rhonda Allen is the West Bourbon Elementary School Music teacher.
Allen’s 4th grade music students perform the Star Spangled Banner and 5th grade music students performed a persussion special.
Brent Shore submitted these photos he took.
Other photos of the event are invited.
Send to [email protected]
Instead of the annual Veteran’s Day assembly at Uniontown High School, a parade has been planned in the town on Wednesday, November 11 at 2:30 p.m.
The idea came from a conversation between UHS Principal Mike. Reith and UHS History Teacher Hannah Hays.
“Traditionally we host an assembly, but knew that wasn’t an option this year due to COVID,” said Hays.Teacher. “A parade allows us to still recognize our local vets but in an outdoor venue with plenty of space to spread out.”
“We don’t have a specific theme, just simply gratitude for their service,” Hays said.
In the parade will be decorated trailers and trucks, the UHS band, local law enforcement and horses as well, she said.
It will take place Wednesday, November 11th at 2:30 in the afternoon.
A photo of the parade route is in the flyer that Hays sent and accompanies this feature.
The route will be around the perimeter of the grade school which sits south of the high school on the towns east side.
“We have invited anybody and everybody to participate in the parade,” Hays said. “Just as long as they demonstrate an appreciation for our veteran community.”
Patriotically decorated vehicles, flat bed trailers, bikes or horses are invited. Meet at the football stadium at 2 p.m.
Extra parking is located south of the grade school on First Street and community members may line the walking trail, with social distancing in famiy groups.
“We have also invited both UHS and West Bourbon Elementary School students and staff, as well as community members to attend and watch the parade,” she said.
The following is provided by the Bourbon County Clerk’s Office.
These are the results of the township votes, along with the retaining of judges. Also at the bottom of the report are the sales tax question numbers.
Township Trustee DRYWOOD
(VOTE FOR NOT MORE THAN ) 1
Richard Cullison Jr. (REP). . . . . 205
WRITE-IN. . . . . . . . . . . 4
Township Trustee FREEDOM
(VOTE FOR NOT MORE THAN ) 1
Janice Seested (REP). . . . . . . 221
WRITE-IN. . . . . . . . . . . 1
Township Trustee FRANKLIN
(VOTE FOR NOT MORE THAN ) 1
Tony Bradbury (REP) . . . . . . . 145
WRITE-IN. . . . . . . . . . . 4
Township Trustee MARION
(VOTE FOR NOT MORE THAN ) 1
Steve Geiger (REP) . . . . . . . 478
WRITE-IN. . . . . . . . . . . 1
Township Trustee MILLCREEK
(VOTE FOR NOT MORE THAN ) 1
Yvonne Beck (REP). . . . . . . . 242
WRITE-IN. . . . . . . . . . . 1
Township Trustee MARMATON
(VOTE FOR NOT MORE THAN ) 1
David Duffey (REP) . . . . . . . 326
WRITE-IN. . . . . . . . . . . 5
Township Trustee OSAGE
(VOTE FOR NOT MORE THAN ) 1
Brian Wade (DEM) . . . . . . . . 137
WRITE-IN. . . . . . . . . . . 9
Township Trustee PAWNEE
(VOTE FOR NOT MORE THAN ) 1
Karen A. Endicott-Coyan (REP). . . . 148
WRITE-IN. . . . . . . . . . . 4
Township Trustee SCOTT
(VOTE FOR NOT MORE THAN ) 1
Jim Sackett (REP). . . . . . . . 1,051
WRITE-IN. . . . . . . . . . . 13
Township Trustee TIMBERHILL
(VOTE FOR NOT MORE THAN ) 1
Dan Laughlin (REP) . . . . . . . 105
WRITE-IN. . . . . . . . . . . 0 0 0 0 0
Township Trustee WALNUT
(VOTE FOR NOT MORE THAN ) 1
NO CANDIDATE FILED . . . . . . . 0 0 0 0 0
WRITE-IN. . . . . . . . . . . 1 100.00 1 0 0 0
Township Treasurer DRYWOOD
(VOTE FOR NOT MORE THAN ) 1
NO CANDIDATE FILED . . . . . . . 0 0 0 0 0
WRITE-IN. . . . . . . . . . . 35
Township Treasurer FREEDOM
(VOTE FOR NOT MORE THAN ) 1
Karen A. Paddock (REP) . . . . . . 215
WRITE-IN. . . . . . . . . . . 1
Township Treasurer FRANKLIN
(VOTE FOR NOT MORE THAN ) 1
NO CANDIDATE FILED . . . . . . . 0 0 0 0 0
WRITE-IN. . . . . . . . . . . 17
Township Treasurer MARION
(VOTE FOR NOT MORE THAN ) 1
Rex Wilson (REP) . . . . . . . . 488
WRITE-IN. . . . . . . . . . . 0 0 0 0 0
Township Treasurer MILLCREEK
(VOTE FOR NOT MORE THAN ) 1
Betty L. Graham (DEM) . . . . . . 197
WRITE-IN. . . . . . . . . . . 6 2
Township Treasurer MARMATON
(VOTE FOR NOT MORE THAN ) 1
Wilma K. Graham (DEM) . . . . . . 253
WRITE-IN. . . . . . . . . . . 25
Township Treasurer OSAGE
(VOTE FOR NOT MORE THAN ) 1
Kathleen Valentine (REP) . . . . . 177
WRITE-IN. . . . . . . . . . . 2 1\
Township Treasurer PAWNEE
(VOTE FOR NOT MORE THAN ) 1
Sharon Middleton (DEM) . . . . . . 121
WRITE-IN. . . . . . . . . . . 9 6
Township Treasurer SCOTT
(VOTE FOR NOT MORE THAN ) 1
Harold Rogers (REP) . . . . . . . 1,061
WRITE-IN. . . . . . . . . . . 6
Township Treasurer TIMBERHILL
(VOTE FOR NOT MORE THAN ) 1
David Scharenberg (REP). . . . . . 106
WRITE-IN. . . . . . . . . . . 0 0 0 0 0
Township Treasurer WALNUT
(VOTE FOR NOT MORE THAN ) 1
NO CANDIDATE FILED . . . . . . . 0 0 0 0 0
WRITE-IN. . . . . . . . . . . 2 100.00 2 0 0 0
ROSEN
(VOTE FOR NOT MORE THAN ) 1
YES . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,589
NO. . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,071
WARNER
(VOTE FOR NOT MORE THAN ) 1
YES . . . . . . . . . . . . 4,029
NO. . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,654
BRUNS
(VOTE FOR NOT MORE THAN ) 1
YES . . . . . . . . . . . . 4,186
NO. . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,441
ATCHESON
(VOTE FOR NOT MORE THAN ) 1
YES . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,541
NO. . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,064
BURGER
(VOTE FOR NOT MORE THAN ) 1
YES . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,594
NO. . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,006
GARDNER
(VOTE FOR NOT MORE THAN ) 1
YES . . . . . . . . . . . . 4,146
NO. . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,412
JOHNSON
(VOTE FOR NOT MORE THAN ) 1
YES . . . . . . . . . . . . 4,408
NO. . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,317
WARD
(VOTE FOR NOT MORE THAN ) 1
YES . . . . . . . . . . . . 4,435
NO. . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,491
MONTGOMERY
(VOTE FOR NOT MORE THAN ) 1
YES . . . . . . . . . . . . 4,036
NO. . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,439
LEBLANC
(VOTE FOR NOT MORE THAN ) 1
YES . . . . . . . . . . . . 4,244
NO. . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,540
SALES TAX
(VOTE FOR NOT MORE THAN ) 1
YES . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,333
NO. . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,934
Bourbon County residents said yes to the sales tax continuance on Nov. 3, 2020.
SALES TAX
YES . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,333
NO. . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,934
Republicans won the night in Bourbon County.
Provided by the Bourbon County Clerk’s office:
2020 GENERAL ELECTION UNOFFICIAL RESULTS
BOURBON COUNTY, KANSAS
NOVEMBER 3, 2020
RUN DATE:11/03/20 09:27 PM REPORT-EL45A PAGE 001
TOTAL VOTES % ELECTION DAY EARLY VOTE PROVISIONAL ADV.GRP 3&4
PRECINCTS COUNTED (OF 20) . . . . . 20
REGISTERED VOTERS – TOTAL . . . . . 11,943
BALLOTS CAST – TOTAL. . . . . . . 6,579
VOTER TURNOUT – TOTAL . . . . . . 55.09
Presidential Electors For President
(VOTE FOR NOT MORE THAN ) 1
Biden and Harris (DEM) . . . . . . 1,504
Jorgensen and Cohen (LIB) . . . . . 110
Trump and Pence (REP) . . . . . . 4,906
WRITE-IN. . . . . . . . . . . 25 .38 13 12 0 0
United States Senate
(VOTE FOR NOT MORE THAN ) 1
Barbara Bollier (DEM) . . . . . . 1,653
Jason Buckley (LIB) . . . . . . . 311
Roger Marshall (REP). . . . . . . 4,516
WRITE-IN. . . . . . . . . . . 7
United States House of Representativ
(VOTE FOR NOT MORE THAN ) 1
Michelle De La Isla (DEM) . . . . . 1,456
Robert Garrard (LIB). . . . . . . 281
Jake LaTurner (REP) . . . . . . . 4,727
WRITE-IN. . . . . . . . . . . 8
Kansas Senate, 13th District DISTRICT 13
(VOTE FOR NOT MORE THAN ) 1
Richard Hilderbrand (REP) . . . . . 2,978
Nancy J. Ingle (DEM). . . . . . . 1,213
WRITE-IN. . . . . . . . . . . 6
Kansas Senate, 12th District DISTRICT 12
(VOTE FOR NOT MORE THAN ) 1
Mike Bruner (DEM). . . . . . . . 417
Caryn Tyson (REP). . . . . . . . 1,793
WRITE-IN. . . . . . . . . . . 7
Kansas House of Representatives, 2nd DISTRICT 2
(VOTE FOR NOT MORE THAN ) 1
Kenneth Collins (REP) . . . . . . 466
Lynn D. Grant (DEM) . . . . . . . 94
WRITE-IN. . . . . . . . . . . 2
Kansas House of Representatives, 4th DISTRICT 4
(VOTE FOR NOT MORE THAN ) 1
Trevor Jacobs (REP) . . . . . . . 4,149
Bill Meyer (DEM) . . . . . . . . 1,717
WRITE-IN. . . . . . . . . . . 3
County Commissioner DISTRICT 2
(VOTE FOR NOT MORE THAN ) 1
Jim Harris (REP) . . . . . . . . 2,292
WRITE-IN. . . . . . . . . . . 98
County Commissioner DISTRICT 3
(VOTE FOR NOT MORE THAN ) 1
Clifton Beth (REP) . . . . . . . 1,268
Phillip G. Hoyt (DEM) . . . . . . 391
WRITE-IN. . . . . . . . . . . 6 .
County Clerk
(VOTE FOR NOT MORE THAN ) 1
Kendell Dawn Mason (REP) . . . . . 4,977
WRITE-IN. . . . . . . . . . . 1,123
County Treasurer
(VOTE FOR NOT MORE THAN ) 1
Patty Love (REP) . . . . . . . . 5,889
WRITE-IN. . . . . . . . . . . 130
County Register of Deeds
(VOTE FOR NOT MORE THAN ) 1
Lora Holdridge (REP). . . . . . . 5,881
WRITE-IN. . . . . . . . . . . 59
County Attorney
(VOTE FOR NOT MORE THAN ) 1
Jacqie Spradling (REP) . . . . . . 5,596
WRITE-IN. . . . . . . . . . . 105
County Sheriff
(VOTE FOR NOT MORE THAN ) 1
Mike Feagins (DEM) . . . . . . . 2,043
Bill Martin (REP). . . . . . . . 4,338
WRITE-IN. . . . . . . . . . . 65
COUNTY CLERK’S NOTICE OF CANDIDATES TO BE VOTED ON
AT THE GENERAL ELECTION NOVEMBER 3, 2020
State of Kansas County of Bourbon
In compliance with K.S.A. 25-105, and the General Election Laws of the State of Kansas, I submit herewith the list of National, State and District Candidates certified to me by the Secretary of State, and the list of those filed as candidates in Bourbon County in the forthcoming General Election to be held, Tuesday, November 3, 2020.
And, I hereby give further notice that the election will be held in the voting places listed below in Bourbon County, Kansas, and that the polls will be opened and closed at the regular time specified by law for the conduct of elections. All precincts in the county will open at 7:00 am and will close at 7:00 pm.
Sales Tax Question on the ballot:
To vote in favor of any question
submitted upon the ballot, darken
the oval to the left of the word
“YES”;
to vote against it, darken
the oval to the left of the word
“NO”.
Shall the following be adopted?
Shall Bourbon County, Kansas,
levy (renew) a one percent
countywide retailers’ sales tax to
take effect on July 1, 2021, and
expire on June 30, 2031, with the
allocated shares pursuant to
K.S.A. 2019 Supp. 12-192 to be
used as follows: (1) to Bourbon
County, for the purpose of
maintenance and construction of
hard surface roads, and (2) to
each city located in Bourbon
County, for the purpose of
providing funding for public
services?
Residents living in the City of Fort Scott vote at the following locations:
1st Ward Community Christian Church – 1919 S Horton, Fort Scott
2nd Ward Grace Baptist Church – 502 S Margrave, Fort Scott
3rd Ward Grace Baptist Church – 502 S Margrave, Fort Scott
4th Ward Community Christian Church – 1919 S Horton, Fort Scott
5th Ward Community Christian Church – 1919 S Horton, Fort Scott
6th Ward Community Christian Church – 1919 S Horton, Fort Scott
7th Ward Grace Baptist Church – 502 S Margrave, Fort Scott
Residents living out in the county vote at the following locations:
Drywood Grace Baptist Church – 502 S Margrave, Fort Scott
Franklin Mapleton Community Building – 565 Eldora, Mapleton, KS
Freedom Fulton Community Building – 408 West Osage, Fulton, KS
East Marion Uniontown City Hall – 206 Sherman Street, Uniontown, KS
West Marion Bronson Community Building – 504 Clay Street, Bronson, KS
Marmaton Redfield City Hall – 312 N Pine, Redfield, KS
Millcreek Redfield City Hall – 312 N Pine, Redfield, KS
Osage Fulton Community Building – 408 West Osage, Fulton, KS
Pawnee Redfield City Hall – 312 N Pine, Redfield, KS
North Scott Community Christian Church – 1919 S Horton, Fort Scott
South Scott Grace Baptist Church – 502 S Margrave, Fort Scott
Timberhill Mapleton Community Building – 565 Eldora, Mapleton, KS
Walnut Uniontown City Hall – 206 Sherman Street, Uniontown, KS
| NATIONAL AND STATE OFFICES | |||||
| For President and Vice-President of the United States | |||||
| Joseph R. Biden / Kamala D. Harris | 1209 Barley Mill Road
Wilmington, DE 19807 |
Democratic | |||
| Donald J. Trump / Michael R. Pence 1100 S. Ocean Blvd.
Palm Beach, FL 33480 |
Republican | ||||
| Jo Jorgensen / Jeremy “Spike” Cohen | Greenville, SC | Libertarian | |||
| For United States Senate | |||||
| Barbara Bollier | 6910 Overhill Road
Mission Hills, KS 66208 |
Democratic | |||
| Roger Marshall | PO Box 1588
Great Bend, KS 67530 |
Republican | |||
| Jason Buckley | 8828 Marty Ln
Overland Park, KS 66212 |
Libertarian | |||
| For US House of Representatives – District 2 | |||||
| Michelle De La Isla | 3250 SW Briarwood Dr
Topeka, KS 66611 |
Democratic | |||
| Jake LaTurner | 2329 SW Ashworth Pl
Topeka, KS 66614 |
Republican | |||
| Robert Garrard | 2287 N 300 Rd
Edgerton, KS 66021 |
Libertarian | |||
| Kansas Senate, District 12 | |||||
| Mike Bruner | 1002 Pecan St.
Humboldt, KS 66748 |
Democratic | |||
| Caryn Tyson | PO Box 191
Parker, KS 66072 |
Republican | |||
| Kansas Senate, District 13 | |||||
| Nancy J. Ingle | 511 E. 21st
Pittsburg, KS 66762 |
Democratic | |||
| Richard Hilderbrand | 240 Cleveland Ave
Baxter Springs, KS 66713 |
Republican | |||
| Kansas House of Representatives, District 2 | |||||
| Lynn D. Grant | 202 S. Appleton
Frontenac, KS 66763 |
Democratic | |||
| Kenneth Collins | 102 E First Street
Mulberry, KS 66756 |
Republican | |||
| Kansas House of Representatives, District 4 | |||||
| Bill Meyer | 14 Golfview Drive
Fort Scott, KS 66701 |
Democratic | |||
| Trevor Jacobs | 1927 Locust Road
Fort Scott, KS 66701 |
Republican | |||
| For County Commissioner – District 2 | |||||
| Jim Harris | 2302 Jayhawk Rd
Fort Scott, KS 66701 |
Republican | |||
| For County Commissioner – District 3 | |||||
| Clifton Beth | 2236 215th,
Fort Scott, KS 66701 |
Republican | |||
| Phillip G. Hoyt | 2422 242nd Terrace
Fulton, KS 66738 |
Democratic | |||
| For County Clerk | |||||
| Kendell Dawn Mason | 2 S Eddy
Fort Scott, KS 66701 |
Republican | |||
| For County Treasurer | |||||
| Patty Love | 901 Shepherd St
Fort Scott, KS 66701 |
Republican | |||
| For Register of Deeds | |||||
| Lora Holdridge | 1814 Richards Rd
Fort Scott, KS 66701 |
Republican | |||
| For County Attorney | |||||
| Jacqie Spradling | PO Box 576
Spring Hill, KS 66083 |
Republican | |||
| For County Sheriff | |||||
| Mike Feagins | 1964 Justice Rd
Fort Scott, KS 66701 |
Democratic | |||
| Bill Martin | 502 Meadow Ln
Fort Scott, KS 66701 |
Republican | |||
| TOWNSHIP TRUSTEE | |||||
| Drywood | Richard Cullison, Jr. | 506 260th
Garland, KS 66741 |
Republican | ||
| Franklin | Tony Bradbury | 631 Soldier Rd.
Bronson, KS 66716 |
Republican | ||
| Freedom | Janice Seested | 2330 215th St.
Fort Scott, KS 66701 |
Republican | ||
| Marion | Steve Geiger | 1121 Hwy 3
Uniontown, KS 66779 |
Republican | ||
| Marmaton | David Duffey | 1201 Locust Rd
Redfield, KS 66769 |
Republican | ||
| Millcreek | Yvonne Beck | 1821 159th Street
Fort Scott, KS 66701 |
Republican | ||
| Osage | Brian Wade | 2618 Soldier Rd.
Fort Scott, KS 66701 |
Democratic | ||
| Pawnee | Karen A. Endicott-Coyan | 1635 Fern Rd
Fort Scott, KS 66701 |
Republican | ||
| Scott | Jim Sackett | 2019 Maple Rd
Fort Scott, KS 66701 |
Republican | ||
| Timberhill | Dan Laughlin | 2275 105th St.
Mapleton, KS 66754 |
Republican | ||
| Walnut | No Republican or Democratic Candidates filed | ||||
| TOWNSHIP TREASURER | |||||
| Drywood | No Republican or Democratic Candidates filed | ||||
| Franklin | No Republican or Democratic Candidates filed | ||||
| Freedom | Karen A. Paddock | 608 W Cedar St.
Fulton, KS 66738 |
Republican | ||
| Marion | Rex Wilson | 905 Clay St.
Bronson, KS 66716 |
Republican | ||
| Marmaton | Wilma K. Graham | 102 W 4th
Redfield, KS 66769 |
Democratic | ||
| Millcreek | Betty L. Graham | 1458 Tomahawk Rd
Fort Scott, KS 66701 |
Democratic | ||
| Osage | Kathleen Valentine | 2638 Tomahawk Rd
Fort Scott, KS 66701 |
Republican | ||
| Pawnee | Sharon Middleton | 1374 Eagle Rd
Fort Scott, KS 66701 |
Democratic | ||
| Scott | Harold Rogers | 2189 Ironwood Rd
Fort Scott, KS 66701 |
Republican | ||
| Timberhill | David Scharenberg | 1045 Yale Rd
Mapleton, KS 66754 |
Republican | ||
| Walnut | No Republican or Democratic Candidates filed | ||||
| STATE OF KANSAS OFFICIAL JUDICIAL BALLOT | |||||
| Supreme Court Justice, Court of Appeals Judges, District Court Judges and District Magistrate Judge | |||||
| Question #1, | Shall the following Supreme Court Justice be retained in office? | ||||
| Eric S. Rosen | 1928 S.W. Indian Woods Ln.
Topeka, KS 66611 |
Position 4 | |||
| Question #2, | Shall the following Court of Appeals Judges be retained in office? | ||||
| Sarah E. Warner | Kansas Judicial Center
301 SW 10th Ave Topeka, KS 66612 |
Position 4 | |||
| David E. Bruns | Olathe | Position 6 | |||
| G. Gordon Atcheson | 301 SW 10th Ave
Topeka, KS 66612 |
Position 8 | |||
| Karen M. Arnold-Burger | 301 SW 10th Ave
Topeka, KS 66612 |
Position 9 | |||
| Kathryn Gardner | 301 SW 10th Ave
Topeka, KS 66612 |
Position 14 | |||
| Question #3, | Shall the following Judges of the District Court be retained in office? | ||||
| Terri L Johnson | PO Box 311
Pleasanton, KS 66075 |
District 6, Division 2 | |||
| Mark A. Ward | 829 190th St
Fort Scott, KS 66701 |
District 6, Division 3
|
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| Steven C. Montgomery | 22404 S. Roosevelt St.
Spring Hill, KS 66083 |
District 6, Division 4 | |||
| Question #4, | Shall the following Judge of the District Magistrate be retained in office? | ||||
| Valorie R. Leblanc | 210 S. National
Fort Scott, KS 66701 |
District 6 | |||
| Shall the following be adopted?
Shall Bourbon County, Kansas, levy (renew) a one percent countywide retailers’ sales tax to take effect on July 1, 2021, and expire on June 30, 2031, with the allocated shares pursuant to K.S.A. 2019 Supp. 12-192 to be used as follows: (1) to Bourbon county, for the purpose of maintenance and construction of hard surface roads, and (2) to each city located in Bourbon county, for the purpose of providing funding for public services? |
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Kendell Mason, County Clerk &
(SEAL) Bourbon County Election Officer
Ken Ansell,56, is the new pastor at First Baptist Church in Fort Scott and Cherry Grove Baptist Church, Garland.
He is called to the churches to preach, counsel, equip, teach, servant-lead, and shepherd, he said.
Ansell has been in the full-time ministry for 20 years, serving at churches in Hereford, Waxahachie, Rockdale and Linden, Texas.
His hometown is Rockdale, Texas.
Ansell is married to his high school sweetheart, Jennifer and they have four adult children.
His tie to this area is his family.
Ansell’s parents were born in Iola and they still have family there and in Oswego, he said.
Why did you pursue this career?
“The ministry is kind of a second career,” Answll said. “God called me to the ministry after a successful career in business and a not so successful career in farming (ha).”
“God put southeast Kansas on our hearts and Jennifer saw the two churches we serve were looking for a pastor on the Baylor-Truett Seminary website and here we are,” he said.
In his spare time, he plays tennis, golf, likes to fly fish, run, and “I like to spend time with Jennifer and drink coffee,” he said.
About The Churches
First Baptist Church and Cherry Grove Baptist Church formed Cherry Grove/First Baptist Ministry Coalition in 2017 to meet the needs of both churches as they were seeking a new pastor at that time, according to information sent by Rita Tiegreen and Glenda Lalman, members of First Baptist.
Pastor Ken Ansell is the pastor for both churches.
“We are excited to have our new pastor,” Tiegreen said. “Pastor Ken Ansell began his ministry with us on October 19th. We are blessed to have him and his wife, Jennifer here with us.”
First Baptist Church is currently holding the following open services using safety guidelines:
11 AM Sunday worship service
11 AM Sunday Children’s Church
6:30 PM Wednesday night Youth Group
The church is hoping to open up our Sunday School very soon, according to Tiegreen and Lalman.
The office hours are limited at this time.
” If someone needs to contact the church office, they may call 620-223-3080 and leave a message if there is no answer,” they said. “We will get back to you as soon as possible.”
First Baptist Church will once again be a drop-off center for Operation Christmas Child shoeboxes this year.
Collection Week is November 16-23.
The hours are:
Monday – Wednesday (16th-18th) 3 PM – 6 PM
Thursday-Friday (19th-20th) 4 PM – 6 PM
Saturday (21st) 10 AM – Noon
Sunday (22nd) 2 PM – 4 PM
Monday (23rd) 8 AM – 10 AM
If questions, call 620-223-3080 and leave a message.
The church’s community outreach program is still active as they reach out to various organizations to supply needed items, the two said.
Cherry Grove Baptist Church is located at Hwy. 69 south and Calvary Road.
Their weekly schedule is:
9:15 am Worship Service
10:30 Sunday School
6:00 pm Bible Study
Pastor Ken Ansell can be reached at 972-921-4221.
Keys to the Kingdom – Carolyn Tucker
My first dog was an adorable little black and white Rat Terrier. We named him Stormy because he was born on a stormy night and Dad brought him home on a stormy night. And then there was Davy, a smart grayish-black Poodle. I hadn’t had him very long when he simply disappeared; we never figured out what happened to him. And then in 2012, the same thing happened to Gus, my son’s beloved fawn Boxer. He was a beautiful and loyal friend, but one day he simply disappeared and we never saw him again.
No one lives forever on planet earth. For everything there is a season — a time to live and a time to die. Living and dying are eternally connected because the way you live determines where you go after you die. Your physical body returns to dust, but your spirit lives on forever in either heaven or hell. And it doesn’t matter whether you believe there’s a heaven or a hell; you will spend eternity in one place or the other because God‘s Word says so. God’s truth will trump man’s false opinion every time.
By inspiration of the Holy Spirit, the apostle Paul tells us, “And just as each person is destined to die once and after that comes judgment, so also Christ died once for all time as a sacrifice to take away the sins of many people“ (Hebrews 9:27,28a NLT). God’s perfect plan is for everyone (who believes in Jesus and obeys His Word) to have an eternal home in heaven (John 14:1-4). You can take it to the bank — God is loving and full of mercy!
Jesus speaks of the judgment that comes after death: “Then He will also say to those on the left hand, ‘Depart from Me, you cursed, into the everlasting fire prepared for the devil and his angels‘…And these will go away into everlasting punishment, but the righteous into eternal life” (Matthew 25:41,46 NKJV). It’s important to understand that hell was not made for people. However, when an individual chooses not to become born again and rejects Jesus as Savior and Lord, he has damned himself to spend eternity in hell.
Paul wrote to the Christians in the province of Galatia: “Now the works of the flesh are evident: sexual immorality, impurity, sensuality, idolatry, sorcery, enmity, strife, jealousy, fits of anger, rivalries, dissensions, divisions, envy, drunkenness, orgies, and things like these. I warn you, as I warned you before, that those who do such things will not inherit the kingdom of God” (Galatians 5:19-21 ESV). If any of these things are active in your life, then earnestly repent and receive God’s forgiveness now. You may not have tomorrow.
Oh where, oh where will you be after you take your last breath? If you think you’re simply going to disappear and take a long snooze, you’re sadly mistaken. When I was a young girl, I used to play and sing a song in church entitled, “Where Will You Be?” Here’s the first verse: “Just one life to live on earth and it swiftly passes by. From the moment of our birth ’til our time has come to die; God has given us this choice to decide our destiny. In a million years, where will you be?”
The Key: Heaven is as wonderful as hell is horrible. You better get to livin’ like there’s no tomorrow, because at the end of your life there’s only one thing that will matter.
Community Christian Church’s usual Fall-O-Ween festivities will look a little different this year due to COVID-19.
Presenting: Fall-O-Works!
This will be a 15-20 minute firework show on Oct. 31 for the whole community to enjoy.
Community Christian will not have trunk-or-treat or serve any food, but anyone in the community is welcome to find a spot, your normal July 3rd spot will be perfect, and enjoy this show as one of your Halloween thrills.
The fireworks will begin around 7:45 p.m. and will be shot off from Ty Cullor Field on the campus of Fort Scott Community College.
Recently a whole slate of Bourbon County businesses, organizations, school districts, churches and other categories of entities received grants to help with COVID-19 expenses.
The Strengthening People and Revitalizing Kansas (SPARK) taskforce plan is to lead Kansas forward in recovery from the far-reaching effects of COVID-19, according to its’ website,https://covid.ks.gov/spark-recovery-office/
SPARK is responsible for the statewide distribution of the U.S. Coronavirus Relief Fund.
The total amount of grants disbursed in Bourbon County:
$2,835,212.86
The following received Bourbon County SPARK Funds on October 21, 2020, according to Bourbon County Economic Director Jody Hoener.
Listed below are the names of the businesses, the category they are under and the amount received from SPARK.
4 State Sanitation, Small Business, $3,500.00
5 Corners Mini Mart, Small Business, $4,250.00
Ascension Via Christi Pittsburg Inc., Health Care, $203,150.00
Baja Management Corp, Collaborative, $450,000.00
Bartelsmeyer Jewelry, Small Business, $3,750.00
Beacon Incorporated, Small Business, $1,500.00
Bids and Dibs, Small Business, $4,000.00
BN Hunting, Small Business, $1,250.00
Bourbon County, Preapproved, $263,684.65
Bourbon County 4-H Council, Small Business, $2,000.00
Bourbon County District Court, Preapproved, $3,457.00
Bourbon County Information Technology Economic Development, $51,250.00
Bourbon County Kansas Health Care, $91,000.00
Care to Share Cancer Support, Small Business, $500.00
Cheney Witt Chapel, Inc., Small Business, $2,500.00
Chicken Shak, Small Business, $2,500.00
City of Bronson Economic Development, $111.32
City of Bronson Health Care, $1,200.00
City of Fort Scott Economic Development, $142,000.00
City of Fort Scott Economic Development, $9,974.78
City of Uniontown Economic Development, $39,041.00
City of Uniontown Economic Development, $225.33
Clayton’s Inc DBA Union Station Economic Development, $20,000.00
Clifton’s Chiropractic LLC, Small Business, $2,000.00
Community Christian Church, Small Business, $4,500.00
Community Health Center of Southeast Kansas, Inc,. Health Care, $19,985.00
Compass Counseling Services, Small Business, $1,000.00
Crawford Dental LLC, Health Care, $15,000.00
Crossroads Camping & Cabins/Yellow Brick Road Invest., Small Business $2,000.00
Dairy Queen, Small Business, $5,000.00
Diamonds in the Marketplace Small Business $2,750.00
Findley Auto & Body, Small Business, $3,000.00
Fort Cinema, Small Business, $4,250.00
Fort Scott Area Chamber of Commerce, Small Business, $3,250.00
Fort Scott Broadcasting Co, Economic Development, $50,000.00
Fort Scott Christian Heights, Education, $4,199.00
Fort Scott Community Closet, Small Business,$2,000.00
Fort Scott Community College, Education, $287,760.78
Fort Scott Family Medicine, Health Care, $5,150.00
Fort Scott Hospitality Co., Small Business, $2,250.00
Fort Scott Motors LLC, Small Business, $3,250.00
Fort Scott Nazarene, Small Business ,$2,250.00
Fort Scott Presbyterian Village, Health Care, $84,520.00
HairBow Center, Small Business, $5,000.00
HB Salon, LLC Small Business $2,500.00
Hedgehog.Ink! Small Business $3,250.00
Holmtown Pub Small Business $5,000.00
Hot Wok Inc Small Business $4,500.00
I Am Rehab and Fitness Small Business $4,500.00
Imagination Station LLC Education $17,500.00
J&W Sport Shop Small Business $2,500.00
Jamie’s Beauty Shop Small Business $2,500.00
KANROCKS Recreation Small Business $5,000.00
Kenny Felt Photography Small Business $2,750.00
Khris & Karina LLC Small Business $1,000.00
Kings Way Inn Small Business $1,750.00
KW Cattle Company dba Reprologix Small Business $5,000.00
Lana’s Daycare Education $2,000.00
Leah’s Daycare Education $2,000.00
Liberty Theater Inc Small Business $4,500.00
Lowell Milken Center for Unsung Heroes Small Business $5,000.00
Luther’s BBQ Small Business $5,000.00
Mayco Ace Hardware Small Business $4,750.00
Momentum Indoor Training Small Business $2,500.00
New Generation, Inc. Education $17,500.00
Niece Equipment Products of Kansas Inc. Small Business $5,000.00
Norvell Company, Inc. Small Business $5,000.00
O’Brien Cattle Co., Inc. Small Business $2,500.00
Opie’s Inc. Small Business $2,500.00
Papa Don’s Small Business $4,000.00
Peerless Products Economic Development $50,247.00
Pioneer Harvest Fiesta, Inc. Small Business $500.00
Ponderosa Farm Collaborative $10,000.00
Re:freshed Aesthetics Small Business $2,500.00
Re:new with Julie Small Business $2,500.00
Rejuvenate with Kayla Small Business $2,500.00
RH Ventures LLC Small Business $2,000.00
RII Concrete Small Business $5,000.00
RockBallet Small Business $2,500.00
Santana’s LLC Small Business $4,500.00
SASS Inc, Hillside Guest Home Health Care $12,600.00
Sawyer Automotive Small Business $1,500.00
SEK Multi-County Health Department Health Care $7,500.00
SEKAN Printing Company, Inc. Small Business $5,000.00
Sharky’s Pub & Grub Small Business $5,000.00
Sleep Inn and Suites – Fort Scott Small Business $5,000.00
Southeast Kansas Mental Health Center Health Care $122,458.00
Spoiled Brat Small Business $2,500.00
St Mary’s School Education $80,000.00
Structure Small Business $2,500.00
Sunbeam Christian Preschool Education $10,000.00
TFI Family Services Education $50,000.00
The After Affect Salon Small Business $2,500.00
The Boiler Room Brewhaus Small Business $3,250.00
The Christian Learning Center Foundation Education $8,199.00
Two Sisters Cleaning Service Small Business $2,250.00
Unified School District 234 Education $306,000.00
USD 235 Uniontown Collaborative $88,000.00
USD 235 Uniontown Education $102,000.00
Velocity Manufacturing Small Business $5,000.00
Wise Tax and Accounting Small Business $1,750.00
Total amount of grants:
$2,835,212.86
Bourbon County provides a service for those who wish to be in the know about the weekly commission meetings but do not wish to come in person due to the COVID-19 Pandemic.
A YouTube channel was set up by Shane Walker, the information technology director.
YouTube is a video-sharing website on the internet.
“The (Bourbon County) YouTube channel is for nothing more than to broadcast the commission meetings during the pandemic,” Walker said. “We have a small area for meetings. It made sense to set it up so that citizens could view meetings without risk.”
” We are working hard to keep people safe and still allow us to do business for everyone and this is just another part of that effort,” he said.
YouTube will not be used election night because the system had to be taken down so that the Bourbon County Clerk could use the commission room for voting and election duties, he said.
“All Bourbon County employees have access, and can edit our web page and also our Facebook page,” Walker said. “All of our department heads have this ability to put information out to the public.”
The unofficial November 3, 2020 General Election results will be posted on the county website that evening when they have them, according to Kendell Mason, Bourbon County Clerk.
About the Bourbon County Information Technology Department. taken from its’ website:
Walker is the Director of Information Technology
The office is located in the Bourbon County Courthouse, 210 S National Ave., Office 12, Fort Scott, KS 66701
Contact: 620-223-3800 X127 or email at
[email protected]
The Bourbon County Information Technology Department provides services to county departments to aid in the effective delivery of IT services that support the business needs of the county. County information technology is a vital part of the organization, providing faster and better ways for our employees to do their jobs and for our residents to access our services. They continue to keep technology current and to work with members and management of all departments to provide the computing capabilities that are needed.
Vision
The vision is to enable each county department to better serve the public through the best and highest use of appropriate technology, using creative, progressive, and economical IT solutions with uncompromising quality, reliability, and efficiency.
Mission
To provide organizational and individual leadership in IT by researching, evaluating, planning, implementing, and supporting appropriate technologies, designed to assist county departments in accomplishing their visions and missions and to apply technology and best practices that make the delivery of government services affordable, efficient, accessible, and responsive to the citizens of Bourbon County.
The City of Bronson received grant funds to better serve its’ community safely during the COVID-19 Pandemic.
In mid-October, City Clerk Ellen Harper received a SPARK Grant in the amount of $1,200 for providing help to safely serve the town, located in western Bourbon County.
The Strengthening People and Revitalizing Kansas (SPARK) program is charged with leading Kansas forward in recovery from the far-reaching effects of COVID-19, according to its’ website.https://covid.ks.gov/spark-recovery-office/
SPARK Committees are distributing money from the U.S. Coronavirus Relief Fund.
The City of Bronson will use it to provide masks, sanitizers and cleaning products to mitigate the spread of the virus at city hall.
“We put a shield up in our office for when we interact with customers,” Harper said. “And we sanitize.”
In addition, the city is recommending wearing masks and social distancing as part of the plan.
“This is for employees, city council members, or anybody that comes in and wants to use it for council meetings,” Harper said.
As in the rest of America, the way meetings are organized, or if held at all, have changed.
Bronson has already cancelled its annual town-wide event, Bronson Day, because of the virus and will probably cancell the annual Christmas fundraiser as well, Harper said.
