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$25,000 For New Mercy Hospital Ambulance
Mercy Health Foundation Fort Scott was recently awarded a $25,000 grant from The Timken Foundation of Canton, Ohio, to help purchase a new transport ambulance for emergency medical services.
The new ambulance will be purchased by combining grant funds from The Timken Foundation of Canton, Ohio, plus nearly $13,000 raised from the third Mercy Golf Classic held on June 9 as well as proceeds from the Hit the Bricks Wine Stroll, Art Walk and Blane Howard Concert held on July 27.
Additional contributions made to the Mercy Health Foundation for the purchase of the ambulance by August 1, 2018, will be matched by the foundation at a 1:1 ratio. To make a donation, visit mercy.net/donate or call the foundation office at 620-223-8094.
“We are grateful for the donation from the Timken Foundation,” said Christi Keating, Mercy Fort Scott’s chief nursing officer. “This contribution will allow Mercy EMS to provide life-saving services to some of our most critical patients before they enter our doors.”
The Mercy Health Foundation Fort Scott is a not-for-profit 501(c)3 corporation which supports programming and equipment at Mercy Hospital Fort Scott.
Mercy, named one of the top five large U.S. health systems in 2017 by Truven, an IBM Watson Health company, serves millions annually. Mercy includes 44 acute care and specialty (heart, children’s, orthopedic and rehab) hospitals, more than 700 physician practices and outpatient facilities, 40,000 co-workers and more than 2,000 Mercy Clinic physicians in Arkansas, Kansas, Missouri, and Oklahoma. Mercy also has outreach ministries in Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, and Texas.
Obituary Of Retha Lynn Ross
Retha Lynn Ross, age 46, a resident of Ft. Scott, KS, died Thursday, July 19, 2018, at the Mercy Hospital Emergency Room. She was born April 4, 1972, in Girard, KS, the daughter of Jerry Sowder and Vivian Allen Moore.
She was adopted and raised by her paternal grandparents, C.A. and Doris Wimberley. She graduated from Fort Scott High School with the class of 1990. She then went on to receive her RN degree from Fort Scott Community College Nursing Department. She worked as a nurse for over 10 years. She married David Ross on December 28, 1991, in Fort Scott.
Retha enjoyed taking care of her grandchildren, gardening, going to the casino, being a military mom, and being helpful to anyone who needed it.
Survivors include her husband David of the home; biological mother, Vivian Moore, Ft. Scott; maternal grandmother, Enid Large, Ft. Scott; three sons, Timothy, Matthew, and Dylan Ross, all of Ft. Scott; one daughter, Elizabeth Ross, Fort Scott; two brothers, Paul Hood, Booneville, MO, and David Large, Branson, MO; and several grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her father and paternal grandparents.
Rev. Chuck Russell will conduct funeral services at 10:00 AM Friday, July 27th, at the Cheney Witt Chapel.
Burial will follow in the Evergreen Cemetery.
The family will receive friends from 6:00 until 8:00 Thursday evening at the Cheney Witt Chapel. Memorials are suggested to the Retha Ross Memorial Fund and may be left in the care of the Cheney Witt Chapel, PO Box 347, 201 S. Main, Ft. Scott, KS 66701. Words of remembrance may be submitted to the online guestbook at cheneywitt.com.
Obituary Of Albert Leon Combs
Obituary for Albert Leon Combs Jr.
Albert Leon Combs, Jr., 71, of Girard, passed away at 0655 hours on
Friday, July 20, 2018, at his residence, surrounded by his family.
Al was born on May 21, 1947, in Fort Scott, Kansas, the son of Albert
Leon and Ruth Marie (Ballinger) Combs. He attended Fort Scott High
School and Fort Scott Community College.
Al married Lucille (Winterbower) Spurling and the two later divorced.
On May 5, 1983, Albert and Kathy Deer were united in marriage in
Miami, Oklahoma. She survives of the home.
In 1969, Al enlisted in the United State Army and served from 1969
through 1971 with tours in the Republic of Vietnam. Al served his
country again with the Kansas Army National Guard from 1985 through 1990. Al served with the 18th Military Police Brigade, 25th Infantry Division, 212th Military Police Company as a dog handler, the 42nd Military Police Group, and the 891st Combat Engineer Battalion as a training NCO.
Beginning in 1977, Al again served his community in many ways
including as a Detective Sergeant with the Crawford County Sheriff’s Office, Deputy for the Bourbon County Sheriff’s Office, and patrolman for the Fort Scott Police Department. Al worked as a railroad detective for the Katy Railroad and as an investigator for the Missouri Department of Child Services. Beginning in 2000, Al worked as a patrolman and detective for the Girard Police Department and then as Chief of Police for the Arma Police Department until his retirement in2013.
Al enjoyed spending time with his family, telling tall tales, and fishing.
Al was a member of many organizations including the National and
Kansas Auctioneer Associations; National Association of Bunco
Investigators; Kansas Chiefs of Police Association; Kansas Sheriff’s
Association; VFW Membership in Paris, France; American Legion of Arma, Kansas; Masonic Lodge of Hiattville, Kansas; 545th Military Police Company Association; and the 720th Military Police Company Association.
In addition to his wife, Kathy, Al is survived by three sons; Troy
Combs, his wife Lisia and three children of St. Paul; daughter Alecia
Chaffee, her husband Sean, and three children of Webb City, Missouri; Matthew Combs, his wife Bridget, and two children of Toronto Kansas; and Garrett Combs, his wife Kenna and two children of Girard. His sister Sherry Hendricks of Round Rock, Texas also survives him.
Al was preceded in death by his mother, father, and three sisters,
Beverly McReynolds, Linda Carpenter, and Alberta Fisher.
Services will be held on Wednesday, July 25, 2018, at 10:30 a.m. at
Smith-Carson-Wall Funeral Home in Girard with Chaplain Mike Graham officiating. Burial services will follow at the Girard Cemetery with military honors provided by the Fort Riley, Kansas Honor Guard and VFW Post 704, Parsons, Kansas.
Visitation will be held Tuesday, July 24, 2018, from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. at Smith-Carson-Wall.
Memorials are suggested to the Children’s Advocacy Center of Pittsburg, Kansas and may be left at the funeral home or mailed to Smith-Carson-Wall Funeral Home at 518 W. St. John, P.O. Box 258, Girard, Ks 66743.
Condolences may be sent to www.wallfuneralservices.com.
Rotary Fundraiser: Hurt’s Donuts
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Come buy the most DELICIOUS donuts around!
That’s right the Fort Scott Rotary is having a fundraiser for HURTS DONUTS!
Click here to email your donut order
for only $24 a dozen!
On the email, please note your name, phone #,
and how many dozen. You may then drop off or mail a check to the Chamber @ 231 E. Wall St. payable to Fort Scott Rotary. If payment is not received by August 17th, the order will not be placed. Orders and payments may also be mailed to Fort Scott Rotary, PO Box 1035, Fort Scott, KS 66701.
Please note ORDER PICKUP is Saturday, Aguust 25th between 8-11am at Memorial Hall, 1 E. 3rd St. If you will not be able to pick them up, please make other arrangements for someone to pick them up on your behalf.
For questions or more information, call:
Melissa Wise (620) 215-0678
Visit www.wannahurts.com for
more information on Hurts Donuts.
Thank you!
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The Bourbon County Sheriff’s Office Daily Reports July 24
Fort Scott National Cemetery Navy Memorial Donations Sought
The following is submitted by Daryl Roller
Veterans living in Southeast Kansas are thankful for Fort Scott National Cemetery. We appreciate the generous investments made in the (Fort Scott National) cemetery the past twenty-plus years. It is comforting for us, as well as our families, to know when our time comes; we will be buried in a dignified, peaceful place, with grounds attended to with exceptional care.
We are raising funds for a commemorative works granite monument, complete with U.S. Navy stockless anchor and chain to be placed in the Monument Circle at Fort Scott National Cemetery, to honor the service and sacrifice of the many sailors and Navy airmen buried there, as well as those to be interred in future years.
To accomplish this project, we need your help. Fundraising will be conducted by Olson-Frary-Burkhart Post 1165 of the Veterans of Foreign Wars, Fort Scott, KS. We plan to have a dedication once the monument is installed. Please send your donation to VFW Post 1165, PO Box 85, Fort Scott, KS 66701. Your name will be listed in a log of contributors to be kept at the post.
We thank you for your donation to honor the past, present, and future Navy Veterans from Southeast Kansas.
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Roller’s contact phone: 913/322-6492 or cell phone: 620/215-4743
Chamber Golf Classic This Saturday
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Meet and Greet For Katrina Lewison, Candidate For Lt. Governor, on July 27
Katrina Lewison, Democratic candidate for Lt. Governor and running mate of Joshua Svaty, will be available for a “Meet & Greet” on Friday, July 27, from 10:00 am until 11:15 am, at Common Ground, 116 S Main Street.
A West Point graduate and decorated veteran, Lewison led a Blackhawk helicopter platoon in the 101st Airborne during Operation Iraqi Freedom.
Following her successful military career, Lewison moved back to her home state of Kansas. Originally from Hutchison, she now lives in Manhattan with her husband Tyler and their three daughters.
Lewison is the Director of Consulting & Training at CivicPlus, a company that helps cities utilize software to better engage citizen populations and streamlines processes.
She has graduate degrees in Public Policy and Organizational Psychology & Leadership. She’s a member of the USD-383 Board of Education. Lewison is active in her church community and volunteers on various committees.
For more information about the event, contact Shirley Palmer, Bourbon County Coordinator for the Svaty-Lewison campaign, at 620-223-4105.
4-H Youth Livestock Skills
With county fair season upon us, youth livestock exhibitors in the Southwind District are busy working with their animals in preparation to show them at their very best. Not only are they practicing to drive their hogs, brace their sheep and goats and set up their cattle, they are working hard to keep them cool and on feed during the hot month of July.
Animals that will be, or have been exhibited (the Woodson & Bourbon County Fairs are already complete!) at the fair did not just appear overnight. Southwind District 4-H members with cattle care for and own their animals for about 280 days, and youth with sheep, meat goats and hogs care for and own their livestock for about 100 days. The time spent with animals teaches basic life skills and eventually help them develop into better citizens.
Following are some life skills that youth livestock project members can gain:
- How to get along with people. A large number of people in society quit or lose their jobs because
they cannot get along with others. 4-H members who show livestock are around people they
have never met but have similar interests. They learn to communicate with these people.
- Sportsmanship. At a livestock show, there is only one Grand Champion. However, there are many
winners. Most 4-H members who show livestock for any period of time usually experience the
extreme high feeling of an exceptional effort and the extreme disappointment of a project that didn’t turn out as well as was expected. Normally, win or lose, the competitors in the show can be seen after the show talking and enjoying life together.
- Responsibility. Feeding and daily chores in a 4-H livestock project teach responsibility. Top
feeders follow the time clock in their daily efforts. This is a good habit to start at a young age and may
reap youngster’s substantial benefits in a career later in their lives.
- Attend to details. Most young people take care of major items in a 4-H livestock project
like fencing, feeding, etc. However many times it’s the little things that make a different: keeping water
tanks and feed troughs clean, working on grooming and showmanship several months before the show,
keeping pens clean and close observation for sickness and disease. Paying attention to details is
beneficial in almost everything we do in life.
- Decision making. Decision making is never easy at any point in our lives. 4-H livestock
projects require several key decisions be made: selection of project animals, selection of feeding
method, care and management decisions, fitting and grooming techniques, etc.
- Goal setting. For every successful 4-H livestock project, there is usually a good plan. Most
details and plans for the project on selection, feeding and management of the project have been planned well in advance. Goal setting is important for everyone regardless of future endeavors.
Next time you are at a livestock show, study the kids instead of the animals. You will notice that most
classes have several winners, not just the one standing in first place.
Mercy’s Kids Health Fair August 11
Mercy Kids Health Fair and Teddy Bear Clinic Scheduled for Saturday, August 11
Making healthy choices begins with good mentoring. Help steer your children down the right path by bringing them to the Mercy Kids Health and Safety Fair on Saturday, August 11 at Mercy Hospital Fort Scott. From 9 a.m. to noon, the clinic will provide free health screenings, fitness fun, education and learning opportunities, a chance to see emergency vehicles and meet with community agency representatives.
All screenings and events are free and open to the public.
The Teddy Bear Clinic is a highlight of the event. Young children are encouraged to bring their teddy bear or doll for a check-up. Surgeons will be on hand to mend minor cuts or tears to your child’s favorite stuffed animal.
Just a few of the scheduled activities include health screenings (eye, vision, blood pressure, height and weight, and dental checks), nutritional information, details about vaccines, hand-washing tips, healthy snacks, preventing colds and the flu, exercise stations, as well as a bounce house and photo booth. Also on site will be Mercy EMS staff, Fort Scott police, and fire department personnel, the Bourbon County Sherriff, as well as Kansas Wildlife and Parks.
Kids may register to win a backpack stuffed with school supplies. Winner need not be present to win, but registration the day of the event is required.
For more information about the Mercy Clinic Kids Health and Safety Fair, call Amy Budy at 620-223-8093.
Mercy, named one of the top five large U.S. health systems in 2018, 2017 and 2016 by IBM Watson Health, serves millions annually. Mercy includes more than 40 acute care and specialty (heart, children’s, orthopedic and rehab) hospitals, 800 physician practices and outpatient facilities, 44,000 co-workers and 2,100 Mercy Clinic physicians in Arkansas, Kansas, Missouri, and Oklahoma. Mercy also has clinics, outpatient services and outreach ministries in Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi and Texas. In addition, Mercy’s IT division, Mercy Technology Services, supply chain organization, ROi, and Mercy Virtual commercially serve providers and patients in more than 20 states coast to coast.
supply chain organization, ROi, and Mercy Virtual commercially serve providers and patients in more than 20 states coast to coast.
Obituary Of Elvis “Willard” Bruner
Elvis “Willard” Bruner, age 83, a resident of Fort Scott, KS, went to be with the Lord on Friday, July 20, 2018.
He was born on October 4, 1934, on his parent’s farm near Mapleton, KS, the son of Walter Eberly Bruner and Agnes (Mackie) Bruner. He married Darla Manderscheid on June 4, 1960, in Fredonia, KS.
He was a member of the Church of Christ.
Willard was the fifth of nine children.
He began helping his dad with farm work at a young age and by the age of 8, he was driving horses on a forklift to pull hay into the hay barns. By the age of 12, his dad shifted to using a tractor for farm work. They also raised cattle, hogs, sheep, chickens, and ducks. They grew a large garden and his mother canned food.
Willard was a true country boy and he enjoyed hunting squirrels and rabbits, fishing and swimming. He went to school in Blue Mound, KS, and enjoyed playing basketball, football, and track. He worked on his dad’s farm until he was 22. He then went to work on the Kansas Turnpike for eight weeks and earned enough money to buy his first car, a 1956 Chevrolet Bel Air.
Willard served in the Army from 1957 to 1959. He received mechanic and machinery training and was in the Post Engineers. While in the Army, he was stationed in France.
After serving in the Army, he returned to farming with his dad. In 1960, Willard and Darla moved to a farm near Mound City and he farmed with his dad and brother.
They moved to their current residence in Fort Scott in 1962, where they raised their children, Donna, Sharon, and Ernest. There, he farmed, raised cattle and hogs, gardened and worked at various jobs in and around Fort Scott.
After retirement, he enjoyed working on small engines, lawn mowers, and gardening. However, his greatest joy came from his family and serving the Lord. He was always smiling and never knew a stranger.
Survivors include his wife Darla of the home; two daughters, Donna Graham and husband William, Joplin, MO, and Sharon Bruner, Roeland Park, KS; a son, Ernest Bruner and wife Stephanie, Overland Park, KS; two sisters, Venita Miller, Garnett, KS, and Marilyn Bruner, Ft. Scott; six grandchildren, Lindsay Johnson, Cassandra Bailey, Jennifer Bruner, Khaled Graham, Donovan Graham, and Shanece Grimm; seven great-grandchildren and two on the way; and numerous nieces and nephews
. He was preceded in death by five sisters, Pauline Seitz, Lorraine Wilcox, Leora Ross, Shirley Ball, and an infant; two brothers, Virgil and Joseph Bruner; and his parents.
Jim Herman will conduct funeral services at 10:00 A.M. Wednesday, July 25, 2018, at the Cheney Witt Chapel.
Burial will follow in the Memory Gardens Cemetery.
The family will receive friends from 5:00 until 7:00 Tuesday evening at the Cheney Witt Chapel. Memorials are suggested to the Willard Bruner Memorial Fund and may be left in the 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.