Lt. Governor Tracey Mann will stop at Fort Scott Munitions, 423 E. Wall from 8 to 8:30 a.m. Feb. 15.
The newly appointed Kansas Lt. Governor is embarking on a statewide tour, including two stops in Southeast Kansas.
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Bourbon County Sheriff’s Office Daily Reports Feb. 14
Fort Scott Police Department Daily Reports Feb.9-13
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Governor Colyer Announces Tracey Mann of Salina as Lieutenant Governor
Topeka – Governor Jeff Colyer today announced the selection of Tracey Mann to serve as Kansas Lieutenant Governor.
“I am pleased that Tracey has agreed to join our team as Lieutenant Governor”, said Colyer. “Tracey has been a leader on economic development and rural issues in Kansas for years, and I am excited to bring those skills to our team. Tracey truly knows what it means to listen, serve and lead.”
“I look forward to working with him in the weeks and months ahead to usher in a new day in Kansas politics and serve the people of this great state.”
Tracey Mann commented that he was impressed with Governor Colyer’s willingness to lead, saying “I am extremely grateful for the opportunity to serve as Lieutenant Governor for Dr. Colyer. Over the years, I’ve been impressed with his willingness to serve as a leader on the hard issues.
“Governor Colyer’s track record shows he doesn’t shy away from tackling the difficult problems. I am excited to join him in serving the people of Kansas as we focus on reform, jobs and education.”
Kansas Farm Bureau CEO, Terry Holdren, added his endorsement of Mann as the new Lt. Governor, saying “Kansas farmers and ranchers, as the backbone of the state’s economy and heritage, expect good leadership from friends in positions across government,” said Holdren, “Tracey Mann is both a good friend of Kansas agriculture and a great leader. We look forward to working with him in this new role.”
Tracey Mann is the managing director and principal of Newmark Grubb Zimmer, a full service commercial real estate company headquartered in Kansas City. Before joining Newmark Grubb Zimmer, Mann served as senior program director for the National Student Leadership Forum on Faith and Values.
Mann has previously served on the board of directors for the Kansas Agriculture and Rural Leadership (KARL) program and the Kansas Chamber of Commerce. He is also a board member of the City Teen Center, a non-profit educational facility serving children in Salina.
Tracey Mann is a fifth-generation Kansan from Quinter, Kansas. He regularly returns to work on the family farm. He earned a degree in Agricultural Economics from Kansas State University in 2000, where he also served as Student Body President. In 1997, Tracey served as Jerry Moran’s first intern in Washington, DC.
Tracey, his wife, Audrey and their four children live in Salina, Kansas.
Veterans Invited To A Town Hall Meeting March 6
.A veterans town hall meeting will be from 5-6:30 p.m. Tuesday, March 6 at Fort Scott Community College Bailey Hall.
The event is sponsored by the Veterans Administration.
Phone: 913-758-6946
Chamber Seeking Nominations
 NOMINATIONS TO BE PRESENTED AT THE 2018 CHAMBER ANNUAL DINNER & AWARDS CELEBRATION
Thursday, March 15, 2018
Liberty Theatre
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It is a great honor to recognize deserving businesses, individuals, and organizations each year at the Chamber Annual Dinner & Awards Celebration. Your input is highly valued as those
recipients are selected. Please click the survey link below to make your nominations for any or all of the following categories:
Business of the Year
New Business of the Year
Agri-Business of the Year
Business Person of the Year
Young Professional of the Year
Community Spirit Award
Please mark your calendars to attend the event
Thursday, March 15th. Guest speaker will be Marci Penner of the
Kansas Sampler Foundation. If you prefer to print the survey and mail or drop off your nominations to the Chamber that is great too. Click here for a printable copy. You may also email your nominations directly to the Chamber at [email protected].
Please call us with any questions at (620) 223-3566.
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Bourbon County Commission Agenda For Feb.13
The agenda for the Feb. 13 Bourbon County Commission at 9 a..m. at the courthouse:
9:00-9:45-Jim Harris
9:15 Federal Funds distribution
9:30 Discuss quarry site
10:30- 11:00 Shane Walker- IT information
11:00 Justin Meeks
11:15 review of lease agreement/Legal executive session
11:30-11:45 Housing development letter
12:00-1:00-Commissioners gone to lunch
1:15- 1:45 authority of Boards of County Comm in Ks
2:00- 2:45 Petition for Fire District
3:00-3:30 Southeast Ks Reg JV Detention Facility Contract
3:45 Personnel matter of individual non-elected personnel
1st District Commsioner is Lynne Oharah, 2nd District-Jeff Fischer,
3rd District-Nick Ruhl, County Clerk-Kendell Mason.
Justifications for Executive Session:
Personnel matters of individual non-elected personnel
Consultation with an attorney for the body or agency which would be deemed privileged in the attorney-client relationship
Matters relating to employer-employee negotiations whether or not in consultation with the representative(s) of the body or agency
Confidential data relating to financial affairs or trade secrets of corporations, partnerships, trusts and individual proprietorships
Preliminary discussions relating to the acquisition of real property
Matters relating to the security of a public body or agency, public building or facility or the information system of a public body or agency, if the discussion of such matters at an open meeting would jeopardize the security of such public body, agency, building, facility or information system
Fort Scott Design Review Board Will Meet Feb. 15
The Design Review Board will meet on Thursday, February 15th, 2018 at 4:00 p.m. at the City Hall Commission Meeting room at 123 S. Main Street, Fort Scott, Kansas. This meeting will be held to discuss a Certificate of Appropriateness for the installation of bicycle racks in the downtown area, discussion of fencing in the downtown area, and review of the Gordon Parks sign on the Iron Star Building. This meeting is open to the public.
Fort Scott City Offices Closed Feb. 19
The City of Fort Scott City Offices will be closed on Monday, February 19th, 2018 in observance of the President’s Day holiday. The offices will reopen on Tuesday, February 20th, 2018.
The City’s tree and brush dump site located on North Hill will also be closed on Saturday, February 17th, 2018 for the President’s Day holiday. It will be open again on Tuesday, February 20th, 2018 from 4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.
Bourbon County Sheriff’s Office Daily Reports Feb. 12
Obituary Of Helen Clark Rhodes Sexton
Helen B. Clark Rhodes Sexton, a former resident of Pittsburg, Kansas and more recently of Ft. Scott, Kansas, passed away Friday, February 9, 2018, at the Guest Home Estates in Ft. Scott.
She was born January 28, 1925, the daughter of Edward D. Clark and Dora Anna Whiteside Clark, at Moundville, in Vernon County, Missouri. She moved with her parents to Kansas in 1941.
Mrs. Sexton worked at Key Work Clothes in Ft. Scott for ten years. In 1958, she completed a course in cosmetology and owned and operated her own salon on South Main Street in Ft. Scott for thirteen years. She closed her salon and went to work at Day and Zimmerman, KAAP, at Parsons, Kansas, as an explosive operator, and in quality control. She was a graduate of the Medical Self Help Training Class at the plant.
Her hobbies covered a large territory. She loved sewing, arts, and craft shows, and making homemade candies, cookies, and cakes for her family and friends during the holidays. She kept several scrapbooks and family picture albums from when she was in her teens. In 1997, she wrote and had published, The Ninth of Twelve from the Usta Place, the story of her life. She was a member of the First Baptist Church of Ft. Scott.
In 1945, she was united in marriage to Hubert A. Rhodes at the old First Christian Church in Ft. Scott by the Rev. Wilbert Dunlap. To this union, two children were born.
On May 17, 1970, she was married to Harley Sexton.
Survivors include her children, Gary Allen Rhodes (Carolyn Butler), of Ft. Scott and Sherri Rhodes Stenseng (Russell), of Eldorado, Kansas; three grandchildren, Trenton Rhodes (Summer), of Ft. Scott, Rusty Stenseng, of Eldorado, Kansas and Kristi Evans (Blake), of Wichita, Kansas and four great-grandchildren, Nova and Easton Rhodes, Logan Stenseng and Isabel Roark and numerous nieces, nephews.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Harley, a grandson, Marcus Rhodes, three brothers and eight sisters.
Funeral services will be held at 2:00 P.M. Wednesday, February 14 at the Cheney Witt Chapel. Burial will follow in the Memory Gardens Cemetery.
The family will receive friends on Wednesday from 1:00 P.M. until service time at the Cheney Witt Chapel. Memorials are suggested to Care to Share 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.
Obituary Of Shirley Mae Soto
Shirley Mae Soto, age 79, a resident of Ft. Scott, Kansas passed away Thursday, February 8, 2018, at the University of Kansas Medical Center in Kansas City, Kansas.
She was born December 30, 1938, in California, the daughter of Lee Wurtz and Pauline Sharp Wurtz. Shirley married Paul Soto. Shirley lived the majority of her life in California where she worked in a poultry plant and later as an inspector for the U. S. D. A.
Following her retirement, she moved to Ft. Scott. She then provided care for elderly. She enjoyed her cats.
Survivors include her two children, James Bentley of Ft. Scott and Paula McClurg (David) of Fresno, California; and two step-children, Paul Soto and Cindy Soto, both of California; and several grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Also surviving is a brother, Jerry Wurtz, of Oklahoma. Her husband, Paul, preceded her in death on March 11, 2017.
Family and friends may meet at the Cheney Witt Chapel at 2:00 P.M. on Tuesday, February 13 before going to the West Liberty Cemetery for burial. Arrangements are under the direction of the Cheney Witt Chapel, 201 S. Main, Ft. Scott, Kansas.