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Hip-Hop Dance Masterclass Offered on August 16
About the Event & Instructor
This will be a one-day class led by Lukky, a professional hip-hop dancer, choreographer, and instructor based out of Kansas City, according to Leslie Godden who has facilitated the event.
“Lukky has been my daughter Kenna’s hip-hop teacher since she was 9 years old. He’s signed with the same talent agency as Kenna, and his experience includes traveling the U.S. to train, teach, and judge at dance competitions, working on music video sets for famous artists, commercials, and more. He also runs his own dance company, I-Push, which focuses on inspiring dancers to find their inner performer and reach their full potential.
“Two years ago, Lukky taught a class here in Fort Scott, and I’ve been working to bring him back ever since. We’re excited to finally make it happen!
Why This Matters to the Community
“Kenna has been able to dance, work, and perform with incredible artists thanks to the support of the Fort Scott community. This event is our way to give back and bring a unique dance experience to our hometown—an opportunity that doesn’t come around often here.”
Class Details
📅 Date: Saturday, August 16
🕒 Time: BEGINNERS – 1:00–2:00PM INTERMEDIATE/ADVANCED – 2:00–3:30PM
📍 Location: River Room Event Center | 3 W. Oak St.
🎟 Cost & Registration: BEGINNERS – 1:00–2:00PM – $20! INTERMEDIATE/ADVANCED – $30! Both Classes: $40
Parents, snag a WATCH BAND for $10 & cheer your dancer from the floor!
Additional class breakdown is available in the flyer attached.
RSVP HERE NOW!
Forms of Payment Accepted:
Cash
CashApp: $LeslieGodden
Venmo: Leslie-Godden (8050 last 4 digits of phone # if asked)
FB Pay
QUESTIONS: Call or text 620-644-8050
LOCATION: I chose the River Room due to its downtown location and figured since class was during the afternoon and on a Saturday, this could give attendees esp ones that aren’t from Fort Scott, a chance to get a bite to eat and hopefully stroll the shops! Again, why the more people that see this the better not just for us with the event, but the community.
I’ve also attached a list of FAQ’s that I typically get for dance events like this.
What’s Happening in Fort Scott August 8 Edition
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USD234 Board of Education Agenda For August 11
BOARD OF EDUCATION REGULAR MEETING
August 11, 2025 – 5:30 P.M.
AGENDA SUMMARY WITH COMMENTARY
1.0 Call Meeting to Order David Stewart, President
2.0 Flag Salute
3.0 Approval of the Official Agenda (Action Item)
4.0 Approval of the Consent Agenda (Action Item)
4.1 Board Minutes
07-14-25
4.2 Financials – Cash Flow Report
4.3 Check Register
4.4 Payroll – July 18, 2025 – $1,681,850.38
4.5 Activity Funds Accounts
4.6 USD 234 Gifts
4.7 Resolution 25-08 – Remove Bank Signers
4.8 Resolution 25-09 – Add Bank Signers
5.0 Leadership Reports (Information/Discussion Item)
5.1 Superintendent’s Report (Destry)
5.2 Assistant Superintendent’s Report (Zach)
5.3 Assistant Superintendent’s Report (Terry)
5.4 Special Education Director’s Report
6.0 New Business
6.1 2025-26 High School Handbook (Action) Handbook Edits
6.2 Parent Expectation Policy (Action)
6.3 2025-2026 Preliminary Budget Report with Needs Assessment (Info only)
6.4 2025-2026 Preliminary Budget Presentation
6.5 Audit Contract with Diehl, Banwart, and Bolton, CPA’s, P.A. (Action)
6.6 MOU for IT Services between USD 234 and City of Fort Scott (Action)
6.7 All-Weather Track Structural Spray Bids (Action)
6.8 Purchase of Transit Van (Action)
7.0 Public Forum
8.0 Other Business – Personnel Matters – Time __________
8.1 Enter Executive Session – Personnel Matters (Action Item)
8.2 Exit Executive Session – _______ (Time)
8.3 Approval of Personnel Report (Action Item)
9.0 Adjourn Meeting _____ (Time) David Stewart, President
Today From The Kansas Supreme Court
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8 Tips to Protect Your Family, Community and Wallet
Kansas Gas Service is encouraging safe digging on 811 Day
Ahead of 811 Day, recognized on Aug. 11, Kansas Gas Service encourages everyone planning any outdoor projects to consider how to dig safely before they begin.
Kansas law requires residents to call 811 or submit a request online at Kansas811.com before starting any digging project to help protect themselves, their property and their community. Kansas Gas Service highlights 8 safe digging tips, 1 important reminder and 1 essential number to call—not just on Aug. 11, but all year long.
8 Safe Digging Tips and Reasons to Call 811
- Plan ahead. Gather all the details of your property and project and call 811 or submit a request online at least two business days ahead of when you plan to start digging.
- Safety first. You may not think you need to contact 811 – but you probably do. For digging projects big or small, from installing a mailbox to building a deck or planting a tree, contact 811 to be safe.
- Be a good neighbor. No one wants to lose service – especially in the August heat. Hitting a buried line in your yard could wipe out service for your entire neighborhood. Contact 811 and be patient until the utilities crews arrive to mark your project area with colored flags or paint.
- Keep pets inside. They may want to say hello to utility crews marking lines outside, but it’s safest for everyone if they stay secure indoors.
- Color match. Understand what the different colors of flags or paint in your yard mean. For example, natural gas lines are marked with yellow flags. Learn more here.
- Leave flags alone. It’s best to leave the flags in place throughout your digging project to be sure you don’t accidentally hit any lines.
- Dig carefully. Make sure to dig at least 24 inches away from the flags in order to avoid inadvertently hitting a line. This is called the “tolerance zone.”
- Start with peace of mind. By contacting 811 and knowing where the lines are buried in your yard, you can rest assured that you’ve done what’s necessary to start your project on the right foot and keep everyone safe.
One Takeaway, One Number to Call
Safety is always the top priority. No matter the size of your project, failing to contact 811 can lead to serious injury if you hit a buried line, service disruptions and legal consequences for breaking the law. It can also cause delays or require repairs to your home project—unexpected costs that can add up quickly. Using the free 811 service helps keep you safe, your project on track and your wallet protected.
About Kansas Gas Service
Kansas Gas Service provides a reliable and affordable energy choice to more than 648,000 customers in Kansas and is the largest natural gas distributor in the state in terms of customers. Headquartered in Overland Park, Kansas Gas Service is a division of ONE Gas, Inc. (NYSE: OGS), a 100-percent regulated natural gas utility that trades on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol “OGS.” ONE Gas is included in the S&P MidCap 400 Index and is one of the largest natural gas utilities in the United States. For more information and the latest news about Kansas Gas Service, visit kansasgasservice.com and follow its social channels: @KansasGas, Facebook, Nextdoor, LinkedIn and YouTube.
A Once In A Lifetime Opportunity by Patty LaRoche
Author: A Little Faith Lift…Finding Joy Beyond Rejection
www.alittlefaithlift.com
AWSA (Advanced Writers & Speakers Assoc.)
It’s a duck call to a mallard, a 75% off Instagram sale to a shopaholic, a box of Godiva chocolates to most of my friends. Irresistible. Enticing. A guaranteed, surefire, “once in a lifetime opportunity.” Never has a friend’s “O-I-A-L-O” investment given me anything but a migraine and a depleted bank account. The invitation to ride a donkey to the depths of the Grand Canyon on a path only inches wider than the beast’s belly doesn’t mean I saddle up. And how many sets of knives do I need as a result of the “special ends in one hour” ploy? Once-in-a-lifetime-opportunities have led to bankruptcy, divorce and even death (in which case, granted, the definition is literal).
Now, do I believe there are legitimate “once-in-a-lifetime” opportunities? Absolutely. Every day God allows us to cross paths with people we will never see again who need to hear the gospel. Our family’s trip to the mission field in Africa taught me that doing without “things” gives me time to hang with God. Spending hours every day with my mother in the nursing home showed me how fragile life can be and how those who dined with her one meal can have funerals a few days later. There were chances to talk to them about Jesus.
Sometimes I did. But not always. After all, there’s always tomorrow…
Now, that’s foolishness. The Bible is chock full of decisions that had to be made on the spot, but Matthew 25 is a great analogy of the need for immediacy. Ten virgins have carried their lamps to meet the bridegroom. Only five took extra oil with them. When the bridegroom failed to show up, the ten fell asleep, waking only when he was a short distance away. The foolish virgins found their lamps dimming and asked for the wise to share. Let’s pick it up in verse nine.
“‘No,’ they replied, ‘there may not be enough for both us and you. Instead, go to those who sell oil and buy some for yourselves.’ But while they were on their way to buy the oil, the bridegroom arrived. The virgins who were ready went in with him to the wedding banquet. And the door was shut. Later the others also came. ‘Lord, Lord,’ they said, ‘open the door for us!’ “But he replied, ‘Truly I tell you, I don’t know you.’ Therefore keep watch, because you do not know the day or the hour.”
The point cannot be dismissed.
If we dilly-dally, thinking we’ll make Jesus our Lord “someday,” we are fools. This day, this moment, might be our only chance to take Jesus up on his offer. As for guaranteed, surefire “once-in-a-lifetime” opportunities, it doesn’t get much more legitimate than that.
NRMC Welcomes New Family Practice with OB Physician
Nevada Regional Medical Center (NRMC) is pleased to announce the addition of Dr. KayeLinda Heiner to our team of physicians. Dr. Heiner completed her Obstetrics fellowship in Memphis, TN. She is board certified in Family Medicine specializing in Obstetrics.
Dr. Heiner can provide care from newborn to adults, including:
- Acute or Chronic Illness
- Blood Pressure Management
- Diabetes Management
- Maternal Care
- Newborn & Well Child Exams
- Pregnancy Related Medical Issues
- Routine & Well Women Exams
- School & Sports Physicals
Dr. Heiner’s office is located within Nevada Medical Clinic, 900 S Adams. She is accepting new patients. Appointments can be made by calling 417-667-6015.
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About Nevada Regional Medical Center
NRMC is a 71-bed acute, intensive and skilled care hospital providing comprehensive health care services. Staff represent more than a dozen medical specialties including ear, nose & throat, family practice, general surgery, gynecology, internal medicine, orthopedics, pain management, pediatrics, psychiatry and wound care services. Additionally, consultation clinics are held regularly by specialists in cardiology, dermatology, neurology, podiatry, pulmonology and urology.
NRMC is centrally located between Kansas City and Joplin along the I-49 corridor.
Uniontown City Council Agenda Packet for August 12
City of Uniontown Council Meeting at 7 p.m. on August 12 at City Hall.
attachments:
AT ________ by _____________________________
ROLL CALL: ___ Jess Ervin ___ Amber Kelly ___ Mary Pemberton ___ Savannah Pritchett
___ Bradley Stewart
SPECIAL CONSIDERATIONS/PROJECTS
2026 Budget Hearing
At 8PM, regardless of where we are in the meeting, Motion by _____________, Second by __________, Approved ______, to enter into executive session pursuant to non-elected personnel exception, KSA 75-4319(b)(1), in order to interview applicants of non-elected personnel position, the open meeting to resume at ____________.
CITIZENS REQUESTS
FINANCIAL REPORT
Sally Johnson – Financial reports
APPROVE CONSENT AGENDA
- Minutes of July 8, 2025 Regular Council Meeting, July 19, 2025 Special Meeting, July 19, 2025 Budget Worksession, and July 21, 2025 Special Meeting
- July Treasurers Report, Profit & Loss by Class Report & August Accounts Payables
DEPARTMENT REPORTS
Codes Enforcement: Doug Coyan
Superintendent: Bobby Rich
Park Food Truck Outlets
Clerk Report:
Dog complaint on 8/7. Chased by dog while riding bicycle with her dog. Wants to know why “everyone” sees dogs running at large but does nothing about it. Would not give description of dog or location of “attack”.
COUNCIL & COMMITTEE REPORTS
Councilman Ervin –
Councilman Kelly –
Councilwoman Pemberton –
Councilwoman Pritchett –
Councilman Stewart–
Mayor Jurgensen –
OLD BUSINESS
SEED Grant –
FEMA Flooding–Had a conference call with FEMA and KDEM on August 6. Damage Description and Dimensions (DDD on Project Rip Rap (DR4800) has been reviewed and signed
Sidewalk – Rogers & Sons started on August 5.
Park electric – Completed, smoothed, and seeded.
NEW BUSINESS
Motion by _____________, Second by __________, Approved ______, to enter into executive session pursuant to non-elected personnel exception, KSA 75-4319(b)(1), in order to discuss applicants of non-elected personnel position, the open meeting to resume at ____________.
ADJOURN Time ____________ Moved by ______________, 2nd ___________________, Approved ___________
Attachments:
The Bourbon County Sheriff’s Office Daily Reports August 7
Perry’s Pork Rind and Country Store Is Offering Peaches From California
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The wait is over! 
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FSCC Holds Special Meeting On August 7
The Fort Scott Community College Board of Trustees will hold a special meeting tomorrow on Thursday , August 7 at 10:00 am in the Cleaver-Burris-Boileau Hall approve personnel items.