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Chamber Coffee Hosted by Conservation District on April 24
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The Bourbon County Sheriff’s Office Daily Reports April 23
Obituary of Otis Thomas
Otis B. “Otie” Thomas passed away Saturday, April 19, 2025, at the Presbyterian Village in Fort Scott, KS. He was born in Rhinelander, Wisconsin in 1933, the son of Francis C.O. Thomas and Gjerdis J. Thomas. Growing up together with older sisters Marie and Carolyn, he graduated in 1951 from the Griffith Institute in Springville, New York. He next matriculated at St. Lawrence University in Canton, New York, graduating in 1955 with a B.A. degree in Business Administration. Following university study and ROTC training, Otie married Helen Gillette of Briar Hill, New York and became an officer in the U.S. Marine Corps, serving for four years and ultimately rising to the rank of Captain.
Upon leaving military service, Otie began a long and distinguished career in the graphics profession, serving a series of prominent national and international companies, including Graphic Controls (Buffalo), Fasson/Avery Dennison (Cleveland), Contact Products (Dallas), and Ward-Kraft (Fort Scott). Later in his career, he burnished his reputation for excellent customer service with his company Forms & Labels by Thomas and Graphic Resources/Liberty Labels. Following Helen’s passing in 2012, Otie married Thelma Wurtz of Fort Scott, Kansas in 2015.
While his older sisters have passed on, Otie is survived by close friends and family, including Michael McWilliams (Stanford, California) and Jennifer Froats-Washington (Dallas, Texas) together with nephews and nieces Christine Telfer (Bend, Oregon), Geoff Horn (Navasota, Texas), James Horn (Holly Lake Ranch, Texas), John Horn (Portland, Oregon) and Susan Craven (Denton, North Carolina).
Wherever he lived and worked, Otie was a tireless supporter of church and community, a sensitive and caring friend, and a devoted fan of his favorite local and national sports teams, forever optimistic that next season might be better.
We will all miss Otie’s irrepressible smile, his boundless spirit and his steady friendship. It has been a privilege for us all to have been a part of his very rich life.
Rev. Sarah Gengler will conduct funeral services at 10:00 AM Monday, April 28th, at the First Presbyterian Church in Fort Scott.
Burial will follow in the U. S. National Cemetery.
The family will receive friends from 9:30 AM Monday until service time at the Church.
Memorials are suggested to Presbyterian Village Fort Scott and may be left in care of the Cheney Witt Chapel, PO Box 347, 201 S. Main St., Fort Scott, KS 66701. Words of remembrance may be submitted online at cheneywitt.com.
Obituary of Frederick Campbell, Jr.
Frederick F. “Fred” Campbell, Jr., 94, of Fort Scott, passed away Friday evening April 11, 2025, at Guest Home Estates. He was born December 6, 1930, in Fort Scott, Kansas, the son of Frederick F. Campbell, Sr., and Ola Mae (Morris) Campbell. He married Viola M. “Vi” Johnson September 2, 1951, and she preceded him in death on March 14, 2025.
Fred graduated from Fort Scott High School, and also from Fort Scott Community College. He served in the United States Navy from January 1949 to January 1950. He later graduated from WSU.
Fred was a life-long resident of Fort Scott, and a member of the St. John’s Global Methodist Church. He was an educator, teaching for many years for USD234 before becoming Superintendent for the district.
Fred is survived by his daughter, Elizabeth Bush; four grandchildren, and four great-grandchildren. In addition to his wife Vi, he was also preceded in death by his son, Joseph Frederick Campbell; his daughter, Nancy Marie House; his brother, Phillip M. Campbell, and two sisters, Donna Campbell, and Mary Ellen Dickerson.
Pastor Jim Brackett will officiate funeral services for Fred at 2:00 p.m. on Friday, April 25, 2025, at the Ellis Family Fine Arts Center. followed by burial at the Maple Grove Cemetery, under the direction of the Konantz-Cheney Funeral Home.
Memorial contributions may be made to St. John’s Global Methodist Church and may be left in the care of the Konantz-Cheney Funeral Home, 15 W. Wall Street, P.O. Box 309, Fort Scott, KS, 66701. Friends and family may sign the online guest book and share memories at www.konantzcheney.com.
Death Notice of Raymond Robinson
Raymond L. Robinson, age 44, a resident of Ft. Scott, Kansas, passed away Saturday, April 19, 2025. Rev. Marty Dewitt will conduct funeral services at 10:30 A.M. Friday, April 25th at the Cheney Witt Chapel. Private burial will take place in the Robinson Family Cemetery near Redfield, Kansas. Arrangements are 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.
Visual Art Competition For Grades 6-12 Submission Deadline: April 27
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Minutes from the USD234 Special Meeting on April 21
Unified School District 234
424 South Main
Fort Scott, KS 66701-2697
620-223-0800 Fax 620-223-2760
DESTRY BROWN
Superintendent
BOARD OF EDUCATION REGULAR MEETING
NEWS RELEASE
Tuesday, April 22, 2025
Members of the USD 234 Board of Education met at 7:30 A.M. on Tuesday, April 22, 2025, for a special meeting at 424 S Main.
President David Stewart opened the meeting.
The board approved the official agenda
The Board went into an executive session for personnel matters.
President David Stewart adjourned the meeting.
PERSONNEL REPORT – APPROVED
April 22, 2025
RESIGNATIONS/TERMINATIONS/RETIREMENTS:
Sage, Morgan – Resignation – Business Teacher
EMPLOYMENT:
Certified Recommendations 2025-26 school year:
Durossette, Jake – Business Teacher – High School
Whitt, Chloe – Personal Finance & Drivers’ Education Teacher – High School
Supplemental Recommendations for the 2025-26 school year:
Durossette, Jake – Head Wrestling Coach – High School
Hay, Marilyn – Assistant Volleyball Coach – High School
Hendrickson, Ella – Assistant Volleyball Coach – High School
Whitt, Chloe – Head Volleyball Coach – High School
Legislative Update by State Senator Caryn Tyson April 18, 2025
Kansas Land and Military Installation Protection Act, SB 9, prohibits foreign adversaries from purchasing property within 100 miles of a military installation and any foreign adversary ownership of non-residential real property purchased prior to July 1, 2025, will have to register with the Attorney General’s office. The bill would also require Kansas government agencies to purchase American-made or allied-made drones or drone technology. The bill didn’t go as far as some of us would like, but it is much better than not doing anything to block China and others from infiltrating Kansas even more. SB 9 passed the Senate 38 to 1. I voted Yes. The Governor signed it into law.
Conservation Districts funding caps will be doubled in Fiscal Year (FY) 2026 and the States’s matching funding will also double, limited to $50,000 per district because SB 39 became law. Conservation districts were established in 1937 after the Dust Bowl. The districts are local units of government within a county for conservation of soil, water, and other natural resources. County commissioners may levy a property tax to provide additional funding for the operation of a conservation district. This did not change in SB 39. The bill passed the Senate unanimously.
Web-based Insurance Verification will be allowed as CCR 42 will be law. There were several provisions in CCR 42, but the main provision was establishing the Kansas Real Time Motor Vehicle Insurance Verification Act, putting insurance data in an online centralized system allowing for easy verification of insurance. I understand the convenience of a web-based centralized system and I also understand the vulnerabilities of this type of system. Do you remember what happened last year with the Kansas Judicial centralized system? It was hacked and down for several weeks, so I did not support CCR 42. However, it passed because convenience was the priority, not data security. It passed 39 to 1.
Kansas Governmental Ethics Commission name will be changed to the Kansas Public Disclosure Commission. We need to be strengthening the Commission’s role, not weakening it. HB 2206 passed the Senate 32 to 8, and the Governor signed it into law. I voted no.
Special Elections will only be held the first Tuesday after the first Monday in March, or on the same day as a general, or primary election (November or August) as HB 2022 is now law. Currently, special elections and mail ballot elections (such as for school bonds or special sales taxes) can occur at any time, creating waste for the taxpayer and causing confusion for voters. HB 2022 makes it simple and will save counties hundreds of thousands of dollars in special elections. During testimony, we heard Sedgewick County spent over $136,000 on one special election. I supported this legislation. It passed the Senate 29 to 11 and was signed into law.
It is an honor and a privilege to serve as your 12th District State Senator.
Caryn
The Bourbon County Sheriff’s Office Daily Reports April 2
The Artificers May Happenings
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Revised Bourbon County Commission Agenda for Today
Bourbon County Courthouse
210 S. National Ave
Fort Scott, KS 66701
Phone: 620-223-3800
Fax: 620-223-5832
Bourbon County, Kansas
Brandon Whisenhunt, Chairman
1st District Commissioner
David Beerbower, Vice-Chairman
2nd District Commissioner
Mika Milburn-Kee
3rd District Commissioner
Bourbon County Commission Agenda
Bourbon County Commission Room 210 S National Ave.
April 21, 2025, 5:30 PM
I. Call Meeting to Order
a. Roll Call
b. Pledge of Allegiance
c. Prayer – Anne Dare
II. Approval of Agenda
III. Approval of Minutes from 04.14.25 & 04.15.25
IV. Consent Agenda
a. Approval of 04.17.25 Accounts Payable Totaling $237,207.56
b. Approval of 04.17.25 Payroll Totaling $289,362.57
c. Tax Roll Corrections
V. Old Business
a. Zoning – Public Hearing Process
VI. Public Comments for Items Not on The Agenda
VII. New Business
a. Road Closure Application – Bradley Plaster
b. Human Resources
c. Procedures
d. Sheriff Vehicle Request
e. Executive Session K.S.A. 75-4319 (b)(1) – Job Performance
f. Executive Session K.S.A. 75-4319 (b)(1) – Job Performance
g. Executive Session K.S.A. 75-4319 (b)(1) – Job Performance
h. Executive Session K.S.A. 75-4319 (b)(2) – Ongoing Litigation
i. Commissioner Comments
VIII. Adjournment
EXECUTIVE SESSIONS – FORM OF MOTION
____ Pursuant to KSA 75-4319 (b)(1) to discuss personnel matters of individual nonelected personnel to protect their
privacy
____ Pursuant to KSA 75-4319 (b)(2) for consultation with an attorney for the public body of agency which would be
deemed privileged in the attorney-client relationship
____ Pursuant to KSA 75-4319 (b)(3) to discuss matters relating to employer/employee negotiations whether or not in
consultation with the representatives of the body or agency
____ Pursuant to KSA 75-4319 (b)(4) to discuss data relating to financial affairs or trade secrets of corporations,
partnerships, trust and individual proprietorships
____ Pursuant to KSA 75-4319 (b)(6) for the preliminary discussion of acquisition of real estate
____ Pursuant to KSA 75-4319 (b)(12) to discuss matters relating to security measures, if the discussion of such matters
at an open meeting would jeopardize such security measures
The subject to be discussed during executive session: ________________________________________
State persons to attend
Open session will resume at _____ A.M./P.M. in the commission chambers.