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Chamber Coffee at FSHS Commons Area on May 26

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Join us for this week’s Chamber Coffee!
Hosted by Fort Scott USD 234
Thursday, May 26th, 8am
1005 S. Main St.
FSHS Commons Area – Enter through the main doors on the West side
Join us for a Fort Scott School District Update!
The Fort Scott Area Chamber of Commerce invites members and guests to the Chamber Coffee this Thursday, May 26th at 8am. This week’s coffee will be hosted by Fort Scott USD 234, located at 1005 S. Main St. in the common area. Coffee, juice, and light refreshments will be served.
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Forum For Professional Financial Advisors On June 23

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Community Foundation of Southeast Kansas to Host Forum for Professional Advisors


The Community Foundation of Southeast Kansas (CFSEK) will host the 2022 Estate Planning Forum at Crestwood Country Club in Pittsburg starting at 9:30 a.m. on Thursday, June 23.


The full-day Forum, hosted annually in partnership with Foulston Siefkin LLP of Wichita, is open to Southeast Kansas attorneys, CPAs, insurance professionals, and financial advisors.


Attendees will learn about new developments in the field of estate planning, earn up to six hours of continuing-education credit, and enjoy a free lunch courtesy of CFSEK.


This year’s Forum includes sessions on legal ethics; estate planning for clients with health concerns or disabilities; strategies for asset protection and to reduce income taxes; and an update on recent legislative, judicial, and regulatory developments at the state and federal levels. Sessions will be taught by Kathleen J. Selzler Lippert, JD, of the Office of the Disciplinary Administrator; and Foulston Siefkin’s Tim O’Sullivan, JD, LLM, and Corey Moomaw, JD, LLM.


The Forum has been approved for 6 hours of CLE credit (including one hour of ethics credit) and 5 hours of insurance CE credit. It also offers a recommended 5 hours of CPE credit for
accountants and 5 hours of PACE credit for qualifying financial advisors.


Space will be limited, so professional advisors who want to attend the 2022 Estate Planning Forum must register by completing the online form at SoutheastKansas.org/forum2022/,
emailing [email protected], or calling (620) 231-8897.
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Obituary

Obituary of Patricia Howard

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Patricia Ann “Trisha” Howard, age 67, a resident of Ft. Scott, Kansas, passed away Monday, May 23, 2022, at  Overland Park Regional Medical Center.

She was born May 30, 1954, in Ft. Scott, the daughter of O.E. “Dan” Pence and Mary Share Pence.  Patricia graduated from the Ft. Scott High School with the Class of 1972.  She went on to graduate from Ft. Scott Community College School of Nursing in 1975.  She married Kenneth C. Howard on November 22, 1975, in Ft. Scott.  Trisha obtained her initial nursing license in November of 1975 and has continued to maintain her license ever since.

After finishing nursing school Patricia worked for a brief period at Arkhaven Nursing Home before Dr. James Basham asked her to cover maternity leave for his nurse at his family practice. Trisha fell in love with her patients at the practice and what began as covering maternity leave turned into a career that spanned over four decades. When Dr. Basham retired she began working for Dr. Randy Nichols and spent thirty-six years taking care of patients in his office. Not only did Trisha love her patients she loved her coworkers, many of them becoming lifelong friends.

She was a devoted wife, loving mother and grandmother.  She was extremely proud of her family and loved sharing stories and pictures of her grandchildren with anyone she met.  She and Kenny seldom missed attending their grandchildren’s many activities, often times traveling from one event to the next.  Trisha’s heart of compassion also spilled over into the animal kingdom.  She frequently tended a stray cat or dog and would spend hours searching for someone’s lost pet. Many cats, and dogs enjoyed long comfortable lives because of Patricia’s love.

Serving others and serving God were just two of her many loves in life. She was a life-long member of the Mary Queen of Angels Catholic Church and was currently serving as treasurer of the St. Anne’s Altar Society.  She was also a former member of the PEO.

Survivors include her husband, Kenny, of the home; two sons, Matt Howard (Deidra) of Olathe, Kansas and Chris Howard (Nicole) of Bonner Springs, Kansas and four grandchildren, Benjamin, Michael, Christian and Kate.  Also surviving is her twin brother, Patrick Pence (Terri) and a sister, Carolyn Perry (Bill) all of Pittsburg, Kansas and several nieces and nephews.

She was preceded in death by her parents, Dan and Mary Pence and her in-laws, Robert and Doris Howard.

Following cremation, Father Yancey Burgess will conduct Mass of Christian at 11:30 A.M. Friday, May 27th at the Mary Queen of Angels Catholic Church.

The family will receive friends from 5 to 7 P.M. Thursday at the Mary Queen of Angels Catholic Church where the Rosary will be recited at 6:30 P.M.

Memorials are suggested to Always and Furever Midwest Animal Sanctuary and may be left in 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.

Fort Scott, Government

Fort Scott Gets KDOT Grant For Horton Street Improvements

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Governor Laura Kelly Announces More Than $7 Million in Transportation Project Investments

~~Cost Share Program Tops $100M in Grants
for the First Time in its History~~ 

OLATHE – Governor Laura Kelly joined Transportation Secretary Julie Lorenz today to announce that more than $7 million will be awarded to 11 transportation construction projects through the Kansas Department of Transportation’s Cost Share Program for spring 2022. With these grants, more than $100 million has been given to Kansas communities since the Cost Share Program’s inception.

“My administration has invested more than $100 million in our roads, trails, and bridges since the start of the Cost Share program because quality infrastructure is the foundation of strong communities,” Governor Kelly said. “Congratulations to each of this year’s Cost Share awardees. Thank you for the work you’re doing to continue building a beautiful, vibrant, and safe Kansas.”

The Cost Share Program was founded in 2019 as part of the Kelly Administration’s 10-year, bipartisan Eisenhower Legacy Transportation Program, or IKE. By leveraging both state and local dollars to fund community transportation projects, Cost Share improves safety, supports job retention and growth, relieves congestion, and increases access and mobility in rural and urban areas.

Governor Kelly lauded the Cedar Creek Trail in Olathe as a prime example of how Cost Share can benefit a community. Enhancements to the city’s trail system will give residents greater access to recreational amenities, connect to regional trails, and provide hiking and biking access to nearby health care facilities.

With today’s announcement, more than $103 million in state funding, matched by more than $74 million in local funding, has been invested in Cost Share projects since the program was founded by the Kelly Administration.

“We rely on local leaders to bring us their best ideas for projects that, with a little help, can make a significant difference in a community,” Secretary Lorenz said. “Communities come to the table with a solid project plan, the support of local business and community members, and matching funds in place. State dollars help get the projects to the finish line.”

View a map of Cost Share projects here.

Spring 2022 Cost Share recipients are:

Ellis County

Cathedral Avenue reconstruction

City of Erie

4th Street improvement, phase two

City of Fort Scott

Horton Street improvements

Johnson County

I-35 and 24th Street traffic signals

Lincoln County

60th Road pavement reclamation

City of Logan

Logan Street reconstruction

City of North Newton

Sidewalk improvements

City of Olathe

Cedar Creek Trail, phase two

Pottawatomie County

Havensville Road bridge over Mound Creek

Scott County

W. Road 270 improvements

City of Valley Center

Seneca Street reconstruction

More information about KDOT’s Cost Share Program is on KDOT’s website at https://www.ksdot.org/CostShare/CostShareProgram.asp.

 

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Service Notice of Patricia Howard

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Patricia Ann Howard, age 67, a resident of Ft. Scott, Kansas, passed away Monday, May 23, 2022, at the Overland Park Regional Medical Center.
Following cremation, Father Yancey Burgess will conduct Mass of Christian Burial at 11:30 A.M. Friday, May 27th at the Mary Queen of Angels Catholic Church.
The family will receive friends from 5 to 7 P.M. Thursday at the Mary Queen of Angels Catholic Church where the Rosary will be recited at 6:30 P.M.  Memorials are suggested to Always and Furever Midwest Animal Sanctuary and may be left in 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