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Obituary of Gary Wayne Roberts

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Gary Wayne Roberts

Gary Wayne Roberts, age 60, passed away on December 8, 2020, at his home in Fort Scott, Kansas. Gary was born May 29, 1960, in Osceola, MO, the son of Dorn and Mary (Edwards) Roberts.

Gary lived his life to the fullest doing what he loved. He was a mechanic for many years. He was also a local truck driver for the Pittsburg, KS, area.

He spent a lot of his time living either in Kansas or Arizona due to having family in both places. He just recently settled in Fort Scott to be closer to his siblings.

Gary was a prankster and loved to play pranks on anyone he could get to fall for them.

His laughter was one of a kind that anyone who knew him will never forget.

He also had a love for muscle cars and step side trucks.
Although he never had any biological children, he was like a dad to many.

His love for kids was insurmountable. Gary also had his own nicknames for all those kids and for most of his friends. If you had a nickname you knew you were loved by him.

Gary was proceeded in death by both parents, a brother, Timothy Roberts, a nephew, Harvey and a great niece, Sandra Ann. He is survived by two young ladies that he considered his daughters, Stacey Day and her daughters Taylor and Madison from Pittsburg, KS, and Tiffany Gottschall and her daughter Addison from Arizona. He is also survived by two brothers, Loren (Susan) Roberts, Garland, KS, Ronnie Roberts, Fort Scott, KS, three Sisters, Sherry (Dan Neff), Centerville, KS, Joyce (Dan) Henderson, Louisburg, KS, and Melinda Shepherd, Arma, KS.

There was cremation. Private family burial will take place later. Words of remembrance may be submitted to the online guestbook at cheneywitt.com.

Government, Kansas

Direct to Customer Meat Marketing Webinars

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KDA Offers Direct-to-Consumer Meat Marketing and Consumer Webinars

MANHATTAN, Kansas — Now more than ever, consumers are looking to build relationships and buy their food direct from the source. The Kansas Department of Agriculture will host a series of informational webinars in early January 2021 to provide information about direct-to-consumer meat sales. “Adding direct-to-consumer sales can be an option to diversify farm income,” said Secretary of Agriculture Mike Beam. “We are pleased to provide innovative programing and educational opportunities to help Kansas’ farmers, ranchers and agribusinesses grow and expand market options and continue to serve as economic engines in their communities.”

 

During the week of January 4, KDA will be offering a webinar series designed to provide more insight in the direct-to-consumer business model. This five-part webinar series will be held daily, January 4–8, from 12:00 to 1:00 p.m., and will feature meat marketing and regulatory experts. This series is designed for those who wish to sell direct-to-consumer. In addition, KDA will host a second one-part webinar which will be focused on information for consumers and will address their questions about direct purchases of meat products. It will be held on Wednesday, January 6, from 7:00 to 8:00 p.m.

 

Throughout the first webinar series, Kansas Meat Marketing Basics: Putting you a Cut Above, participants will learn the basics of starting a farm to fork business, including discussions about naming your business, product selection, pricing, social media marketing, regulatory considerations and more. The series will feature presentations by Rachel Cutrer, Ranch House Designs, Inc. and B.R. Cutrer, Inc.; Danette Amstein and Myasia Burns, Midan Marketing; and Dr. Liz Boyle with Kansas State University’s value-added meats program.

 

At the second webinar, Clearing the Confusion: Meat Marketing Consumer Basics, participants will learn about basic meat science and meat processing and will receive recipes and resources for consumers to utilize cuts of beef. Guest speakers will include Collette Kaster, American Meat Science Association; Chad Bontrager, Yoder Meats, Bowser Meat Processing and Heartland Meat Market; and a representative from the Kansas Beef Council.

 

Registration is now open for both the webinar series and the consumer webinar, and there is no cost to participate. You can participate in one or more of the webinars, as the speakers and content will be different for each session. Find detailed agendas and register at: www.agriculture.ks.gov/BusinessDevelopment.

 

It is the mission of KDA to support all facets of agriculture, including lending support to those who wish to market and sell their products off the farm. For more information, contact KDA compliance education coordinator Dana Ladner at [email protected] 785-564-6660.

 

Government, Kansas

Food Banks and Transportation Needs For Senior Citizens Sought

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Kelly Stammer, Regional Resource Coordinator/East Region, Economic & Employment Services, Kansas Department for Children and Families is seeking what is available locally for senior citizens.

“I need to find out what is available to senior citizens as far as food banks and what accommodations are there for those with no transportation,” she said in an email to the Bourbon County Coalition.

 

 

Kelly Stammer can be reached at

620-421-4500 Ext 251 or

620-215-9729 Cell or

www.goals.ks.gov

Bourbon County, Business, Fort Scott Chamber of Commerce, Government, Jobs

Ribbon Cutting For Bourbon Co. Workforce and Entrepreneur Center Dec. 10

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Join us for a
Chamber Coffee & Ribbon Cutting Ceremony
Thursday, December 10th, 8am
As we celebrate the opening of
B-WERC!
Bourbon County Workforce & Entrepreneur Resource Center
Attention Chamber Members!
Join us this Thursday, December 10th
to celebrate the opening of B-WERC with a
Chamber Coffee & Ribbon Cutting!
17 S. Main St.
upstairs of the Kress Building
Due to the COVID pandemic, temperature readings
will be taken upon entry to the Chamber Coffee
and attendees will be required to wear masks throughout the event. If anyone feels uncomfortable with these requirements, the host asks that
you reconsider attending.
Click here for the Bourbon County Eco. Devo. Facebook page.
Click here for the Kansas Small Business Development Center Facebook page.
Click here for the Southeast KANSASWORKS Facebook page.
B-WERC is a multi-partner collaboration of Bourbon County, Kansas Small Business Development Center, Southeast KANSASWORKS, Fort Scott Community College, Healthy Bourbon County Action Team, Fort Scott Area Chamber of Commerce and BAJA Investments. The center focuses on growing and sustaining businesses, connecting jobs and serving people. Current and aspiring entrepreneurs, employers, and job seekers can make an appointment for services including marketing support, financial review and projections, obtaining capital, establishing an online presence, legalizing childcare providers, unemployment and job seeking assistance.
Business, Fort Scott, Fort Scott Chamber of Commerce

Caroling and Chocolate Friday in Downtown Fort Scott

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THE CHAMBER INVITES YOU TO A CAROLING & COCOA LATE NIGHT SHOPPING EVENT DOWNTOWN FORT SCOTT THIS FRIDAY, 5-8 PM
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The event will feature several groups of carolers
strolling sidewalks of Downtown from store to store with cocoa served by free will donation on the corner of Wall St. & National Ave.
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This event offers locals & visitors another opportunity to shop small & support local
while enjoying some holiday cheer!
Find the hidden mistletoe to win Chamber Bucks!
SEE MORE DETAILS BELOW!
Click on these Links to share them to your page! Thank you!
Obituary

Obituary of Marilynn Konantz Miller

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Marilynn Konantz Miller 100, of Hastings, Nebraska passed away December 7, 2020. She was born in Fort Scott, Kansas, on April 3, 1920, the daughter of Hazel Marie (Bicknell) and Bruder Konantz. She graduated from the University of Kansas in 1941, was a member of Gamma Phi Beta sorority, Pi Lambda Theta (an education honorary), and the Dean‘s Acapella Choir.

After college graduation, Marilynn taught music in Coffeyville, Kansas and married Douglas Franklin Miller on October 7, 1944, in Fort Scott. The couple had three children. In 1955 Douglas’s long-time employer, Sears, moved the family to Hastings, NE, where the family lived for many years. Marilynn was a member of the First United Methodist Church, a charter member of Chapter HT of PEO, and a life member of Olive Chapter of Eastern Star in Fort Scott, Kansas.

Music was an important part of Marilynn’s life. She played violin in the Hastings Symphony Orchestra in the 1960’s and taught music at St. Cecilia’s Elementary School in the 1960’s and 70’s. She also taught piano at Hastings College in the preparatory department and was a staunch supporter of The Hastings College Music Department. Marilynn loved to play the piano, socialize with friends, play bridge, read, travel to Colorado to visit her grandchildren, and travel the world on cruise ships.

Marilynn is survived by her three children: Mary Lynne Koepke and husband Jerry of Littleton, CO; Annie Marie Young of Colorado Springs, CO; and Martin Miller and wife Lynda of Doniphan, NE. She has four grandchildren: David Koepke and wife Laura of Golden, CO; Katie Koepke of Golden, CO; Michael Young and wife Diana of Atlanta, GA; and Elizabeth Young of Aurora, CO. Marilynn has two step grandsons: Skyler Rader and Logan Rader. She has 3 great-grandchildren: Ava Koepke, Wyatt Koepke, and Aria Sophia Young. She has 5 nieces: Susan Foster, Becky Sandhaus, Mary Lauber, Hilda Poort, and Sue Grover. She has 3 nephews: Bruder Stapleton, Jack Stapleton, and Jimmy Miller. Marilynn is preceded in death by her husband, Douglas Franklin, and her sister, Hazel Marie Stapleton.

Marilynn always enjoyed family and supported her loved ones in all they undertook. She valued her connections with the Hastings Community and cherished her many friends and associates. Marilynn has been a resident of Edgewood Vista for ten years, and her family wishes to extend gratitude to their fine staff for all their care, kindness, and support. Rev. Steve Cole will officiate the graveside service, December 14, 2020 at the National Cemetery in Fort Scott, KS under the direction of the Konantz-Cheney Funeral Home. A memorial service will be held in Hastings, NE next spring or summer.

Fort Scott National Historic Site

Prairie Prescribed Fire Planned at Fort Scott National Historic Site 

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Fort Scott Kan. – Park managers at Fort Scott National Historic Site, in coordination with Fire Managers with the US Fish and Wildlife Service from Marais des Cygnes National Wildlife Refuge, plan to burn the five acre restored prairie Thursday, December 10, 2020.  The ignition will depend upon weather conditions and the burn may be postponed or canceled if conditions are unfavorable.

 

“We were very excited to be able to implement this prescribed fire (Rx) project with the assistance of our interagency neighbors. Our ability to treat the tallgrass prairie at a time of year enhances the resilience of the ecosystem and results in a more diverse prairie with more cool-season grasses.” said Betty Boyko, Superintendent, Fort Scott National Historic Site. Like all prescribed fires, the plans for the tallgrass prairie Rx contain a set of parameters which define (among other things) the expected weather and fuel conditions under which the fire can be initiated. Prior to implementing the burn, fire managers will evaluate current conditions and will only ignite the fire if all of the prescribed conditions are within those parameters.

 

During typical prescribed fire activity, daytime smoke disperses to the northwest, up and over the highway.  Coordination with the City of Fort Scott, Bourbon County Sheriff’s Office, Kansas State Highway Patrol, and Kansas Department of Transportation is already underway for this prescribed fire.  Smoke impacts or traffic delays on Highway 69 should not occur during the burn.

Fort Scott, Fort Scott Chamber of Commerce

Health Insurance Through the Chamber

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Update on Chamber
Health Insurance by BCBS
View rates/plans & please respond
NOW if you are interested.
We have received our rates
based on employers who submitted their preliminary employee census information.
IF you did not show interest before, but are interested now, please let us now ASAP so we can try and reach the minimum number needed to finalize the plan.
Click here or click on the graphic below to view the plans & rates.
Your business/organization just needs at least one full-time and one part-time employee to qualify for the plan.
Email Lindsay Madison at [email protected] by this
Thursday, December 10th
if you are interested in the insurance.
(This is information for an Association Health Plan through the Fort Scott Area Chamber of Commerce, working with Chamber member and local business Don Doherty of
Northwestern Mutual Life, RPS Benefits, Inc.)
Fort Scott Community College

FSCC Partners with KEY Industries, Inc.

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Submitted by Kassie Fugate-Cate on December 7, 2020

gray background with a maroon and gray birthday type banner with "FSCC" written in the triangles, a shirt icon on the left, hat icon on the right, KEY logo in the bottom left corner, FSCC seal in the bottom right, and GEAR written in the middle

FSCC partners with KEY Industries, Inc. for Greyhound Gear

 

Fort Scott, Ks–Fort Scott Community College (FSCC) recently joined forces with local clothing company, KEY Industries, Inc., to develop FSCC’s own line of apparel and easy-to-use website. FSCC’s “Greyhound Gear” has been housed on campus in the bookstore for many years. The bookstore will still continue to carry Hound merchandise on-hand, but now anyone can order their favorite game day shirt online thanks to the new partnership.

 

“We are proud to partner with Fort Scott Community College to provide its students, faculty and alumni with great apparel through their online bookstore services.  FSCC is a bedrock institution in our community and we look forward to working with the college for years to come”, says Chris Barnes, President & CEO of KEY Industries Inc.

 

Key Industries, Inc. located locally in Fort Scott, KS has been in the clothing and merchandise business since 1908. They carry everything from hats to jackets, coveralls to polo’s and have numerous partnerships across the nation. FSCC is looking forward to be able to allow the public to easily access their Greyhound merchandise whenever they want, from wherever they are.

 

“We needed a way to allow all Hound alumni and fans to be able to easily obtain FSCC merchandise. When I was approached with the idea about partnering with KEY Industries, Inc., I just knew this was the way to go,” says Jeff Tadtman, Chief Development Officer at FSCC. “The fact that the company is local and the money comes back to the Fort Scott community was a big establishing point as well. We are very excited for this new partnership”.

 

To access the website for your Greyhound Gear, you can go to fortscott.edu and click “Greyhound Gear” in the top right-hand corner or go to fsccbookstore.keyapparelstore.com.

 

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Obituary of Anna Mae Hartley

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Anna Mae Hartley, age 77, a former resident of Ft. Scott, Kansas and more recently of Gardner, Kansas, passed away Sunday, December 6, 2020, at the Medicalodge of Gardner.

She was born April 10, 1943, in Moran, Kansas, the daughter of Paul L. Ward and Pauline Edwards Ward.

Ann married Fred Hartley on September 15, 1966, at Ft. Scott.  Ann had worked at the Western Insurance Company as a file clerk from 1961 to 1970.

 

Ann is survived by her brother, Max Ward, of Durango, Colorado.

Ann’s husband, Fred, preceded her in death on June 17, 2001.  She was also preceded in death by her parents, a brother, Rollin Ward and a sister, Yvonne Thayer Price.

 

Private burial will take place at the Moran Cemetery in Moran, 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.