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COVID-19, Government, Kansas

Sixth Correctional Facility Resident Death Oct. 19

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A  Ellsworth Correctional Facility (ECF) resident who died Monday, October 19, 2020 had tested positive for COVID-19. This is the sixth resident death related to COVID-19 in Kansas, the first at ECF.

 

The resident tested positive on September 26 at which time he was moved to the Lansing Correctional Facility (LCF) COVID-19 Management Unit (CMU).  Three days later he was transported from LCF to the hospital.

 

The resident’s family has asked that his name not be released.  He was a 60-year-old black male with underlying medical concerns that contributed to his condition.

 

This resident was serving a life sentence based on four sex crime convictions from Wyandotte County, Kansas.

 

The Ellsworth Correctional Facility opened in 1988. Serving only males, the Central Unit provides housing for 820 multi-custody residents and the East Unit provides housing for 95 minimum-custody residents.

 

For current information on COVOID-19 in Kansas, and to sign up for updates, go to the KDHE COVID-19 Resource Center at kdhe.ks.gov/coronavirus.  For information on KDOC’s response to COVID-19, visit https://www.doc.ks.gov/kdoc-coronavirus-updates.

 

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Bourbon County, COVID-19, Government, Health Care

Bourbon County Has 34 Active COVID-19 Cases

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SEK Multi-County Health Departments

Allen, Anderson, Bourbon, and Woodson Counties

Coronavirus (COVID-19) Update

October 20, 2020

Please call your local health department if you would like a further breakdown of cases.

Allen County

Current Active Cases 8
Total Hospitalizations 5-0 in hospital
Current Recovered Cases 103
Total Cases Since Testing 112
Deaths 1

Anderson County

Current Active Cases 37
Total Hospitalizations 3-0 in hospital
Current Recovered Cases 130
Total Cases Since Testing 167
Deaths 0

Bourbon County

Current Active Cases 34
Total Hospitalizations 15- 3 in hospital
Current Recovered Cases 266
Total Cases Since Testing 303
Deaths 3

Woodson County

Current Active Cases 2
Total Hospitalizations 3-1 in hospital
Current Recovered Cases 25
Total Cases Since Testing 27
Deaths 0

Obituary

Obituary of Oaklynn Shadden

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Oaklynn Virginia Shadden, age 2 months, died Sunday, October 18, 2020, at Children’s Mercy in Kansas City, MO. She was born August 20, 2020, in Nevada, MO, the daughter of Samuel Shadden and Courtney Scheckel.

Survivors include her parents; a brother, Gydeon Hall; a brother/uncle, Zayne Schnichels; grandparents, Harry “Sid” and Dollie Shadden, Fulton, KS, Karon Schnichels (Troy Rhynerson), Ft. Scott, KS, and David C. Schnichels, Nevada, MO; great grandparents Charlotte Lucas and Alvin Ted Miles; aunts Brandi Toomay (Joel), Roxanne Merriman (Jay), Heather Hillis (Cody), and Megan Sherbon (Jared); uncles Steven E. Shadden, David Shadden (Jackie), and Kyle Schnichels (Laryn Thompson); and 18 cousins.

She was preceded in death by great grandparents, Virginia Schnichels, Goldie Schnichels, David W. Schnichels, Lewis Lucas, Faye Dean Lucas, Alice Virginia Ruby-Johnson, Colleen Joles Cowden and Harry H. Shadden.

Rev. Marty DeWitt will conduct graveside services at 10:00 Friday, October 23rd, in the Centerville Cemetery.

The family will receive friends from 6:00 until 8:00 Thursday evening at the Cheney Witt Chapel.

Memorials are suggested to the Oaklynn Shadden Memorial Fund and may be left in care of the Cheney Witt Chapel, PO Box 347, 201 S. Main St., Ft. Scott, KS 66701. Words of remembrance may be submitted to the online guestbook at cheneywitt.com.

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FS Library Board Member Sought

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Please see the following Library Board opening:

  • One opening (Must be a City resident) for the Fort Scott Library Board.

The function of the Fort Scott Library Board is to review requests in reference to the library. This Board meets monthly at 5:00 p.m. on the third Tuesday of the month.

If you have a desire to serve on this board and meet the above requirements, please submit a letter of interest to the City Clerk, Diane Clay, 123 S. Main, Fort Scott, Kansas 66701. She will then submit your letter of interest for consideration to the City Commission. All of the boards and commissions serve on a volunteer basis and are not compensated. If you would like more information on this board, please contact Diane Clay, City Clerk at 620-223-0550 or [email protected]. Please submit your letter of interest by October 30th, 2020.

Obituary

Obituary of Clessa Hawkins

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Clessa Kay Hawkins, age 56, a resident of Ft. Scott, Kansas, passed away early Saturday, October 17, 2020, at her home.
  She was born November 6, 1963, in Springfield, Missouri, the daughter of Clarence Earl Coulter and Mary Elizabeth Call Coulter.
Clessa married Terry Wayne Hawkins on August 22, 1980, at Ft. Scott.  He preceded her in death on February 8, 2014.
Clessa enjoyed camping, fishing and spending time outdoors and with her grandchildren.  She also liked playing Bingo and taking the occasional trip to the casino.
Survivors include five sons, Jason Hawkins (Kenda), of Newport, Missouri; Terry Hawkins, Jr. (Krystal), Burt Hawkins (Vickie), Clarence Hawkins and John Hawkins (Ryan) all of Ft. Scott, Kansas and sixteen grandchildren, Jackson, Zane, Kendra, Myrissa, Austina, Aleigha, Leroy, Clarence, Jr., Earl, Lindsy, Lyla, Hunter, Teanin, Dustie, Saphera, and Atreya, two great-grandchildren and her beloved dog, Rose.  Also surviving are four brothers, Edward Earl Coulter, of Farlington, Kansas, Leroy Coulter and Randy Jay Coulter, both of Mulberry, Kansas, and Ronnie Lee Coulter, of Ft. Scott and three sisters, Linda Sue Ames, of Ft. Scott, Connie Bea Zumwalt, of Kentucky and Clessa’s twin sister, Tressa Mae McClure of Nashville, Missouri.
  In addition to her husband, she was preceded in death by a son, Leroy Hawkins, a brother, Michael Ray Coulter and three sisters, Mary Elaine Wells, Wanda Jean Drake, and Mildred Arlene Cooper.
Graveside services will be held at 1:30 P.M. Thursday, October 22nd at the Pleasant Valley Cemetery.
Family and friends may meet at the Cheney Witt Chapel prior to leaving for the cemetery at 1:00 P.M.
The family will receive friends from 5 to 7 P.M. Wednesday evening at the Cheney Witt Chapel.
Memorials are suggested to the American Diabetes Association 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.
Advertisements, Elections, Government, Kansas

AD: Bill Meyer For KS Representative District 4

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Bill Meyer for Kansas House of Representatives
District 4

If you want a Representative who stands for:

Maintaining full funding for our public schools;

Expanding Medicaid to cover 150,000 low-income Kansans while bringing $700 million per year into the Kansas economy;

Expanding broadband internet into our rural areas as the # 1 necessity for attracting new business and keeping the ones we have, enabling our farmers and ranchers to access current market conditions, providing opportunities for offsite virtual learning, and expanding telemedicine into medically underserved areas;

Respecting and listening to the opinions of others;

 

Vote for Bill Meyer on November 3

Fort Scott, Schools

The Fort Scott Talking Tigers Compete

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The Talking Tigers competed in the Field Kindley tournament today with some tough competition!
In the novice division, Trent Toth and Sam Deloney went undefeated with a 4-0 record and placed 5th! In the JV division Isaiah Self and Gavin Warfield pled 4th with a 3-1 record.
Sweeps has not yet been announced, but no matter the result, FSHS showed up and shined! Way to go Tigers!
Angella Curran 

Fort Scott High School
Speech Communications
Debate/Forensics
Entertainment, Fort Scott

Fall-O-Ween Fireworks

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Community Christian Church’s usual Fall-O-Ween festivities will look a little different this year due to COVID-19. Presenting: Fall-O-Works! This will be a 15-20 minute firework show on Oct. 31 for the whole community to enjoy.

Community Christian will not have trunk-or-treat or serve any food, but anyone in the community is welcome to find a spot, your normal July 3rd spot will be perfect, and enjoy this show as one of your Halloween thrills.

The fireworks will begin around 7:45 and will be shot off from Ty Cullor Field on the campus of Fort Scott Community College.

Fort Scott, Government

FS Commission Design Review Board Meets Oct. 21

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The Design Review Board will meet on Wednesday, October 21st, 2020 at 3:00 p.m. in 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 signage at 102 S. National and 16 N. National, and alterations to the building at 13 S. National, and the Unsung Heroes Park at 3 South Main Street, and any others matters to be brought before the Board. This meeting is open to the public.

This meeting will be made available via the City’s you tube channel at City of Fort Scott.

Government, Kansas

KDA Offers Reimbursement to Specialty Crop Growers

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MANHATTAN, Kan. — The Kansas Department of Agriculture has funds available for reimbursement to Kansas specialty crop growers who attend an educational conference with a primary focus on specialty crops. Qualifying conferences may include sessions about production practices, specialized equipment and technology, pest and disease management, specialty crop marketing practices, or business principles for specialty crop producers.

 

Applicants who apply for the reimbursement will be required to attend the conference between December 2020 and June 2021 and to complete surveys before, immediately after and six months post-conference prior to payment being issued. Conferences not eligible will include those within the state of Kansas and the Great Plains Growers Conference. KDA will reimburse Kansas specialty crop growers up to $850 each in order to offset the cost of their conference registration, mileage/flights, hotel, meals, etc.  The award is available on a first-come, first-served basis. The deadline for application is December 18, 2020.

 

Examples of conferences that may be eligible for applicants to attend include, but are not limited to:

  • Great Lakes Expo Fruit, Vegetable, and Farm Market, December 8-10, 2020, Virtual
  • Southeast Regional Fruit & Vegetable Conference, January 5-7, 2021, Virtual
  • North American Strawberry Growers Association Conference, January 18-20, 2021, Virtual
  • Unified Wine & Grape Symposium, January 26-29, 2021, Sacramento, California
  • American Society for Enology and Viticulture National Conference, June 21-24, 2021, Monterey, California

 

This program is made possible by a U.S. Department of Agriculture Specialty Crop Block Grant (SCBG). The SCBG makes funds available to state departments of agriculture solely to enhance the competitiveness of specialty crops. According to USDA, specialty crops are defined as “fruits, vegetables, tree nuts, dried fruits, horticulture and nursery crops, including floriculture.”

 

This grant fits KDA’s mission to provide an environment that enhances and encourages economic growth of the agriculture industry and the Kansas economy.

 

For application details, go to the KDA website at agriculture.ks.gov/grants. Questions should be directed to Sammy Gleason, From the Land of Kansas program coordinator, at 785-564-6755 or [email protected].