Category Archives: Bourbon County

Bourbon County, Community Health Center of Southeast Kansas, Health Care

CHC/SEK welcomes Family Medicine Physician Sarah Bradshaw

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Sliding fee discounts and financial assistance is available to eligible patients, as stated on the front door of the CHC/SEK Clinic in Fort Scott.


Community Health Center of Southeast Kansas welcomes Family Medicine Physician Sarah Bradshaw, MD, who has special practice interest in allergy, allergy symptoms, asthma and rashes.

She will begin seeing patients on Thursday, June 17 in the Fort Scott and Iola clinics.
Dr. Bradshaw, who is originally from Kansas City and now a Moran resident, interest in medicine began while watching her father work as an allergist. That’s where her own passion in allergy began.
“I saw how he helped people improve their health and got to know families over time,” she said. “I decided I wanted to help people improve their health too.”
A Kansas University graduate, Dr. Bradshaw completed her Doctor of Medicine at the Kansas University School of Medicine and Master of Public Health at the Kansas University School of Public Health.
CHC/SEK’s model of the Federally Qualified Health Center, which provides comprehensive and affordable care for people of all ages regardless the ability to pay, sparked Dr. Bradshaw’s interest in joining the health center.
Dr. Bradshaw’s scope of practice includes all facets of internal medicine, pediatrics, and family practice, except for obstetrics.
Most importantly, Dr. Bradshaw believes in giving patients the tools they need to live a healthy and allergy-free life.
“I enjoy teaching patients how to take care of themselves to improve their health,” she said. “I see them from time to time – patients are with themselves always.”
Bourbon County, Government

Bourbon County Commission Agenda for June 15

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Agenda 

Bourbon County Commission Room 

1st Floor, County Courthouse 

210 S. National Avenue 

Fort Scott, KS 66701 

Tuesdays starting at 9:00 

 

Date: June 15, 2021 

1st District-Lynne Oharah                                                                Minutes: Approved: _______________ 

2nd District–Jim Harris                                                                      Corrected: _______________________ 

3rd District-Clifton Beth                                                                              Adjourned at: _______________ 

County Clerk-Kendell Mason 

 

 

MEETING WILL BE HELD IN THE COMMISSION ROOM. 

 

 

Call to Order 

 

  • Flag Salute 
  • Approval of Minutes from previous meeting 
  • KDOT Road Closing 
  • Eric Bailey – Road and Bridge Report 
  • Kendell Mason – Commissioners to Review 2020 Annual Statements 
  • KWORCC – Jess Pfannenstiel – Work Comp. Insurance 
  • Discussion regarding Jacqie Spradling 
  • Discussion about Social Media Fact Checker 
  • Justin Meeks – County Counselor Budget Review 
  • Katrina Braim – Jacqie Spradling 
  • Elected Officials Comment 
  • County Counselor Comment 
  • Susan Bancroft, Finance Director 
  • Public Comment 
  • Commission Comment 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Justifications for Executive Session: 

          KSA 75-4319(b)(1) To discuss personnel matters of individual nonelected personnel to protect their privacy 

          KSA 75-4319(b)(2) For consultation with an attorney for the public body or agency which would be deemed privileged in the attorney-client relationship 

          KSA 75-4319(b)(3) To discuss matters relating to employer-employee negotiations whether or not in consultation with the representative(s) of the body or agency 

          KSA 75-4319(b)(4) To discuss data relating to financial affairs or trade secrets of corporations, partnerships, trust, and individual proprietorships 

          KSA 75-4319(b)(6) For the preliminary discussion of the acquisition of real property 

          KSA 75-4319(b)(12) To discuss matters relating to security measures, if the discussion o

Bourbon County, Government

 K-39 bridge replacement

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The Kansas Department of Transportation (KDOT) began a project to replace a bridge on K-39 in Bourbon County in April, with a completion date in November 2021.

The bridge replacement is funded under the T-WORKS transportation program.

The bridge spans Pawnee Creek and is located approximately 7½ miles east of the east K-3/K-39 junction.

K-39 is closed to through traffic at the bridge.

A new signed state detour route is in effect around the project.

Eastbound traffic, from the west K-39/U.S. 59 junction, will travel south on U.S. 59 to K-47, east on K-47 to U.S. 69, and north on U.S. 69 to K-39.

Westbound K-39 traffic should follow the same route in the opposite direction.

KDOT awarded the $1.4 million construction contract to B&B Bridge Company, Inc., of St. Paul.

Weather permitting, the project should be completed by November 2021.

Persons with questions may contact Iola Area Engineer Troy Howard, (620) 901-6557, or Public Affairs Manager Priscilla Petersen, (620) 902-6433.

 

Bourbon County, Business, Entertainment, Fort Scott, Fort Scott Chamber of Commerce

What’s Happening In Fort Scott: June 11 Newsletter

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What’s Happening in Fort Scott!
June 11th Weekly Newsletter
Midwest Showcase Tournament at LaRoche Baseball Complex
June 10th ~13th
UPCOMING CALENDAR OF EVENTS
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TROLLEY TOURS!
Every Friday & Saturday!
50-minute Narrated Trolley Tour
of Historic Fort Scott. Every hour on the hour. Depart from The Fort Scott
Chamber at 231 E. Wall St.
Friday hours: 11 am until 3 pm
Saturday hours: 10 am until 2 pm.
$6 Adults & $4 for 12 yrs & under.
6/10 thru 6/13 – Midwest Showcase Tournament II @ LaRoche Baseball Complex. Clickhere to see bracket & more details about this event.
6/11 & 6/12- St. Mary’s MEGA Garage Sale! Kennedy Gym Fri. 6:30 am – 6 pm & Sat. 7 am to 11 am. Click here for more info.
6/11 & 6/12- Fort Scott Christian Heights Country Store & Auction including 5K Run & 2 Mile Fun Walk, auction, supper & more. Click here for more info. Friday garage sale 9am-3pm, Saturday events start with Run/Walk @ 7:30am, country store 9am-3pm, supper 4-6pm, auction 6pm.
6/11 – Museum of Creativity Open Play session, 10am-2pm and 4pm-8pm, click here for more info., 102 S. National Ave.
6/11 – Friday Night Karaoke at The Boiler Room Bewhaus! 7 pm until 10 pm! 2 S. National St.
6/11 – Friday Night concert at the Heritage Park Pavillion presents Mike & Lita Miller from 7 pm to 8:30 pm. Click here for more info.
6/11 & 12th – ROCKBALLET Dance Recital by Kristin Lewis Gorman “A Red Carpet Debut” at The Bicknell Family Center for the Arts in Pittsburg, KS. Click here for more info.
6/11 & 6/17 – Fort Scott Cinema. Now showing: Petter Rabbit 2, In the Heights, Spirit Untamed & The Hitman’s Wife’s Bodyguard. Click here for more info.
6/12 – Farmers’ Market, 8am to noon, Skubitz Plaza in front of the Fort.
6/12 – Kansas Conceal Carry Class, 8am, click here for more info. Sign up at Fort Scott Gun & Pawn by June 9th for $75.
6/12 – Cornhole Tournament at Holmtown Pub to benefit Care to Share. 206 National Ave. See flyer below.
6/12 – Eastern Kansas Swine Show Series @ Bourbon County Fairgrounds. Click here for more info.
6/12 – Mapleton Homecoming Celebration – Ice Cream Social & Dance. 7 to 11 pm
6/14- Downtown Retailer’s Shopping Spree, celebrating Flag Day!
6/15 – Lego Club hosted by Museum of Creativity, Tuesdays through August, 4:30-5:30pm, click here for more info.
Save the Date for Lavender Fest!
Saturday, June 19th
Click here for info.!
MORE COMING NEXT WEEKEND
6/18 – 6/20- Adam LaRoche 16U Tournament @ LaRoche Baseball Complex
6/19 – Jazz and R & B Violinist, Dominique Hammons Music Performance at The Liberty Theater. Fundraiser for Gordon Parks Museum. Click here to view more information.
6/19 – Fort Scott Paint in the Park by Creative Signs “USA Flag” Click hereto view more information.
SHOPPING ~ SUPPORT LOCAL!
Downtown Fort Scott is booming!
Click here for Chamber member
specialty shopping & other retail in
Downtown & other areas of the community.
Fort Scott Area
Chamber of Commerce
620-223-3566
In This Issue
Chamber Highlights
Click here for our
Membership Directory.
We THANK our members for their support! Interested in joining the Chamber?
Click here for info.
Thinking of doing business in or relocating to Fort Scott?
Contact us for a relocation packet, information on grants & incentives, and more!
Seeking a job/career?
We post a Job of the Day daily on our Facebook page, distribute a monthly job openings flyer, and post jobs on our website.
Many opportunities available!
Housing needs?
Click here for a listing of our Chamber member realtors.
Click here for our rental listing.
FITNESS FOR EVERYONE IN FS!
Many fitness options are available…
SPIN classesnow offered bySmallville Athletics, every Mon & Wed at 5:15 pm, and Tu & Thurs at 6 pm. $5/class or $50/mo. unlimited.
Total Body Fitness ~ M & W Karen Reinbolt at BRCC@
8:15 am $20/8 week session.
Zumba~ M,W, F @ 6pm Monalynn Decker at BRCC $40 for a 12-week session.
Indoor Fitness/Gyms at
I AM Rehab + Fitness, Smallville Athletics, and Buck Run!
THANK YOU TO OUR CHAMBER BOOSTER MEMBERS!
Bourbon County, Business, Health Care

Pain Management Massage Therapy Moves To Uniontown

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Pictured is the Bodyworks and Wellness ribbon cutting on May 27, facilitated by Uniontown Ruritan Club.
From left Ruritan Members  Mark Warren, Kevin Gleason, Raymond George, Joe George, Mauriel Whisenhunt-the owner, Henry Homan, and Mike Mason, stand in front of the business at 104 Sherman, Uniontown.

Mauriel Whisenhunt helped her grandfather, Clyde Brooker, when he was homebound and had edema.

“I would massage his feet, arms, and back,” she said. “He was the first who said God has given me a gift.”

This prompted her to begin a career in massage therapy.

Whisenhunt’s massage therapy is pain management, she said.

“I do pain management,” she said. “Everybody is different, I work to accommodate what the body may need.”

Whisenhunt said she is grateful for her clients.

She said many in the business don’t make it.

“Longevity in massage is five years,” she said. “It’s hard work.”

“I have so much gratitude for the personal relationships with people, watching client’s kids grow up, working in hospice,” she said. ” I have so much overwhelming gratitude. Every place I have been, it’s God’s timing.”

She is constantly learning, even after 20 years.

Her diploma from White River School of Massage.

“There is so much new coming out about science and massage,” she said.

Her constant challenge is trying to help people get out of pain and helping them with pain management, she said.

 

Mauriel Whisenhunt stands in front of her continuing education certificates at her business, Bodyworks And Wellness.

 

Whisenhunt has been a massage therapist for 20 years.

Last year, she moved her business,  Bodyworks and Wellness, to Uniontown, where she lives.

“COVID (the pandemic of the last year) prompted me to open shop in Uniontown,” Whisenhunt said. “I think all small businesses had to reshape their business plan.”

“We were told by the (Kansas) governor that we couldn’t work,” she said. “I was quarantined five times, two weeks each time from different places of contact.”

“When you can’t work, you have no income,” she said.

She and her husband, Rick, live in Uniontown and in addition, own a large building there.

“We revamped a small portion of his hobby space,” she said.

The building is located at 104 Sherman, just off Uniontown square. For an appointment call 620-224-7251.

 

 

Bourbon County, Business, Jayhawk Wind

Jayhawk Wind Update: laydown yard, access roads and excavation

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Jayhawk Wind project staging area is located at the intersection of Hwy. 39 and Hwy.3, southwest of Fort Scott.

The Jayhawk Wind power project is progressing in Bourbon County.

The following is an update from Julianna Pianelli, development manager for Apex Clean Energy, based in Charlottesville, VA.

 

Q: Will you give an update on the progress of the wind power farm in Bourbon County, KS?

A: “Construction is underway; we are currently installing access roads and recently completed the laydown yard (located off Highway 39, west of Highway 3), where our core project staff and job trailers will be located. We are now beginning to excavate the foundations for the wind turbines.”

 

The laydown yard of the Jayhawk Wind farm project is located at the Hwy. 3 and Hwy. 39 in southwestern Bourbon County.

 

Q: Who is the contact on the ground here in Bourbon County?

A: “The construction site manager for Apex is Tharon Anderson.”

 

Q: Are there still jobs available and what is the contact?

A:  “IEA, the project’s contractor, would have information about job openings and other construction-related information. Please come to the construction office at the laydown yard located near the Highway 39 and Highway 3 junction for more information.”

 

Q: When will we start to see them going up?

A: “The turbine components will begin arriving on-site at the end of July, and the erection will begin shortly after that.”

 

Q: When will it be completed?

A: “ The anticipated completion date is in Q4 (fall) 2021.”

This graphic pinpoints the turbine placement. Submitted graphic.

 

 

Bourbon County, Health Care

Open House For Uniontown Clinic on June 12 from 2-3 p.m.

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The open house for the Uniontown Clinic of Girard Medical Center is this Saturday, June 12 from 2-3 p.m. The clinic is open Monday through Thursday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.

The clinic is located on the main street in Uniontown, south of the Uniontown High School football field.

Refreshments and give-aways will be offered.

The clinic provides the following services: primary care, well-woman exams, sports and pre-school physicals, lab draws-with any physician’s order, and rapid testing for COVID, strep, flu, hemoglobin, blood sugar, urine, pregnancy and occult blood.

Call 620.756.4111 for more information.

 

Bourbon County, COVID-19, Fort Scott, Government

Local Governments To Receive More COVID-19 Relief

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Governor Laura Kelly Announces Local Governments to Receive Federal Coronavirus Relief

Editor’s note: Fort Scott received over $1.1 million, Bronson- over $46,000, Fulton-over $23,000, Mapleton-over $12,000,Redfield-over $21,000 and Uniontown-over $40,000. Click on the link to view others.

TOPEKA – Governor Kelly today released the list of local governments that will receive allocations through the Local Fiscal Recovery Fund (LFRF) of the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA).

In addition to the 105 Kansas counties and 10 metropolitan cities across the State receiving funding from the U.S. Department of Treasury, 614 Non-Entitlement Units of Government (NEUs) with populations of under 50,000, will receive funds directly from the State of Kansas, as directed by the U.S. Department of Treasury. The complete list of NEUs and federal award allocation amounts can be found here: https://covid.ks.gov/neu.

The American Rescue Plan (ARPA) provides $1.9 trillion in economic stimulus to assist in the long-term recovery from the economic and public health impacts related to the COVID-19 pandemic. In addition to funding through LFRF for NEU’s, counties and metropolitan cities, the State of Kansas received direct funding through the State Fiscal Recovery Fund (SFRF).

“The American Rescue Plan Act will provide critical resources to Kansas communities as we continue our recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic,” Governor Kelly said. “We must use these dollars to make the strategic investments that will build a better, more inclusive and resilient economy for future Kansans.”

The US Department of Treasury’s eligibility requirements specify that NEU’s must have operational capacity and provide a “broad range of services that would constitute eligible uses under ARPA.”  Given this requirement, townships will not receive direct funding from the state under the LFRF. For more information on federal requirements, visit https://covid.ks.gov/neu.

“Although townships won’t receive direct allocations from the Local Fiscal Recovery Fund, I will make a recommendation to the SPARK committee that interested communities be eligible for resources from the State Fiscal Recovery Fund,” Governor Kelly said.

All NEUs receiving funding must certify with the State that they wish to receive their allocation of funds. Any NEU eligible for funding can affirmatively take a step to decline their award and reallocate to the State Fiscal Recovery Fund. Instructions for certification with the state will be sent to NEUs directly.

The Office of Recovery will provide resources and support to all local governments to ensure alignment with federal guidelines and compliance requirements. The State will encourage and coordinate collaboration across state, county, and city funding to ensure funds are maximized for the benefit of all Kansas populations.

The Strengthening People and Revitalizing Kansas (SPARK) Task Force will oversee the use of SFRF dollars, while LFRF dollars will be allocated by local governments. You can learn more about the State of Kansas’ response to the pandemic through the Office of Recovery at https://covid.ks.gov.