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Bourbon County, K-State Extension

K-State’s Garden Hour – “Best Plants for a Beginning Landscape”

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Krista Harding
District Extension Agent, Horticulture
Southwind Extension District
111 S. Butler
Erie, KS 66733
Office: 620-244-3826
Cell: 620-496-8786

 

The K-State Garden Hour – a popular online program featuring horticulture experts from across the state – will highlight best plants for a beginning landscape on Wednesday, March 3rd from noon to 1 p.m. Learn how to choose the right plants for your landscape including tough plants that will grow well for any level of gardener.

Garden hour programs will continue two times a month through the summer. To register and participate in the K-State Garden Hour, visit www.ksre-learn.com/KStateGardenHour-register

For more information, please contact Krista Harding, horticulture agent, at [email protected] or 620-244-3826.

Bourbon County

STAR Bonds: Financing the development of major commercial, entertainment and tourism projects

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STAR BOND PROJECT
Sales Tax and Revenue (STAR) Bonds
Pursuing possible STAR Bonds Project
in Fort Scott – Bourbon County
Requesting
Interest – Input – Information – Feedback
See more information below!
The intent is to increase regional and national visitation to Kansas.
The Bourbon County Workforce and Entrepreneur Resource Center (BWERC) has heard an interest from the local community with many ideas and is looking into pursuing a possible STAR Bonds Project.
What are STAR bonds?
According to the Kansas Department of Commerce, “Sales Tax and Revenue (STAR) Bonds are a financing tool that allows Kansas municipalities to issue bonds to finance the development of major commercial, entertainment and tourism projects.
How are STAR bonds paid off?
The bonds are paid off through the sales tax revenue generated by the development
(through the sales tax rate already in place,
not any additional sales tax implementation).
What is the purpose of STAR bonds?
The intent is to increase regional and
national visitation to Kansas.”
More information can be found here.
We are asking tourism or entertainment
based businesses to reach out to
Jody Hoener or Dacia Clark by March 1st.
There will be a process to ensure each submitted business idea meets a minimum private investment and the STAR bond parameters and objectives are met.
Information submitted by:
620-223-3800 or 620-215-5725
Bourbon County, K-State Extension

Conflict Can Be Opportunity 

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Carla Nemecek is Southwind District Director and agent.

Submitted by: Carla Nemecek, Southwind Extension District Director

 

“A pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity; an optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty.” – Sir Winston Churchill

Conflict is challenging – I don’t enjoy it and I dread when I know in advance that conflict is headed my way. Most people perceive “conflict” as a difficulty rather than as an opportunity. Those who view conflict as the difficulty in every opportunity are not necessarily pes­simists, however they may not be viewing the conflict as a creative dynamic. The reality is, no matter what you do or how you act, there will always be some conflict — especially when you serve as a community board member.

Conflict can be both positive and negative. Conflict allows people to learn about a problem from different sides, and often the most creative ideas and solutions emerge from conflict. Negative aspects of conflict can involve frustration or confusion and sometimes lead to violence. The key to approaching conflict constructively is to recognize it as a process to be managed, not something to be avoided or eliminated.

Managing conflict requires certain skills and techniques that may not always be easy to implement.

For example, when a person learns to paint it involves learning strokes and techniques to create an image. However, only after continuous practice does the person finally become an artist. You may think of conflict management as an art that benefits everyone through learning the skills, but it takes practice implementing the tech­niques to be a skilled conflict manager.

The skills and techniques outlined here work best when the person applying them carries the attitude that conflict is about a problem that needs solving, rather than something to win.

Listen Actively

Listening involves more than simply hearing the words spoken, it also requires active involvement that includes understanding, acknowledging, and responding. To make sure you understand what the person has said summarize by saying out loud, “What I think I heard you say was … Is that right?”

Keep Emotions in Check

Although Newton is famous for stating, “for every action there is an equal and opposite reaction,” he was referring to objects, not people. Objects react, but people can chose not to. You can’t change your emotions, but you can decide how you want to act.

Separate People from the Problem

In every conflict there exists both the content of the problem and the human relationships. As a consequence, “people and the problem” often become entangled in discussions that sometimes lead to treating people and the problem as one.

Reframe

Reframing is a powerful method to reinterpret a state­ment or comment into a problem-solving frame. For example, if someone is yelling and screaming, don’t think of the person as being disrespectful and rude, but reframe your perception of that person as having limited skills in communication. (Easier said than done, right?) In addition, help the other person reframe the conflict into a problem by asking for their advice. For example, “What would you suggest I do?” “Knowing what my interests are, what would you do if you were in my shoes?” 

Conflict is just a part of our lives. Let’s work together to turn a little conflict into a lot of opportunity. For more information about leadership and community vitality, visit the Southwind Extension website at www.southwind.k-state.edu or find us on Facebook.


Carla Nemecek
Southwind Extension District
Director & Agent
[email protected]
620-365-2242
1006 N. State, Iola, KS 66749

Bourbon County, Government

Bourbon County Commission Minutes of Feb. 9

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February 9, 2021                                                      Tuesday 9:00 am

 

The Bourbon County Commission met in open session with all three Commissioners, the County Counselor and the County Clerk present.

 

Also present were the following; Jason Silvers with the Fort Scott Tribune, Mr. & Mrs. Clint Walker and Susan Bancroft.

 

Clifton made a motion to approve the minutes from the February 2nd meeting, Jim seconded and all approved and signed the minutes.

 

Eric Bailey presented two culvert permits; one for Brad Wright, Eric said the Commissioners had already approved this and the work had been completed, the second one was for Troy Albright at 195th & Yale for a 15” x 24’ culvert installation.

 

Eric reported that Ag Engineering had done drilling at Elm Creek and had found a seam 7’ down located across from the boat ramp; Eric said they will get the County a report on this finding.

 

Eric said that Frank Young would give a recommendation on the size of the box needed at 250th & Deer Road.

 

Eric reported they had fixed potholes last week on 125th from 54 Highway to Mapleton and on 240th.

 

Jim complimented the Road & Bridge crew for their work due to the inclement weather.

 

Eric said they are down to 3 trucks and said two of the spreader boxes are down.

 

Eric reported they are getting low on chips and may need to buy some.

 

Eric said they worked on the Rock Crusher on Sunday and said they hope to be crushing rock next week.

 

They are getting ready to prepare for a blast at the Beth Quarry.

 

Eric questioned the process to change a yield sign to a stop sign at an intersection; Jim said the Commissioners have to approve this change.  Clifton made a motion to change the yield sign to a stop sign for the East/West bound traffic at 195th & Tomahawk, Jim seconded the motion and all approved.

 

Eric said 1712 Quail had been flagged for a culvert and said they are waiting on locates to be completed.

 

Eric said the Federal Exchange money for 2021 is $102,273.96 and said the exchange rate is .90 cents per $1.00.  Jim suggested that when the reimbursement comes to the County that the money is placed in the Special Machinery fund.

 

Eric reported that they had met with Jeff Spangler with Apex (windfarm) regarding the road use agreements; he said they are not ready to start at this time, but are getting close.  Eric suggested that if anyone has any questions regarding the windfarm that they contact Jeff Spangler at (620)213-4307.  Justin Meeks said they are not going to use a large amount of County roads and said Apex would be building roads on private property.

 

Bobby Reed met with the Commissioners regarding the Fair Board; he said the chuck wagon building had been turned over to the Fair Board (he said the building previously belonged to the 4-H council) and said the building needed repairs.  He said they are going to fix the roof and asked if the Commissioners would waive the C&D dump fees for the approximate 65 squares of shingles.  There was a discussion over whether the Fair Board was a profit or not-for-profit board; Bobby Reed said they were for-profit, but Justin Meeks said they were not-for-profit.  The Commissioners asked for proof that they were non-profit before they made a decision – Bobby said he would provide the proof needed.

 

Clifton made a motion to amend the agenda and remove the executive session that was scheduled with Patty Love, but to still keep the Patty Love on the agenda, Jim seconded and all approved.  Last week Jim brought up the fact that the Treasurer had stopped selling commercial vehicle tags; he said his intent of doing this was not to get involved too much in her department, but to discuss the calls he had regarding not selling the commercial vehicle tags, he asked if the Commissioners could do anything to help her to be able to sell the commercial vehicle tags.  Patty said she needed employees to do this, Clifton questioned how long it took to train an employee, Patty said it takes approximately one year to train and invited the Commissioners to come observe the work they do in the Treasurer’s office.  Patty said she had one employee working from home and had one other employee trained and said she just hired a new employee, but two of her employees hadn’t been to training (currently Topeka isn’t doing the training).  Patty said at one time she had 5 trained employees in her office and one left and at that time they thought they could operate the office on the four remaining trained employees, Patty said she offered (to the Commissioners) to try to do this, but at that time wanted to reserve the right to hire another employee if necessary.  Patty said they had collected an annual total of $68,000 for commercial vehicle tags and the County made $1,785 of this money.  Patty said the motor vehicle fund pays for three of her employees and said they had turned $20,000 back into the general fund from the motor vehicle fund.  Patty said the commercial vehicle program is a difficult system that some other counties didn’t do.  She said in the future she would like to do commercial vehicle tags again, but said there is no way right now since they are understaffed.

 

Kendell talked to the Commissioners about using the Commission room for advance voting for the March 2, 2021 special election; Shane said there was no way to move the equipment used to broadcast the Commission meetings on YouTube, but said they could broadcast them on Facebook live. Clifton made a motion to have a Commission meeting on February 17th beginning at 3:00 pm (in the Commission room) and to not have a Commission meeting on February 16th, Jim seconded and all approved.  The Commissioners will not have the February 24th afternoon meeting that had previously been scheduled.  It was suggested to use the Fort Scott City Hall for the Commission meeting location for 2/23 & 3/2/2021, Lynne made a motion to move the 2/23 & 3/2/2021 meeting to City Hall beginning at 9:00 am, Clifton seconded and all approved.  Lynne made a motion to allow Kendell to use the Commission room from 2/22- 3/2/2021 for the March 2nd, 2021 special election, Clifton seconded and all approved.

 

Lynne made a motion to approve the on & off premises cereal malt beverage license for KC Mart at 946 Highway 69, Jim seconded and all approved and Lynne signed the licenses.

 

Clifton made a motion to approve Resolution 10-21; a resolution correcting the legal description of a fence viewing from 4/16/1990, Jim seconded and all approved and signed the resolution.

 

Lora Holdridge met with the Commissioners regarding a ¼ page ad for $450 in the Chamber of Commerce directory; Jim made a motion to approve the ad for $450 (to be paid out of the general fund), Clifton seconded and all approved.  Lynne complimented the work Lora had done for the ad and Jim complimented the work Lora did in her office.

 

Justin Meeks said he had reviewed the Raymond James documents for the regulatory disclosures regarding refinancing the sewer bonds; Clifton made a motion to move forward with Raymond James, Jim seconded and all approved and Lynne signed the document.

 

Lynne made a motion that Bourbon County bid out the workers compensation insurance and the property insurance for 2022, Clifton seconded and all approved.

 

Justin Meeks said Lynne and he had a good meeting with the new Fort Scott City Manager; Lynne said everything discussed in this meeting was data driven.  Justin discussed houses for sale at this time; he said it is a seller’s market right now.

 

Justin said they are getting abstracts from the title company for the tax sale properties; he said he would get an invoice to the County to pay for the legal staff for the tax sale.  Lynne said $12,000 had been set aside in the County budget for the tax sale and said they have directed Justin Meeks to handle the tax sale, Justin said they could outsource this in the future.  Clifton made a motion to give Justin permission to move forward with the Landbank questions and answers, Jim seconded and all approved.

 

Jim made a motion to allow Clifton to attend the Rotary meeting, Lynne seconded and all approved.

 

Lynne briefly discussed BEDCO; he said it is moving forward regarding economic development and said all of the Cities in the County are on the board.

 

Clifton made a motion to allow whoever is available to sign the bills and payroll for payment, Lynne seconded and all approved.

 

At 10:04, Jim made a motion to adjourn, Clifton seconded and all approved.

 

THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS

OF BOURBON COUNTY, KANSAS

(ss) Lynne Oharah, Chairman

(ss) Jim Harris, Commissioner

(ss) Clifton Beth, Commissioner

ATTEST:

 

Kendell Mason, Bourbon County Clerk

February 17, 2021, Approved Date

Bourbon County, Schools

UHS Military Veterans Sought

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The Uniontown High School National Honor Society (NHS) wants to continue honoring the military veterans who have attended the school.

The NHS is currently updating the military recognition display in the junior and senior high school commons area.

 

“The display has been in the commons area of the school for several years, and several visitors have made lots of positive comments on the display and a few schools have adopted one in their schools,” Jeanne Camac, UHS Counselor  and NHS sponsor, said.  “I was told that it originated to honor the Iraq Desert Storm Vets but has expanded to all graduates that have served in the military.”

 

” We have reached out to the community members via Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter several months ago,” Camac said.  ” What we were asking was, if anyone knew of a Uniontown graduate that was in the military, to please let the high school know.”

“We had a great response,” she said.  “But, since then, through word of mouth, we are finding that we have left out several other veterans. Since we do not want to leave anyone out, we are sending out another plea to see if any Uniontown graduates have served in the military, and what branch they served, along with the years they were enlisted.”

 

The current list of UHS veterans has 87.

 

“We were blessed to have our National Guard recruiter, Sgt Jacob Forsythe, donate 11 flags this year to help with our project,” she said.  “We are thankful to our school and club who have generously donated the ink, paper, and certificate holders so far. We would also like to thank Mark Hartman for hanging the new certificates and flags.”

” If we have another huge response, we will need to purchase more holders,” she said. “We are currently in need of 30 more flags to display our 87 veterans.

 

“If you know of anyone that graduated from Uniontown High School and served in the military, or would like to donate to this great display, please contact Jeanne Camac, NHS sponsor, at 620-756-4301.”

Bourbon County, Government

Bourbon County Commission Worksession at 1427 215th St. on Feb. 24

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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: February 24, 2021

1st District-Lynne Oharah Minutes: Approved: _______________

2nd District-Jim Harris Corrected: _______________

3rd District-Clifton Beth Adjourned at: _______________

County Clerk-Kendell Mason

WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 2021

 

MEETING WILL BE HELD AT THE PUBLIC WORKS BUILDING @ 1427 215TH ST. ANYONE ATTENDING THE MEETING WILL BE REQUIRED TO WEAR A MASK. MUST MAINTAIN SOCIAL DISTANCING.

MEETING TO BE HELD AT THE PUBLIC WORKS BUILDING BEGINNING AT 9AM

Call to Order

  • Commission to have an asphalt work session
Bourbon County, COVID-19, Government, Health Care, K-State Extension

New COVID Special Enrollment Period for HealthCare.gov: February 15- May 15

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Joy Miller, RD, LD
Family and Consumer Science Extension Agent
Adult Development and Aging
Family Resource Management
K-State Research and Extension
Southwind Extension District
210 S. National
Fort Scott, KS 66701
Office: 620-223-3720
Fax: 620-223-0332
[email protected]

 

People have a new chance to enroll in 2021 coverage on HealthCare.gov between February 15- May 15.

 

On January 28, 2021, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), the government agency that runs HealthCare.gov, determined that the COVID-19 emergency presents exceptional circumstances for people trying to access health insurance. The CMS opened a Special Enrollment Period (SEP) for people to enroll in the coverage they need. Here are a few quick tips and facts about this opportunity.

 

Who can enroll during the new COVID SEP? Any marketplace-eligible person can enroll during this SEP. This includes people who are uninsured, current marketplace enrollees who would like to change plans, and people who are currently enrolled in COBRA and would like to switch to marketplace coverage.

 

When will coverage start? A person has 30 days to select a plan after they submit their application. Coverage begins on the first day of the month after plan selection. For example, a person who selects a plan on February 28 will have coverage effective on March 1.

 

How long does someone have to enroll? The SEP lasts from February 15 to May 15, but regular SEPs will still be available after that. People can enroll in Medicaid or CHIP at any time.

 

What if a person is eligible for COBRA? A person may be eligible for a premium tax credit even if they are eligible for COBRA, but they can’t take both. If a person elected COBRA but changes their mind within the SEP window, they can enroll in marketplace coverage with a premium tax credit and disenroll from COBRA.

 

Financial subsidies such as ‘premium tax credit’ are available for households with income(s) between 100%-400% of the Federal Poverty Guideline and enrolled in a Marketplace plan. Understanding what counts as income is important for accuracy.

 

Do stimulus payments count as income? No. These payments do not count as income for Medicaid or premium tax credit eligibility.

 

Do unemployment benefits count as income? For premium tax credit eligibility, all unemployment benefits (both the state and supplemental federal benefits) count as income. However, for Medicaid and CHIP eligibility, the current $300 per week federal pandemic unemployment compensation is excluded from income, while other unemployment benefits do count.

 

Other types of income among people who have lost a job include withdrawing money from a retirement plan or IRA and social security benefits.

 

To learn more about Marketplace health insurance plans, eligibility, how to apply, and who can assist you, register for the Marketplace Health Insurance Webinar presented by me, Joy Miller, a certified Assister with the Marketplace. The Webinar will be offered at 12:30 p.m. and 6:00 p.m. March 3, April 7, and May 5. Register for free at www.bit.ly/SouthwindMarketplace. For more information, call 620-223-3720 or e-mail [email protected].

 

 

Bourbon County, Government

Bourbon County Commission Agenda Feb. 23

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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: February 23, 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 COMMISSION ROOM AT CITY HALL @ 9AM. ANYONE ATTENDING THE MEETING WILL BE REQUIRED TO WEAR A MASK. MUST MAINTAIN SOCIAL DISTANCING.

PLEASE NOTE THE MEETING WILL BE HELD AT CITY HALL

Call to Order

 

  • Flag Salute
  • Approval of Minutes from previous meeting
  • Eric Bailey – Road and Bridge Report
  • Lynne Oharah – Executive Session, KSA 75-4319(b)(1) To discuss personnel matters of individual nonelected personnel to protect their privacy
  • Jody Hoener – Client List for Collections-Omni
  • Jesse Walker – Road Closing Notifications
  • Hubert Thomas – Roads
  • County Counselor Comment
  • 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 of such matters at an open meeting would jeopardize such security measures.

Bourbon County, Schools, Sports

UHS Basketball Results Against Southeast, Crest

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Adelay Martin. Submitted photo.

UHS BASKETBALL RESULTS vs. SOUTHEAST 2/12/2021

The Eagles played Southeast Cherokee on February 12. The Lady Eagles won, but the boys were defeated.

The girls’ Varsity team won their game 65-41 last Friday. Danielle Howard scored 24 points and had 5 rebounds, 7 assists, and 8 steals. Karleigh Schoenberger followed with 20 points, 4 rebounds, and 3 assists. Sammie Hampton had 4 rebounds and Addisyn Hall had 2. Rylee Coulter had 3 assists and Kaydra Woods had 2.

“Great win to wrap up this crazy week,” Coach Miller said. “This is a great group of young ladies. The adversity of playing back to back nights had no effect on their will to win this game. We will get back to work on Monday to prepare for the Crest Lancers.”

The boys lost to Southeast 47-55. Clay Sutterby had 16 points, 10 rebounds, and 2 assists. Luke Perry scored 13 points and Jake Harvey followed with 12. Harvey also had 8 rebounds, 5 assists, and 4 steals. Dawson Dreisbach had 7 boards and 3 assists. Drew Perry had 3 rebounds and 4 assists.

Coach Hays said, “I thought we battled hard against Southeast. We didn’t play our best game, and give credit to Southeast. They played a great game and hit some tough shots down the stretch. We can take a lot from this game. We need to handle adversity better and not make it harder on ourselves to get back in the game. We also need to do a better job of closing out games.”

 

UHS BASKETBALL RESULTS vs. CREST 2/18/2021

The Uniontown Eagles played the Crest Lancers on Thursday, February 18. Both Varsity teams defeated the Lancers.

The Lady Eagles beat the Lancers 61-40. Danielle Howard scored 27 points and had 3 rebounds, 4 assists, and 8 steals. Karleigh Schoenberger had 26 points and 3 rebounds. Gwenyth Fry had 6 rebounds, while Sammie Hampton, Kaydra Woods, and Rylee Coulter each had 3. Coulter also had 2 assists and 5 steals. Hampton had 3 assists and 1 steal.

“It has definitely been an insane week for basketball. We were grateful to be able to get back on the court and compete tonight. The girls were able to pull off another win with little preparation. We are hopeful to be able to practice tomorrow to prepare for the final push of the season,” said Coach Miller.

The boys’ Varsity team also defeated Crest with a score of 64-32. Jake Harvey scored 16 points and had 8 rebounds. Clay Sutterby followed with 15 points and 7 rebounds. Cade Goodridge scored 10 points and Luke Perry scored 8. Dawson Dreisbach had 3 assists and 3 blocks. Drew Perry had 7 assists.

“It was nice to see our guys back on the court competing,” Coach Hays said. “For not having played basketball in a week, we shot the ball well and played with great energy. I didn’t feel like our conditioning was an issue. It was a fun night of basketball.”

Bourbon County, Schools

UHS BASKETBALL GAME 15 RESULTS vs. MARMATON VALLEY

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Thursday night, February 11, the Eagles played the Marmaton Valley Wildcats in a game that had been rescheduled multiple times since the beginning of the season. Both Varsity teams and girls’ JV won. There was no boys’ JV.

The Lady Eagles defeated the Wildcats 49-35. Danielle Howard scored 23 points and had 5 rebounds, 4 assists, and 4 steals. Freshman Rylee Coulter had 5 steals and 3 assists. Sammie Hampton scored 11 points during the game. Karleigh Schoenberger and Gwenyth Fry each had 3 rebounds.

“Coach Walker and I are proud of our team’s effort, attitude, and toughness tonight,” says Coach Miller. “Circumstances have kept us from being together as a team since last Friday, but they finished the night with a couple of league wins. Our celebration will be short-lived as we will be taking on the Southeast Lancers tomorrow night for our Winter Homecoming.”

The boys’ Varsity team also beat the Wildcats, the score being 67-32. Scoring was pretty well distributed among the players; Jake Harvey scored 12 points, Luke Perry scored 10, Cade Goodridge with 9, and Korbin Miller and Dawson Dreisbach each scored 8. Dreisbach also had 9 rebounds, 3 assists, and 3 steals. Harvey had 4 steals and Drew Perry had 4 assists.

Coach Hays said, “I thought we came out and played with good energy against Marmaton Valley. We were able to apply some pressure and get out in transition. It was a very balanced scoring night for us. It was fun seeing everyone compete tonight.”

-Adelay Martin, UHS Sports Media Reporter

Bourbon County, Community Health Center of Southeast Kansas, COVID-19, Health Care

COVID-19 Vaccinations Have Started On the General Public in Bourbon County

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There are limited supplies of COVID-19 Vaccines available now in Bourbon County with more on the horizon.

This, in less than a year since the COVID-19 virus began across the United States.

 

Here are some locally.

Walmart Fort Scott, 2500 S. Main.

Walmart

Walmart Pharmacy personnel, 2500 S. Main,  started giving vaccines to the public last week.

“We started giving them on Feb. 12,” Pharmacy Technician Tim Haggins said.

“We are only giving by appointment, six days in advance,” he said. “We are already booked six days out.”

“There is one appointment every 20 minutes,” he said.

Following the shot, people must wait for at least 15 minutes in a chair to be observed for any reactions.

Shots are administered from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. with a two-hour break from 12:40 to 2:40 p.m.

They are giving about 200 shots per week, he said.

Inclement weather does affect the appointment schedule, due to hazardous road conditions, he said.

“If we need to move appointments, we will call people,” he said.

To schedule, one must go to https://www.walmart.com/cp/1228302

 

Walgreens, Fort Scott.

 

Walgreens

 

Walgreens, at the corner of Hwy. 69 and 23rd Street, has the vaccine but is awaiting directions from the corporate office, said Pharmacy Technician Keely Gooderidge.

One must go to http://Walgreens.com/ScheduleVaccine to schedule an appointment and to see if eligible for the vaccine.

 

Community Health Center of Southeast Kansas, 403 Woodland Hills Blvd.

 

Community Health Center in Bourbon County

 

“We have gotten a limited number of vaccines and have focused first on emergency and medical personnel….we’re also collaborating with area health departments to get school staff vaccinated including Bourbon County,” Krista Postai, CEO and president of Community Health Center of Southeast Kansas said.  “We are also working with them to vaccinate child care providers.”

“The shots we have given have been in assistance with county health departments using their vaccine allotments,” said Rob Poole, CHC Communication and Marketing Director.

Last week, CHC was able to call in patients from a list run from their electronic health records, as well as a waiting list from those who have called in over the last few weeks, Postai said.

 

“According to information announced last week, health centers across the county should begin receiving vaccine directly in addition to any allocations through the state,” Postai said.  “We heard priority was going to those health centers with more than 2,000 patients over 65. We have well over 7,000 so we’re thinking we may be at the head of the line, which means, fingers crossed, we should start seeing more vaccine by early March,”

 

Poole said a recent Biden Administration press release stated that 250 health centers around the country would begin receiving vaccines directly from the federal government.

 

“There is not an exact timeline, but I can assure you we’ll spread the word as soon as it happens,” Poole said.

 

 

 

 

 

Bourbon County, Kansas

Temporary 30-60 Minute Power Reductions Start Today To Avoid Power Outages

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Evergy customers affected as regional electric utilities begin intermittent outages to combat effects of bitter cold on energy supply.

 

Kansas City, MO – February 15, 2021 – Due to extended extreme temperatures affecting the regional power supply, the Southwest Power Pool (SPP) has asked member electric utilities, including Evergy, to implement controlled, temporary emergency electricity reductions in order to help avoid larger uncontrolled and extended power outages throughout the region.

 

Beginning on February 15 at 12:15 p.m., Evergy will begin to turn off electricity to blocks of customers for approximately 30 – 60 minutes. Once the period has concluded, power will be restored to the impacted area. The emergency outages will then rotate to another portion of Evergy’s service area. Power will cycle off and on periodically until the reduction is no longer required by the SPP. With these extreme cold temperatures, equipment may not operate as intended. As a result, outages could last longer than 30 – 60 minutes.

 

If you are impacted by an emergency electricity reduction, you do not need to report your outage.  Rather, check Evergy’s outage map and www.evergy.com/outageinfo for more information.  All customers should be prepared for the potential for these periodic outages. If you experience an outage that lasts longer than an hour, report your outage at www.evergy.com or call 888-544-4852 or 800-544-4857, for Kansas Central customers.

 

Evergy asks customers to continue to conserve energy to help reduce stress on the power grid, potentially reducing the ongoing need for emergency reductions.

 

  • Turn thermostats a little cooler (65-68 degrees). Avoid the use of electric space heaters.
  • Close blinds and shades to reduce the amount of heat lost through windows.
  • Turn off unnecessary lights and appliances
  • When possible, delay non-essential uses of energy washing drying clothes, washing dishes and bathing to non-peak hours, between 10 p.m. and 5 a.m.
  • Use low-temperature cooking methods and avoid opening the oven door if it’s on.

 

Evergy is also working with its large commercial and industrial customers to reduce energy usage this week. The company has reduced electricity use at Evergy facilities, implemented cold-weather procedures, and adapted operations at its power plants to keep equipment working and fuel available to generate electricity for customers.

 

Evergy is a member of the Southwest Power Pool, which coordinates the regional transmission grid and wholesale energy markets for a 17-state region across the central United States, including Kansas and Missouri. The SPP monitors power flow through its footprint and coordinates regional response in emergency situations.

In addition to the SPP call for reductions, its peers in Texas and the upper Midwest are also facing electricity shortages and are asking customers to conserve.

About Evergy, Inc.

 

Evergy, Inc. (NYSE: EVRG) serves approximately 1.6 million customers in Kansas and Missouri. We were formed in 2018 when long-term local energy providers KCP&L and Westar Energy merged. We are a leader in renewable energy, supplying nearly half of the power we provide to homes and businesses from emission-free generation. We support our local communities where we live and work and strive to meet the needs of customers through energy savings and innovative solutions.

 

Kari D. West
Lead Customer Solutions Manager
Evergy

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