Category Archives: Bourbon County

West Bourbon Elementary School Has A New Leader

Vance Eden.

Uniontown schools have enrollment August 8 from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. and again on August 9 from noon to 7 p.m.

The school district has its’ first day of school on August 30.

Uniontown native Vance Eden, 33, is the new principal at West Bourbon Elementary School, as of July 1.
” My first priority is to make sure every student and teacher have the things they need to have the best possible start to the school year,” Eden said.
Eden attended Uniontown schools from kindergarten through twelfth grade.
He then attended Pittsburg State University attaining a Bachelors Degree in Elementary Education and Masters Degree in Educational Leadership.
He taught seven years,  four years as a 6th-grade teacher and three years teaching Title 1. He served as assistant principal in Webb City, Mo. for four years.
He and wife, Rachel have two children, a son-Scout, 6 years old and a daughter-Rhuey, age 4. They are members of Community Christian Church.
Why did you choose education for a career?
” Working in education is a great way to be a positive impact on the kids and families of the community where you live,” Eden said.

Results of Bourbon County Primary Election 2018: Democrat (Unofficial)

County Commission District 1 Democrat: Clinton Walker-157

County Treasurer Democrat: write-in  33

County Attorney Democrat: write-in 31

State Board of Education Democrat:  write-in 50

House of Representatives District 4 Democrat: Lawrence Forbach-445

House of Representatives District 2 Democrat: Adam Lusker-31

State Senator 13th District Democrat: Bryan Hoffman-322

Commissioner of Insurance Democrat: Nathaniel McLaughlin-475

State Treasurer Democrat: Marci Franciso-469

Attorney General Democrat: Sarah Swain-481

Governor Democrat: Joshua Svaty-201, Laura Kelly-156, Arden Andersen-78, Carl Brewer-56, Jack Bergeson-21.

U.S. House of Representative Democrat: Paul Davis-463

 

Results of Bourbon County Primary Election 2018: Republican (Unofficial)

Winners of the County Commission District 1 Republican:

Lynne Oharah-287, Matthew Crystal-174, Robert Query-87

County Treasurer Republican: Patricia Love- 1,359

County Attorney Republican: Jacqie Spradling-1,246

State Board of Education Republican: Jim Porter-1,235

House of Representatives 4th District Republican: Trevor Jacobs- 1,268

House of Representatives 2nd District Republican: Kenneth Collins-130

State Senator 13th District Republican: Richard Hilderbrand-850

Commissioner of Insurance Republican: Vicki Schmidt-756, Clark  Shultz-698

State Treasurer Republican: Jake LaTurner- 1,348

State Attorney General Republican: Derek Schmidt-1,377

Secretary of State Republican: Scott Schwab-516, Craig McCullah-266, Randy Duncan-258, Dennis Taylor-188, Keith Esau-178.

Governor Republican: Kris Kobach-803, Jeff Colyer-517, Ken Selzer-139,Jim Barnett-71, Patrick  Kucera-24, Tyler Ruzich-6, Joseph Tutera-6.

U.S. House of Representatives Republican: Caryn Tyson-785, Kevin Jones-310, Steve Watkins-217, Steve Fitzgerald-128, Dennis Pyle-82, Doug Mays-34, Vernon Fields-20

 

Local Woman In Story Of San Antonio’s Stolen Shark

Jamie Shank is surrounded by media after arriving back to the San Antonio Aquarium Saturday from getting the shark, “Helen” from the thief’s home. The next step was to acclimate the shark into a quarantine pool. Submitted photo.

2008 Uniontown High School graduate Jamie Shank was in the national news this week.

As the assistant husbandry director at the San Antonio Aquarium Shank was responsible for getting a shark back after it was put into a  baby stroller and stolen from the aquarium last Saturday.

“I wasn’t on duty when the shark was stolen but was involved in getting the shark back,” Shank told FortScott.Biz. “I went with the police to bring the shark back.”

“She is still in quarantine for observation to make sure she is eating right,” Shank said. “She was stored with other fish in  (the suspect’s) garage.”

The shark, Helen.

Click below to see the whole story:

https://www.cnn.com/2018/07/31/us/shark-stolen-san-antonio-aquarium-trnd/index.html

Shank, whose parents, Mark and Lisa, still live near Redfield, said she wanted to be a marine biologist since she was nine years old and continued her education to do so.

After many opportunities, she ended up at San Antonio Aquarium two and a half years ago.

“I love my job,” Shank said. “I love what I am doing.”