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Category Archives: Business
Jessica Allison: Domestic Mediation Counseling
Jessica Allison, a professional counselor, has started a new service in the community, at Compass Counseling Services, Inc.
This service is domestic mediation.
“This is an alternative to court action for people seeking resolution in parenting/custody disputes,” Allison said.
“I am a Certified Domestic Mediator in the State of Kansas,” she said. “This certification is through the Kansas Supreme Court.”
She also provides individual counseling, couple’s counseling, anger assessments, and substance abuse assessments.
“I have lived in Bourbon County for over 40 years,” Allison said.
Allison earned a master’s degree in community counseling from Pittsburg State University in 2008.
“I have been licensed since 2011 and have been operating a part-time private practice since 2013,” she said.
She is a Kansas Licensed Clinician Professional Counselor, and Kansas Licensed Clinical Addictions Counselor.
The address of her counseling practice is 120 South National Avenue Suite 203B (2nd Floor of the Post Office Building).
Allison can be contacted at 620-223-1555 or email:
[email protected] or website:
In the community, Allison is a member of Post #25 American Legion of Fort Scott, and is also the director of the Post #25 American Legion Riders.
Storytime at Hedgehog.INK Feb. 8
Gordmans Teams With American Heart Association
HOUSTON (Feb. 3, 2020) – Gordmans joins the American Heart Association on National Wear Red and Give Day, Feb. 7, by donating 10% of total store sales up to $50,000 to AHA. Gordmans’ support will help advance the American Heart Association’s mission to build healthier lives, free of heart disease and stroke.
On Friday, Feb. 7, Gordmans invites guests to wear red to raise awareness for heart health. Nearly 80% of cardiac events can be prevented. Gordmans’ donation will help educate the community about heart conditions and provide tools to help make heart health a priority.
Gordmans, as part of the Stage community of stores, has teamed up with the American Heart Association since 2019 and, with the generosity of its guests, has raised over $250,000 to help educate families on how to prevent heart disease. Gordmans believes that saving lives starts with each of us – it invites guests to join in supporting the American Heart Association to help fund research and advocacy initiatives that will change the landscape of women’s and men’s health from the inside out.
Bourbon County Commission Meets Feb. 4 and Feb. 11
The Bourbon County Commissioners will have a meeting on February 11th at FSCC in the Ellis auditorium from 6– 7:30 pm for a wind farm discussion.
Agenda
Bourbon County Commission Room
1st Floor, County Courthouse
210 S. National Avenue
Fort Scott, KS 66701
Tuesdays starting at 9:00
Date: February 4, 2020
1st District-Lynne Oharah Minutes: Approved: _______________
2nd District-Jeff Fischer Corrected: _______________
3rd District-Nick Ruhl Adjourned at: _______________
County Clerk-Kendell Mason
9:00-9:45 – Jim Harris
9:45-10:15 – City of Fort Scott (Robert Uhler & Susan Bancroft), Executive Session-Confidential data relating to financial affairs or trade secrets of corporations, partnerships, trusts and individual proprietorships
11:00-11:15 – Justin Meeks, EMS
11:15-11:30 – Justin Meeks, Executive Session-Consultation with an attorney for the body or agency which would be deemed privileged in the attorney-client relationship
1:30-1:45 – Jeff Fischer, Windfarm impact on BBCO property tax goals
2:00-2:15 – Tim Emerson, Windfarm
2:15-2:30 – Kim Simons, Windfarm
Modern Woodmen Moves Uptown
Another business has moved uptown.
Modern Woodmen Fraternal Financial employees rented an office space at 14 S. Main in December 2019.
“It’s a better location,” Scott Gander, managing partner for the business said. “It’s more exposure.”
“The business helps people with all financial planning,” Gander said. “Anything with protecting money and making money grow.”
“Scott and I both feel the best part of our job is helping families and their loved ones achieve their financial security through all stages of their lives,” Jolynne Mitchell, financial representative, said.
“The fraternal side is giving back to the community,” Gander said.
“We do $2,500 in matching funds every year, and
$1,000 in three service projects each year,” she said. “We plant trees, do Hometown Hero and provide educational events for our members.”
“As a Premier Chapter, we are awarded additional funds to participate in additional activities in the community to show our Modern Woodmen support,” she said.
Business hours are 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday.
Phone: 620-223-3000 for more information.
Free Marketing Lunch and Learn Feb. 20
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BoCo Coalition Agenda for Feb. 5
Bourbon County Inter-Agency Coalition
General Membership Meeting Agenda
February 5, 2020
- Welcome and Board update:
- Member introductions and announcements:
- Program: Meaghan Russell, USD 235, Teammates Program.
- The March program will be presented by Barbara Longhofer, Kansas Guardianship Program.
- Open Forum:
Apex Announces Wind Power Agreement with Evergy
Apex Clean Energy today announced a power purchase agreement (PPA) with Evergy, Inc. for 155.1 MW of wind power from Apex’s Jayhawk Wind project in Crawford and Bourbon Counties, Kansas. Evergy shared the news of the PPA in a press release along with an announcement that it will reduce carbon output by 80 percent below 2005 levels by 2050.
With this milestone for Jayhawk Wind, Kansas is one step closer toward its goal of sourcing 20% of power used in the state from alternative energy sources.
Simply stated, a PPA is a long-term agreement to buy the electricity generated by a project. PPAs benefit power purchasers like utilities and the communities in which they are located because:
- It establishes the price of the power at the time of the agreement, therefore providing a hedge for the power buyer against future energy price fluctuations.
- It provides stability for the Jayhawk Wind project and its host communities by ensuring the project has a long-term customer for the power the project generates.
Jayhawk Wind will connect into the existing Evergy 161 kV Marmaton to Litchfield transmission line that runs through the project area.
The power generated by Jayhawk Wind will in part supply commercial and industrial customers through Evergy’s green tariff program, Renewables Direct.
According to the Kansas Department of Commerce, the wind energy industry has created new opportunities across the state and particularly in rural communities by already:
- Creating 12,000 Kansan jobs;
- Bringing in $12 billion in capital investment; and
- Generating $28 million in state and local tax payments.
New Businesses Downtown
There is much happening in downtown Fort Scott.
New businesses that have opened up downtown were highlighted at the Fort Scott Area Chamber of Commerce Quarterly Downtown Meet and Greet on Jan. 28. The meeting took place at Papa Don’s Restaurant.
Luther’s BBQ Restaurant, Moe’s Bread bakery, Ascension Via Christi’s medical office, Modern Woodmen of America office, the Bolton Law Firm, Visage Skin Care Spa-were mentioned by Chamber Executive Director Lindsay Madison to the group.
Up Dog Yoga, a fitness center, opened up at 12B North Main in September.
Common Grounds Coffee Shop, 10 E. Wall, is tentatively slated to be completed in April, Madison said. They will move from their current site on Main Street to a larger building.
Additionally, Structure by Margo, a beauty salon, will open next month at 19 S. National Ave.
And the Unsung Heroes Park, between Wall and First Street on Main Street is slated for completion this year.
Mayco Ace Hardware was recently approved for a loan for rehabilitating it’s building, Fort Scott Economic Director Rachel Pruitt told the meet and greet attendees.
The historic building at First and Main Street, is back on track to be made into apartments as well.
“We are moving forward,” Tony Krsnich, CEO of Flint Hills Holdings Group, told FortScott.Biz. “A new contractor, Rau Construction, Overland Park, will be starting in the next few weeks.”
“It will be made into 25 apartments, rents that accommodate a wide range of rents, from $300 up,” Krsnich said. “They will be one and two-bedroom units.
On the Main Street first floor there will be a commons area and some apartments also, he said.
The tentative date for completion is Sept. 1, Krsnich said.
Madison stated January is the start of a new year for grants for businesses and that Fort Scott is an eCommunity which strives to encourage entrepreneurship.
Chamber Coffee at Empress hosted by My1Stop Jan. 30
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Day on the Hill Feb. 4
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