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Category Archives: Elections
Candidates Question And Answer July 30
Citizens for Accountability is inviting all candidates in run-off positions to come for a Question and Answer event on July 30th at 102 S. National at 7 PM.
Candidate Forum July 23
Save the Date: Community members are invited to an Election Candidate Forum co-hosted by the Fort Scott Area Chamber of Commerce and the Young Professionals League of Bourbon County. The event will take place on Tuesday, July 23, 2019 at the FSCC Ellis Fine Arts Center at 2108 S. Horton. Doors will open at 5:30 p.m. for a meet & greet with the candidates and the forum will begin at 6 p.m. Light refreshments will be served.
There will be two races on the Primary Election ballot which will be included in this forum:
- The first is USD-234 Position 3. There are 5 candidates for 1 position; this race will be narrowed to 2 candidates after the primary election. Candidates include Kellye Barrows, Joe Foulk Sr., Michael Hoyt, Josh Jones, and Aaron Judy.
- The second is Fort Scott City Commission. There are 14 candidates for 3 positions; this race will be narrowed to 6 candidates after the primary election. Candidates include Cheryl Adamson, Harold (Pete) Allen, Kevin (Skitch) Allen, Cindy Bartelsmeyer, Casey Bolden, Tracy Dancer, Bobby Duncan, Bob Farmer, Josh Jones, Deb McCoy, Diana Morriss, Jeanie Parker, Lindsey Watts, and Matthew Wells.
Questions for the candidates may be submitted to the Chamber by July 22nd by email at [email protected] or mailed or dropped off in person. Candidates are asked to RSVP to the Chamber prior to the forum by phone or email.
For more information please contact the Fort Scott Area Chamber of Commerce at (620) 223-3566.
2019 City/School Election: Increase in Candidates
The following have filed for the 2019 City/School Election, according to information provided by Kendell Mason, Bourbon County Clerk. The clerk’s office is located at the Bourbon County Courthouse, 210 S. National.
Candidates were to file by noon June 3 for the desired positions, with August 6 the primary election and November 5 the general election.
In the Fort Scott City Commission contest, 14 people have filed to run for three possible seats. Three incumbants will run for re-election.
” In 2017 we had four file, in 2015 we had three file and in 2013 we had four file,” for the Fort Scott City Commission election, Mason said, when asked to compare the 2019 numbers.
Another highly contested race is for USD 234 Board of Education with 11 people who filed.
The clerk can be reached at (620)223-3800 ext. 191.
CANDIDATES THAT HAVE FILED FOR THE 2019 BOURBON COUNTY ELECTION
CITY OF BRONSON-CITY COUNCIL (3 COUNCIL POSITIONS)
JAMES E. OLSON
DANIELLE MINOR
MICHAEL STEWART
CITY OF FORT SCOTT-CITY COMMISSION (3 COMMISSION POSITIONS)
CHERYL L. ADAMSON
HAROLD (PETE) ALLEN
KEVIN “SKITCH” ALLEN
CYNTHIA BARTELSMEYER
CASEY BOLDEN
TRACY DANCER
BOBBY DUNCAN
BOB FARMER
JOSH JONES
DEB MCCOY
DIANA MORRISS
JEANIE PARKER
LINDSEY WATTS
MATTHEW WELLS
CITY OF FULTON (1 MAYOR & 5 COUNCIL POSITIONS)
NO CANDIDATES FILED
CITY OF MAPLETON (3 COUNCIL POSITIONS)
NO CANDIDATES FILED
CITY OF REDFIELD-CITY COUNCIL (3 COUNCIL POSITIONS)
WILMA K. GRAHAM
JIMMIE JACKSON
L.D. MORRISON
ANGELA HIXON
CITY OF UNIONTOWN-CITY COUNCIL (3 COUNCIL POSITIONS)
DANEA D. ESSLINGER
DAVE WEHRY
USD 234
JAMES WOOD
DANNY BROWN
MICHELLE HUDIBURG
KELLYE BARROWS
JOE FOULK SR
MICHAEL J. HOYT
JOSH JONES
AARON JUDY
SHAWN GOANS
LYNETTE JACKSON
Bill Michaud
USD 235
TROY GOODRIDGE
JASON SUTTERBY
JOSHUA HARTMAN
KOLBY STOCK
SALLY JOHNSON
FSCC BOARD OF TRUSTEES (3 POSITIONS)
DAVID ELLIOTT
KIRK HART
MICHAEL J. HOYT
CURTIS LEAR
ROBERT NELSON
SOUTHWIND EXTENSION DISTRICT (2 POSITIONS)
DIANE BRILLHART
PETE WILEY
Want To Serve Your Community?
Those citizens who desire to serve their communities by serving in local government bodies must file at the Bourbon County Courthouse by June 3 and pay the filing fee or start a petition to get a certain amount of qualified votes to support you. The fees and petition votes vary per community.
The following information is provided by Bourbon County Clerk Kendell Mason.
NOTICE OF THE 2019 BOURBON COUNTY ELECTION AND POSITIONS UP FOR ELECTION
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First Class City of
THE CITY OF FORT SCOTT
3 City Commission Members
2 of the positions are for 4 year terms
1 position is for a 2 year term
Filing fee of $20
Or
A petition signed by not less than 25 qualified electors of Fort Scott
&
A State filing fee of $50.
Filing deadline is noon June 3rd, 2019.
Filing location is with the Bourbon County Clerk, 210 S. National, Fort Scott, KS.
If more than 9 qualified candidates file there will be a Primary on August 6, 2019.
The General Election will be on November 5, 2019.
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Third class city of
BRONSON
3 Council Members
All 4 year terms
Filing fee of $20
Or
A petition signed by no less than 10 qualified electors of Bronson for Bronson.
Filing location is with the Bourbon County Clerk, 210 S. National, Fort Scott, KS.
If more than 9 qualified candidates file, then there will be a Primary on August 6, 2019.
The General Election will be on November 5, 2019.
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Third class city of
FULTON
Mayor
&
5 Council Members
Filing fee of $20
Or
A petition signed by no less than 5 qualified electors of Fulton for Fulton.
(Fulton-all positions are 2 year terms.)
Filing deadline is noon June 3rd, 2019.
Filing location is with the Bourbon County Clerk, 210 S. National, Fort Scott, KS.
If more than 3 qualified candidates file for Mayor & more than 15 qualified candidates file for council then there will be a Primary on August 6, 2019.
The General Election will be on November 5, 2019.
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Third class cities of
UNIONTOWN & REDFIELD
3 Council Members
All 4 year terms
Filing fee of $20
Or
A petition signed by no less than 18 (10% of qualified electors registered in Uniontown) qualified electors of Uniontown for Uniontown.
A petition signed by no less than 10 qualified electors of Redfield for Redfield.
Filing deadline is noon June 3rd, 2019.
Filing location is with the Bourbon County Clerk, 210 S. National, Fort Scott, KS.
If more than 9 qualified candidates file for council, then there will be a Primary on August 6, 2019.
The General Election will be November 5, 2019.
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Third class city of
Mapleton
3 Council Members
All 4 year terms
Filing fee of $20
Or
A petition signed by no less than 2 qualified electors of Mapleton for Mapleton.
Filing deadline is noon June 3rd, 2019.
Filing location is with the Bourbon County Clerk, 210 S. National, Fort Scott, KS.
If more than 9 qualified candidates file for council, then there will be a Primary on
August 6, 2019.
The General Election will be November 5, 2019
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THE SOUTHWIND EXTENSION DISTRICT
2 POSITIONS
Both positions are for 4 year terms
Filing fee of $20
Not able to file by petition.
Filing deadline is noon June 3rd, 2019.
Filing location is with the Bourbon County Clerk, 210 S. National, Fort Scott, KS.
The General Election will be November 5, 2019.
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FORT SCOTT UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT #234
Position #1
Position #2
Position #3
Position At Large
All positions are for 4 year terms.
Filing fee of $20
Or
A petition signed by no less than 50 qualified signatures of registered voters in the position for the USD #234 District.
Filing deadline is noon June 3rd, 2019.
Filing location is with the Bourbon County Clerk, 210 S. National, Fort Scott, KS.
If more than 3 qualified candidates file for any one position, then there will be a Primary on August 6, 2019.
The General Election will be November 5, 2019.
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UNIONTOWN UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT #235
Position #1
Position #2
Position #3
Position At Large
All positions are for 4 year terms.
Filing fee of $20
Or
A petition signed by no less than 50 qualified signatures of registered voters in the position for the USD #235 District.
Filing deadline is noon June 3rd, 2019.
Filing location is with the Bourbon County Clerk, 210 S. National, Fort Scott, KS.
If more than 3 qualified candidates file for any one position, then there will be a Primary on August 6, 2019.
The General Election will be November 5, 2019.
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FORT SCOTT COMMUNITY COLLEGE
3 Positions on the Board of Trustees
Filing fee of $20
Not able to file by petition.
Filing deadline is noon June 3rd, 2019
Filing location is with the Bourbon County Clerk, 210 S. National, Fort Scott, KS.
If more than 9 qualified candidates file there will be a Primary on August 6, 2019.
The General Election will be November 5, 2019.
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Any person wishing to file for any office must be a qualified elector of the corresponding City or School District.
If filing by petition, the petition has to be turned in within 180 days after the first signature was collected, but not later than noon June 3rd, 2019.
/s/ Kendell Mason
BOURBON COUNTY ELECTION OFFICER
Redfield City Council Changes Election Ordinance
Redfield’s City Council is working to improve their town.
One of the ways to improve is the way the council is elected.
“We will have elections every two years, like everyone, but not everybody running for office at the same time,” said Beth Guss, acting Redfield City Clerk.
“When my husband (Ed Guss) took office, everyone but Wilma Graham was new, and nobody had known what to do,” she said.
They visited with neighboring Uniontown Mayor Larry Jurgensen and City Clerk Sally Johnson about the issue and were told about staggering the election so all are not new members at the same time, she said.
Following protocol, the City of Redfield published the proposed changes in the Fort Scott Tribune on Feb. 9 and 16.
This ordinance will take effect 61 days following the final publication.
An election of city council members will take place this November 2019, with succeeding elections every two years for the positions of those whose terms have expired.
This year Wilma Graham and L.D. Morrison will be up for re-election.
“Anyone can register to run,” Guss said.
Other members of the council in addition to these two are Clarence (Ed) Guss, Kirby Martin, and Michael Beerbower.
Beth Guss said she is the acting city clerk until a replacement can be found.
It is difficult to find citizens who will serve in a community of Redfield’s size, 157 people, “not counting the dogs,” she said with a laugh. The town is located in the middle of Bourbon County.
“We’ve got small-town issues, like all small towns,” she said. “We are working to make our town better.”
Liquor By the Drink Passes in Bourbon County
Voters said yes to the question submitted on the Nov. 6, 2018 ballot.
There were 2,949 yes votes to 1,725 no votes to the question:
Shall the sale of alcoholic liquor by the individual drink in Bourbon County be allowed in public places without a requirement that any portion of their gross receipts be from sales of food?
Results From Bourbon County Voting 2018: Republicans Win
These are the unofficial results of the 2018 November 6, General Election, sent from the Bourbon County Clerk.
Bourbon County Commissioner District 1
(Rep) Lynne Oharah 998
(Dem) Clinton Walker 513
Ks. House of Representative Dist. 4
(Rep) Trevor Jacobs 3289
(Dem) Lawrence Forbach 1059
Ks. House of Representative Dist. 2
(Rep) Kenneth Collins 305
(Dem) Adam Lusker 104
Kansas District 13 State Senator
(Rep) Richard Hilderbrand 1915
(Dem) Bryan Hoffman 1097
Kansas Commissioner of Insurance
(Rep) Vickie Schmidt 3426
(Dem) Nathaniel McLaughlin 1265
Kansas State Treasurer
(Rep) Jake LaTurner 3400
(Dem) Marci Francisco 1350
Kansas Attorney General
(Rep) Derek Schmidt 3397
(Dem) Sarah Swain 1364
Kansas Secretary of State
(Rep) Scott Schwab 3254
(Dem) Brian McClendon 1277
Governor
(Rep) Kris Koback 2878
(Dem) Laura Kelly 1535
U.S. House of Representatives
(Rep) Steve Watkins 3072
(Dem) Paul Davis 1386
Click here for the results sent from the Bourbon County Clerk’s office:
GENERAL ELECTION 2018 BOURBON COUNTY UNOFFICIAL!-1
Vote Tuesday, Nov. 6
All of the polling places will be open on Election Day from 7:00 am – 7:00 pm. The polling places in Bourbon County are as follows:
CITY OF FORT SCOTT
1st Ward Community Christian Church
2nd Ward Grace Baptist Church
3rd Ward Grace Baptist Church
4th Ward Community Christian Church
5th Ward Community Christian Church
6th Ward Community Christian Church
7th Ward Grace Baptist Church
TOWNSHIPS
DRYWOOD Grace Baptist Church
FRANKLIN Mapleton Community Bldg
FREEDOM Fulton Community Bldg
EAST MARION Uniontown City Hall
WEST MARION Bronson Community Bldg
MARMATON Redfield City Hall
MILLCREEK Redfield City Hall
OSAGE Fulton Community Bldg
PAWNEE Redfield City Hall
NORTH SCOTT Community Christian Church
SOUTH SCOTT Grace Baptist Church
TIMBERHILL Mapleton Community Bldg
WALNUT Uniontown City Hall
The following question is on the ballot for the Nov. 6, 2018 general election.
Shall the following be adopted?
Shall sale of alcoholic liquor by the individual drink in Bourbon County be allowed in public places without a requirement that any portion of their gross receipts be from the sales of food.
Vote yes or no.
Here is the current map of Kansas that shows the counties stand on this issue.
Contests on the ballot are the 2nd District U.S. House of Representatives, the Kansas State offices of governor/lt. governor, secretary of state, attorney general, state treasurer, commissioner of insurance, 13th district state senator, 4th district house of representative, district 9 state board of education, district 1 Bourbon County Commissioner, Bourbon County Treasurer, Bourbon County Attorney, judges for the court of appeals, and district 6 court judge.
Letter to the Editor: Carolyn Tucker
To Drink or Not to Drink
by Carolyn A. Tucker
Drinking alcohol is like playing Russian roulette. Sometimes you get by and sometimes you die. Everybody has their opinion about consuming alcoholic beverages, so we should see what God says about it.
“Wine has robbed my people of their understanding” (Hosea 4:11 NLT). That’s plain and simple, no commentary needed.
God was speaking in the Old Testament and said, “I chose some of your sons to be prophets and others to be Nazirites. Can you deny this, my people of Israel?” asks the Lord. “But you caused the Nazirites to sin by making them drink wine, and you commanded the prophets, ’Shut up!’” (Amos 2:11,12 NLT).
In the Bible, the Nazirites were set apart for God’s use and were not to drink wine. Today, Christians should desire to be sanctified (set apart) and dedicated to doing God’s work.
In another scripture, God says, “Suppose a prophet full of lies would say to you, ‘I’ll preach to you the joys of wine and alcohol!’ That’s just the kind of prophet you would like!” (Micah 2:11 NLT). That’s plain and simple, no commentary needed.
Now we should see what life says about drinking alcohol. My mother had twelve brothers and two of them had miserable lives as alcoholics. The obituary for H.R.J. stated “he departed this life following a long illness.” After brother E.A.J.’s death, his wife wrote in a letter to a family member, “I sympathize with drinkers. If Elmer had only realized how hard he made it on his girls he would have quit. I’m sure.” The autopsy report revealed that he died of pneumonia and cirrhosis of the liver.
Drinking alcohol is like playing Russian roulette. Sometimes you get by and sometimes you die. It isn’t worth the risk. Perhaps you say, “I can handle it.” But what about your children and grandchildren that you influence…can they handle it?
Paul Davis Will Be In Fort Scott Nov.1
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KDOR reminds voters of free ID services
TOPEKA—Kansans who need a photo ID before the November 6th election can visit any driver’s license office, jump to the front of the line, and get one for free.
To ensure the ID is free, Kansans should specifically state they need it for voting. The cost for ID cards normally is $22.
“This service is always available and it’s important for us to remind voters that it’s an option ahead of the November 6th general election,” Director of Vehicles David Harper said.
For a list of driver’s license office locations and hours visit https://www.ksrevenue.org/dovstations.html.