There will be a Special City Commission Meeting on Wednesday, April 12th, 6:00PM at City Hall, 123 S. Main Street. The topic will be Contractors’ Licenses.
This is an Open Meeting and will be available on the City’s YouTube Channel.
Category Archives: Fort Scott
Fort Scott Kiwanis Annual Easter Egg Hunt
On April 1, the Fort Scott Kiwanis Club sponsored their annual Easter Egg Hunt in Gunn Park.
Kiwanis members distributed over 1,500 eggs filled with candy, prizes, and coupons from area merchants into the park in areas designated by age groups. Approximately 75 children participated in the event.
The Kiwanis sponsors who donated either money, or coupon’s from their place of business are as follows:
Big Sugar Lumber Iron Star Antiques & Such
Dairy Queen Marsha’s Deli
Diehl, Banwart, Bolton, CPA’s PA McDonald’s
Don’s Spirits & Wines Merle Humphrey Photography
Fort Cinema NuGrille
Flowers By Leanna R&R Equipment
Heidrick’s True Value Wal-Mart
Submitted by John Crain.
Downtowners Share Projects and Events at Chamber Meet and Greet
Business owners and others interested in downtown Fort Scott met on April 4 at City State Bank to discuss upcoming events and projects.
The Fort Scott Chamber of Commerce hosted the Quarterly Downtown Meet and Greet, with President and CEO Lindsay Madison, leading.
Following are the highlights:
The Fort Scott National Historic Site Civil War Encampment is April 15-16: Army re-enactors portray different parts of the war with live music, an author talk, horse and sabre drills to name a few.
Visitor numbers are up this year at The Fort and there is a goal of 30,000 visitors this year to the site.
Upcoming Chamber events in the next few months are the Town Wide Garage Sale on May 5-6, the farmers market starts May 6 with the garden club plant sale.
There will be no downtown clean-up this year.
There will be a new mural to replace the one facing Skubitz Plaza at the north end of Main Street. The current one, the Star Emporium, will be replaced with a historical one: depicting the Kansas 1st Colored Infantry.
A multi-purpose pavilion, which will house the twice weekly farmer’s market, was presented to the city’ design review committee for approval but was tabled until an artists rendition could be presented.
A welcome arch will be put up on Wall Street near the Chamber of Commerce office.
The Christmas Parade will be November 30, with the theme: Candy Land Christmas.
Christmas on the Bricks will be the first weekend in December, and will include classic Christmas booths/vendors, photo backdrops for families, and later hours for downtown shops. This weekend also includes the candlelight tour at Fort Scott National Historic Site and an art sale at the Artificers. This new event will replace the Christmas in the Park event. Elevate Fort Scott is organizing the new event.
Trolley tours have started back for the season: Fridays from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. and Saturday from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. A back up driver is needed to give the narrated tour. Contact the Chamber.
A Community Connection Panelist luncheon was April 5 at the Empress Event Center to help distribute government and local entities’ information.
There will be a job fair April 13 at the Ellis Fine Arts Center from 3-6 p.m.
The annual Chamber Dinner and Awards Celebration will be April 20 at the River Room Event Center.
Dare to Dream Women’s Entrepreneurship event is April 5 from 5-7 p.m. at the Healthy Bourbon County Action Team Office. At this office is also the Small Business Development Center.
Grants available to small businesses through the Chamber: E-Community Loan and Grow Kansas.
Riggs Chiropractic is having its ribbon cutting on May 4, at a Chamber After Hours gathering.
Open Mortgage will have its ribbon cutting on May 11 along with a ribbon cutting and open house.
110 S. Main (former Scottish Rite Temple) has doubled its retail space this week. The owners are waiting on Evergy to repair the electric service to the building to open the cafe.
The Kitchen, located in the McDonald Hall building, is nearing completion and will offer retail space, four kitchen pods for rent and an outdoor eating space in back of the building when completed.
Hedgehog INK owner Jan Hedges said a visitor “was impressed with how the businesses are working together.”
The Iron Star owner Barbara Trimbur said one of her large windows was broken during the recent wind storm.
CHAMBER ANNUAL CELEBRATION PLANNED FOR April 20th
FORT SCOTT – The Fort Scott Area Chamber of Commerce announces their 2023 Annual Dinner & Awards Celebration will take place Thursday, April 20th at the River Room Event Center, 3 W. Oak Street in Downtown Fort Scott. The theme this year is “Let’s Get Fired Up and Celebrate Our Community!” where the event will be a fun evening of recognizing businesses, organizations, and individuals who make a great impact on Fort Scott and Bourbon County.
All are welcome to attend, and reservations can be made online at fortscott.com/events or by calling the Chamber at 620-223-3566. The deadline for reservations is Friday, April 14th. The evening will begin with a social hour and silent auction at 5:30pm, followed by dinner, awards, and live auction at 6:30pm. Reservations are $40 for individuals and table pricing for a table of eight is $360. Dinner will be catered by Brickstreet BBQ.
The Chamber is accepting businesses and organizations to decorate tables for advertising and promotion and is also accepting donations for the silent and live auctions. Contact the Chamber at 620-223-3566 or email [email protected] by Friday, April 14th to make reservations.
Chamber Coffee hosted by Woodland Hills Golf Course on April 6
The Fort Scott Area Chamber of Commerce invites members and guests to the Chamber Coffee this Thursday, April 6th at 8am. This week’s coffee will be hosted by Woodland Hills Golf Course located at 2414 Horton St. Coffee and light refreshments will be served.
Fort Scott’s Woodland Hills Golf Course was named a Top 10 golf course in Kansas by Best Things Kansas and number 6 in the entire state. Woodland Hills has also been named one of the best municipal courses in Kansas. Woodland Hills is an 18-hole park-style course, winding through beautiful scenery, with elevation changes and some of the best views in Bourbon County. Come enjoy one of Southeast Kansas’s hidden treasures at the Woodland Hills Golf Course.
Contact the Chamber of Commerce at (620) 223-3566 for more information.
Quarterly Downtown Meet & Greet scheduled for April 4th!
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New Windows For the Kress Building
The Kress Building, an historic building at 17 S. Main St. got new windows on the second floor both front and rear of the building last week.
“When Kim and I bought the the building there were 10 new windows uninstalled,” said Robert Coon.
The Kress is owned by Robert and Kimberly Coon, Coon Rentals LLC who are continuing the effort ” to help revitalize the downtown area of Fort Scott,” Coon said.
Also helping in the installation was an Amish group of workers, and Dakota Garcia LLC, Coon said.
Coon said a retail business will open on the second floor of the building sometime this summer.
“They were waiting for us to install the windows,” he said. “The front 2,500 feet will be retail, the back 2,500 feet will be storage for the retail space.”
To see a recent history of the building;
Coon Rentals Purchases 17 S. Main
The building known for years as the Kress Building was sold to Coon Rentals LLC in 2021.
The building housed a grocery store on the first floor for a brief period in the COVID 19 Pandemic and also a sushi restaurant for a brief period.
The second floor was an office for the Bourbon County Workforce and Entrepreneur Resource Center at this time frame, organized by the Healthy Bourbon County Action Team, which later moved to a different location.
Fort Scott City Commission Work Session is April 4
There will be a Work Session at 5:00 PM on Tuesday, April 4th, 2023, at City Hall prior to the City Commission meeting at 6:00 PM. The topic will be Goals and Expectations.
Children’s Story Time Today at Hedgehog INK
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What’s Happening in Fort Scott
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Mental Health Self-Care Fair May 23
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FS Design Board to Meet April 3
The Fort Scott Design Review Board will have a meeting on Monday, April 3rd, 2023, at 4:00PM at City Hall. The purpose of the meeting is to discuss the Fort Scott Pavilion.