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Category Archives: Fort Scott
U234 Preschool Screenings are Nov. 4
Unified School District 234
424 South Main Fort Scott, |
www.usd234.org
620-223-0800 F a\ 620-223-2760
DESTRY BROWN
Superintendent
October 21,2022
What: USD 234 Preschool Screenings
Abstract:USD 234 will provide preschool screenings for children up to the age of5 years on November 4,2022. Children may have vision, hearing, speech/communication, motor skills, socialization skills, and general development screened.
The purpose of the screenings is to locate and identi$ children with
possible developmental delays who may need special education preschool and/or related services.
Appointinents may be scheduled by calling Tammy Catron, Fort Scott Preschool Center, 223-8965, Monday through Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. The deadline for scheduling an appointment is October 28, 2022.
Thirty-five Properties Sold At The County Tax Sale, 36 Go To Land Bank
The second property tax sale this year added over $86,000 to Bourbon County treasurer’s funds, with the unsold properties deeded over to the Fort Scott Land Bank.
The Bourbon County treasurer collects and distributes all real and personal property taxes. The tax districts that receive this are the City of Fort Scott, the Bourbon County government, and the county’s two school districts- USD 234 and USD 235.
“There were 35 properties that sold at the October 13, 2022 tax sale for a total of $86,514.09,” said Patty Love, Bourbon County Treasurer. “The 36 properties that did not receive a bid are all properties inside Fort Scott that have City special assessments on them. These properties are being deeded over to the Fort Scott Land Bank. The money collected from the tax sale will be distributed to the various tax districts just like the regular tax collections.”
“Once the property has been sold and Register of Deeds issues the new deed they become like any other property of the tax roll and the new owners will be responsible for the 2022 taxes,” Love said.
To see info on the prior 2022 tax sale:
Bourbon County Tax Sale Nets $129K
The function of the Fort Scott Land Bank Board is as an independent agency with the City of Fort Scott that acquires, holds, manages, transforms, and conveys surplus city properties and other abandoned, tax foreclosed, or otherwise underutilized or distressed properties in order to convey these properties for productive use, according to a prior city press release.
Currently serving on the Land Bank Advisory Board are Craig Campbell (Chairperson), Gregg Motley, Bailey Lyons, Tim VanHoecke, Robert Coon, Patrick Wood and Jim Harris.
To learn more about Fort Scott Land Bank:
Trunk or Treat at First Methodist Church on Oct. 31
First United Methodist Community Halloween
Monday, October 31st 5:30 – 6:30pm
Parking Lot behind the church: 301 S National
Setup begins at 5:00pm, lot will be blocked off at 5:20 for safety
Open to all. Parents and grandparents are invited to bring the kids.
Come in costume and celebrate All Hallows Eve with your friends and neighbors.
There is no charge for this event.
While you’re there, sign up for our “Parents Day Out” to be held November 12th 9am – 2pm
Submitted by Rev. Christopher Eshelman, Pastor – Fort Scott First UMC
Water Levels Lowered Next Week at Lake Fort Scott During Drought
Drought conditions continue in parts of the nation, including Bourbon County, with no helpful rainfall here since June.
In response to the drought condition, the City of Fort Scott Water Production anticipates releasing water from Lake Fort Scott beginning next week, according to a press release from the City of Fort Scott. This will help to supplement the water already being released from both Cedar Creek and Rock Creek lakes to the Marmaton River.
“The water from Lake Fort Scott goes to Rock Creek, then to the Marmaton River, then to the water treatment plant,” Brad Matkin, assistant city manager said. “The river needs to maintain 10 foot of depth. We have taken water out of Cedar Creek. We are trying to spread it so we don’t put the three reservoirs at levels to damage something.”
The Fort Scott Water Treatment Plant treats an average of 2.6 million gallons of drinking water a day, for not only city residents, but also most of Bourbon County, according to https://www.fscity.org/199/Water-Treatment-Plant.
There is precipitation forecast on Oct. 24 and 25, but just a chance showers, according to the National Weather Service.
It is impossible to know when precipitation will relieve current drought conditions, or how much water will be required from the three available reservoirs, “but several days of rain are needed,” Matkin said.
“There is not an exact date when we are going to start lowering the water in Lake Fort Scott, possibly Oct. 25, we just wanted to give notice,” Matkin said.
Lake Fort Scott residents are encouraged to secure docks as needed in anticipation of possible lowering of lake levels.
“The water release will lower lake levels,” Matkin said. “If lake residents have a floating dock, they need to tie them up.”
It’s important that the City of Fort Scott keeps the Marmaton River at adequate levels so treatment systems can continue to deliver drinking water, according to the press release.
The city is fortunate to have theses water sources and infrastructure available, according to the press release.
The city staff ask for patience and understanding of this process, according to the press release.
“At this time, the water lowering of Lake Fort Scott will not affect city residents,” Matkin said.
Fort Scott supplies water for the majority of Bourbon County, as well as parts of Crawford, Allen, and Vernon Counties, according to the press release.
Third Street Park: Getting New Life
Third Street Park on Fort Scott’s east side is seeing some improvements thanks to a few local organizations.
The project was taken on by Fort Scott Kiwanis and started a few weeks ago, President John Crain said.
“We divided up into groups of 3-4 people to work on a project,” Crain said. “They could get together whenever they could.”
Bathrooms were painted inside and out, and siding replaced.
“We have all the lights fixed in the bathrooms, the city will do work after that,” he said. Sinks are to be put in the bathrooms, which have just had toilets in the past.
On the basketball court the backboard was repainted, the goal and net replaced and the lane repainted.
The park’s swing set was repainted, the jungle gym was power washed and sealed.
The park benches and picnic tables were power washed and the pavilion repainted.
Fort Scott Kiwanis Club furnished the man-power, and a few philanthropy groups funded the materials.
“Funding for the 3rd Street Park improvements and Placemaking Project is being provided by The Patterson Family Foundation and Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas as a part of The Healthy Bourbon County Action Team’s Pathways to a Healthy Kansas grant,” according to a HBCAT press release.
The Kiwanis men are not finished yet.
“We still have to get the electric meter pulled away from the bathrooms south wall to install it’s siding, and paint it,” John Crain, president of Kiwanis said. “We need to do some touch up painting on the bathrooms, finish painting the pavilion and cut down and remove a dead tree and low hanging branches over some of the buildings.”
Chamber Coffee at Sleep Inn Hotel On Oct. 20
Bourbon County VS Rachel Pruitt
The following was submitted to fortscott.biz
BBCA Case No: 2022–TC–0474
IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF BOURBON COUNTY, KANSAS
STATE OF KANSAS, Plaintiff, )
vs.
RACHEL MAE PRUITT, Defendant.
Complaint
COMPLAINT/INFORMATION
I, Tiana M McElroy, the undersigned County Attorney of Bourbon County, Kansas, in the name and by the authority and on behalf of the State of Kansas, come here now and give the Court
to understand and be informed that:
COUNT I
COMPUTER CRIME
That on or about or between the 3rd day of July, 2019 and the 1st day of August, 2019, in Bourbon County, Kansas, one RACHEL MAE PRUITT, did unlawfully use a computer, computer system,
computer network or any other property for the purpose of devising or executing a scheme or artifice with the intent to defraud or to obtain money, property, services or any other thing of value
by means of false or fraudulent pretense or representation. In violation of 21–5839(a)(2)(b)(1), Computer Crime, a Severity Level 8 Nonperson Felony. (minimum months 7, maximum months
23) (Fine up to $100,000.00).
COUNT II
COMPUTER CRIME
That on or about or between the 3rd day of July, 2019 and the 1st day of August, 2019, in Bourbon County, Kansas, one RACHEL MAE PRUITT, did unlawfully use a computer, computer system, computer network or any other property for the purpose of devising or executing a scheme or artifice with the intent to defraud or to obtain money, property, services or any other thing of value
by means of false or fraudulent pretense or representation. In violation of 21–5839(a)(2)(b)(1),
Computer Crime, a Severity Level 8 Nonperson Felony. (minimum months 7, maximum months
23) (Fine up to $100,000.00).
COUNT III
MAKING FALSE INFORMATION
That on or about or between the 3rd day of July, 2019 and the 1st day of August, 2019, in Bourbon County, Kansas, one RACHEL MAE PRUITT, did unlawfully make, generate, distribute, draw, or
cause to be made, generated, distributed or drawn a written instrument, entry in a book of account or an electronic data entry, to–wit: a Flex Build, LLC invoice, with knowledge that such
information falsely states or represents some material matter, or is not what it purports to be, and done with the intent to defraud, to obstruct the detection of a theft or felony offense, or to induce
official action. In violation of K.S.A. 21–5824, Making False Information, a Severity Level 8
Nonperson Felony. (minimum months 7, maximum months 23).
COUNT IV
MAKING FALSE INFORMATION
That on or about or between the 3rd day of July, 2019 and the 1st day of August, 2019, in Bourbon County, Kansas, one RACHEL MAE PRUITT, did unlawfully make, generate, distribute, draw, or
cause to be made, generated, distributed or drawn a written instrument, entry in a book of account or an electronic data entry, to–wit: a Flex Build, LLC invoice, with knowledge that such
information falsely states or represents some material matter, or is not what it purports to be, and done with the intent to defraud, to obstruct the detection of a theft or felony offense, or to induce
official action. In violation of K.S.A. 21–5824, Making False Information, a Severity Level 8
Nonperson Felony. (minimum months 7, maximum months 23).
ENDORSEMENT OF WITNESSES
Officer(s): Evidence Custodian; SA Chris Farris; KBI Forensic Scientist; SA Anthony Maness;
Witness(es): Kevin Kent Allen; Susan Elizabeth Bancroft; Det. Judd Brungardt; William Lloyd Carter Jr; Major Andrew Carver; Jeffrey Deane; Rhonda Dunn;
Flexbuild; Anthony Joseph Krsnich; David Bryan Martin; Debra K McCoy; Paul Brian Wagner; Denton Jacob Wescoat;
Victim(s): City of Fort Scott;
I declare under penalty that the above and foregoing is true and correct. Executed on
Tuesday, September 6, 2022.
/s/ Tiana M McElroy
Tiana M McElroy, #21599
County Attorney
210 S National Ave., Ste. 22
Fort Scott, KS 66701
(620) 223–2910
Attorney for State.
ELECTRONICALLY FILED
2022 Sep 06 PM 3:34
CLERK OF THE BOURBON COUNTY DISTRICT COURT
CASE NUMBER: BB-2022-CR-000320
PII COMPLIANTBBCA Case No: 2022–TC–0474
Storytime November 5 at Hedgehog INK
Storytime at Hedgehog INK Book Store on November 5
Dr. Burke: Same Location, Different Medical Group Starting Nov. 21
On November 21, Dr. Katrina Burke will be under the auspices of Girard Medical Center of Fort Scott and will begin seeing patients at the same office in downtown Fort Scott where she has been located for two years.
“All of Dr. Burke’s staff will be staying on, including nurse practitioner, Kristi Harbit,” said Ruth Duling, Chief Executive Officer of Girard Medical Center.
“We really want to emphasize that the clinic is in the same location!” she said. ” Dr. Burke is not leaving the Fort Scott medical community. She loves her patient population there and she and her staff will continue to provide the same great service they always have.”
“There will be a few days between the last day for Ascension Via Christi and the first day for us, as we will need a few days to reset and get computers in place, etc,” Duling said.
“Patients can call the office to ask that their records be transferred from the Via Christi Clinic to the GMC Clinic,” she said. “It’s just a matter of getting their records from the Via Christi electronic health record system to ours, but patients do have to request for that transfer to be made.”
The office number is 620-223-7008.
Hours of operation will be 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Monday through Thursday and 8 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. on Friday.
“We are extremely happy to have the opportunity to bring Dr. Burke and her staff into the Girard Medical Center family,” Duling said. “It’s no secret that Dr. Burke is well respected by her patients, her colleagues, and the medical community.”
“Girard Medical Center is fortunate to have family practice clinics in Girard, Frontenac, Arma, Cherokee, and in another Bourbon County community, Uniontown,” she said. “We do family practice well! We’re excited to have a physical presence in Fort Scott and we’re equally excited to have Dr Burke’s patients become more familiar with Girard Medical Center.”
“Rest assured, we are doing everything we can to make a smooth transition and to ensure that Dr. Burke, Kristi and the staff are able to continue to provide the same great service they always have and it’s an added plus to be in the exact same location,” Duling said.
