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Category Archives: Fort Scott
Jazz and R and B Violinist To Perform Oct. 8
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Presentation Explores Lives of Free-Born Children after Civil War
Gordon Parks Museum at Fort Scott Community College in Fort Scott, KS, will host “Children of the Promised Land,” a presentation and discussion by Angela Bates during the 2021 Annual Gordon Parks Celebration events on Friday, October 8th at 12:15 P.M. at The Ellis Family Fine Arts Center at Fort Scott Community College, 2108 S. Horton St. Fort Scott, KS.
Members of the community are invited to attend the free program. Contact Kirk Sharp at 620 -223-2700 ext. 5850 for more information. The program is made possible by Humanities Kansas.
“This is a Lunch and Learn event so everyone is welcome to bring their lunch and drinks. Sack Lunch and Drink for ($8-purchase) will be also be available,” said Museum Director, Kirk Sharp.
Nicodemus, a small, unincorporated town in Graham County, is the only remaining western town established by African Americans during the Reconstruction Period following the Civil War. Today the town is a National Historic Site. This pictorial history explores the unique experience of mothers and their children in Nicodemus, some of whom were the first members of their families born free.
Angela Bates is the executive director of the Nicodemus Historical Society. She presents educational programs across the nation covering Nicodemus, Exodusters and black towns in the West, Buffalo Soldiers, and black women in the West.
“My great uncle, Henry Williams, was the first baby born in Nicodemus just a month after my great-grandmother Emma arrived with the first group of settlers in 1877,” said Bates. “He was one of the first in his generation born on the free soils of Kansas. He represents the many children of his generation that were reared by parents who were former slaves.”
“Children of the Promised Land” is part of Humanities Kansas’s Movement of Ideas
Speakers Bureau, featuring presentations and workshops designed to share stories that
inspire, spark conversations that inform, and generate insights that strengthen civic engagement.
For more information about “Children of the Promised Land” contact the Gordon Parks
Museum at 620 -223-2700 ext. 5850 or visit http://www.gordonparkscenter.org/
About Humanities Kansas
Humanities Kansas is an independent nonprofit spearheading a movement of ideas to
empower the people of Kansas to strengthen their communities and our democracy.
Since 1972, our pioneering programming, grants, and partnerships have documented
and shared stories to spark conversations and generate insights. Together with our
partners and supporters, we inspire all Kansans to draw on history, literature, ethics, and
culture to enrich their lives and serve the communities and state we all proudly call
home. Visit humanitieskansas.org.
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U234 Special Meeting: Budget Hearing for 2021-22
NOTICE OF SPECIAL MEETING OF
BOARD OF EDUCATION
September 15, 2021
A special meeting of the board of education, Unified School District No. 234, Bourbon County, Kansas, is hereby called to be held at 12: 15 p.m. on Monday, the twentieth day of September 2021, in the USD 234 Board of Education central office. The purpose of the meeting is a budget hearing and to consider the 2021-22 budget.
By order of the President of the Board of Education of Unified School District No. 234, Bourbon County, Kansas.
September 20,2O2L Special Board Meeting – 12:15 p.m.
UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT 234
BOARD AGENDA
1. Open the meeting
2. Flag Salute
3. Open Budget Hearing
4. Comments
5. Close budget hearing
5. Consider 2021-22 budget
7. Adjourn
(Action)
USD 234 Special U 234 Board Meeting Agenda for Sept. 20: Revenue Neutral Hearing, LOB and Property Taxation Policy
September 20,2O2L Special Board Meeting – 12:00 p.m.
A special meeting of the board of education, Unified School District No. 234, Bourbon County, Kansas, is hereby called to be held at 12:00 p.m. on Monday, the twentieth day of September 2021, in the USD 234 Board of Education central office. The purpose ofthe meeting is a revenue neutral hearing and to consider Resolution 2l-07 to adopt LOB percentage and to consider Resolution 21-08 expressing the property taxation policy of USD 234 Fort Scott with respect to exceeding the revenue neutral tax rate for
financing the annual budget for 2021-22.
By order of the President ofthe Board of Education of Unified School District No. 234, Bourbon County, Kansas.
UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT 234
BOARD AGENDA
1. Open the meeting
2. Flag Salute
3. Open Revenue Neutral Hearing
4. Comments
5. Close Revenue Neutral Hearing
6. Consider Resolution 21{7 – To Adopt LOB Percentage
8-25-21Res. 23-07.pdt
7. Consider Resolution 21{8 – A Resolution Expressing the Property Taxation
Policy of USD 234 Fort Scott with Respect to Exceeding the Revenue
Neutral Tax Rate for Financing the Annual Budget for 2O21-22
8-25-21 Res. 21-08.pdf
8. Adjourn
(Action)
(Action
New Hibachi/Sushi Restaurant To Open in Former Kress Building
Kasi, 23, and Aung Kyaw-Gates, 29, are working to open a hibachi/sushi restaurant in downtown Fort Scott at 17 S. Main.
They have named it Samurai Hibachi and Sushi and hope to be open in October following renovation and hiring of employees, Kasi said.
Sushi is raw meat with seaweed rice on the outside, rolled into a roll then cut into eight pieces, she said.
“We have salmon, shrimp tempura, eel, veggie, spicy tuna, and a crab salad,” Kasi said.
Hibachi is rice or noodles with meat, grilled on a flat top grill with a sauce, she said.
The couple ran a food truck on East Wall street earlier this year, but closed down when a partner left the business for a larger town, Kasi said.
“We waited until we could find a place to open a restaurant and Robert Coon got a hold of us,” she said.
Coon is the owner of Coon Rentals LLC and recently bought 17 S. Main at a Bourbon County Commission auction.
“My husband has always wanted to open his own restaurant…and had worked in many restaurants and food places. He knows everything needed to open and succeed,” Kasi said.
Gates provided the following menus for the restaurant:
Kasi is a 2017 graduate of Uniontown High School and a 2019 graduate of Fort Scott Community College with a general science degree, she said.
Her husband, originally from Myanmar (Burma) has been in the U.S. for five years, ending up in Pittsburg, KS, where they met.
They were married in November 2019.
Aung is currently working in Pittsburg at a hibachi/sushi restaurant and Kasi owns the Third Fairy shop at 1 E. Wall Street.
“I sell incense, herbs, tarot cards, chrystals, and pagan and Wiccan items,” she said.
Coon said the first floor of the building will be divided, with the restaurant on the current kitchen side. He said an attorney has expressed interest in renting the other side.
Sept. 16th Chamber After Hours: Bartlesmeyer Jewelry
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You are invited to a
Chamber After-hours event
Tomorrow evening,
Thursday, September 16th
5:15 to 6:30pm
to celebrate the new location of
Bartelsmeyer Jewelry
22 N. Main St.
In the Downtown Historic District
See below for more information.
All attendees are respectively asked to wear a mask to this event except when eating or drinking.
Click hereto visit their Facebook page.
Click hereto visit their website.
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Leadership Program Registration Starts
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Pioneer Harvest Fiesta Parade Registration On Now
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News Release of the USD 234 Sept. 13 Board Meeting
NEWS RELEASE
Monday, September 13, 2021
Members of the USD 234 Board of Education met at the Fort Scott Middle School Commons on Monday, September 13, 2021, for their regular monthly meeting.
President James Wood opened the meeting. The board approved the official agenda.
The board approved the consent agenda as follows:
A. Minutes
B. Bills and Claims
C. Payroll – August 20, 2021 – $1,293,655.87
D. Financial Report
E. Activity fund accounts
Patrons spoke in the public forum, and the board heard from community speakers.
The board reviewed the Operations Plan. In addition, Ted Hessong, Superintendent; Gina Shelton, Business Manager/Board Clerk; and Dalaina Smith, Director of Academics, gave reports. Principals from each building shared written reports with board members.
The board approved the following:
· The Summit on Professional Learning Communities at Work for administrators and faculty
· Memorandum of Understanding with Freeman Health Center for an athletic trainer
Board members reviewed the first day enrollment count.
Board members shared comments and then went into executive session to discuss personnel matters for nonelected personnel and returned to open meeting.
The board approved the following employment matters:
A. Resignation of Kourtney Harper, high school paraprofessional, effective September 3, 2021
B. Resignation of Joy Gray, middle school paraprofessional, effective September 2, 2021
C. Extended leave of absence for Becky Howard, middle school paraprofessional
D. Work agreement adjustment for Patsy French, Eugene Ware paraprofessional, from a 7.75-hour day to an 8-hour day for the 2021-22 school year
E. Work agreement adjustment for Allen Davis, 8-hour middle school custodian, to a 6-hour middle school custodian/2-hour central office custodian for the 2021-22 school year
F. Work agreement adjustment for Dee Peters, Winfield Scott paraprofessional, from a 4.5-hour work day to a 7.5-hour work day for the 2021-22 school year
G. Employment of Makyah Goldsby as a middle school paraprofessional for the 2021-22 school year
H. Employment of Gregg Sweet as a Eugene Ware paraprofessional for the 2021-22 school year
I. Employment of Jenna Bunn as a Winfield Scott paraprofessional for the 2021-22 school year
J. Employment of Mary Jo Harper and Alex Chesney as high school assistant musical directors for the 2021-22 school year; transferring Kelli Davis, high school freshman assistant volleyball coach, to high school head freshman volleyball coach for the 2021-22 school year
K. Stipend for Angie Kemmerer, middle school social studies teacher, of $3,500 for gifted education support
L. Addition of a nurse for the preschool center, part-time or full-time
The board adjourned.
New Service Station Opens on South Hwy. 69
A new gas service station/convenience store, K.C. Mart, has opened at 946 S. Hwy. 69, near the LaRoche Baseball Stadium, south of Fort Scott.
The station was opened August 23 by the owner Harjit Kaur.
In addition to gasoline, the station offers dine-in seating space for customers to enjoy food, beer, and soft drinks.
Offered also are off-road diesel fuel, regular diesel fuel and racing fuel (leaded 110), and Octane 93 premium fuel, Kaur said.
“Semi-truck parking is allowed in the back of the station,” Kaur said. “No prior arrangements are necessary.”
Harjit and husband Binder Singh also opened a K.C. Mart at 2191 Soldier Road, hear Hammond, north of Fort Scott in October 2020. KC Mart: Gas Station Service to Northern Bourbon County
“We wanted to establish more business,” Kaur said. “People would come from this area to our store near Hammond for Opie’s Pizza that we serve. We thought we would come here to provide it.”
Hours of operation are Monday through Friday 5:30 a.m. to 9 p.m. Saturday and Sunday 7:30 a.m. to 9 p.m.
For more information or to order a pizza, call 620-644-9867.
Sept. 16 Chamber After Hours: Bartelsmeyer Jewelry
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Join us for this week’s
After Hours Chamber Coffee hosted by
Bartelsmeyer Jewelry
Downtown Fort Scott, KS
All attendees are respectively asked to wear a mask to this event except when eating or drinking.
Thursday, September 16th
5:15 pm until 6:30 pm
New location:
22 N. Main St., Downtown Fort Scott
Click Here to visit their Facebook Page.
Click Here to visit their Website.
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