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Fort Scott Washateria: Business Plan Includes Community Service of Wash Wednesday

October 20, 2023 Loretta George 2 Comments

Carol Oakleaf, left, and Lori Lovelace show the donation can for clothing to the Fort Scott Community Closet which is located in the Fort Scott Washateria in this 2019 photo.

Fort Scott Washateria is a family business that was opened in September 2019 by Carol Oakleaf, her daughter Lori Lovelace, son-in-law Leroy Walker, and her son, Doug Oakleaf.

“As a part of our community outreach we have partnered with Community Health Center of Southeast Kansas, Healthy Bourbon County Team, and COPE to have Wash Wednesdays starting November 1st,” Lovelace said.

Communities Organizing to Promote Equity (COPE) is a project of the Department of Family Medicine & Community Health, Kansas University School of Medicine. To learn more: [email protected].

Each Wednesday, starting Nov. 1, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. a limited number of washers and dryers will be available for free.

Lovelace is the managing member overseeing business operations.

“As part of our business goals in Fort Scott we provide services for the community including the Fort Scott Community Closet which collects clothing and bedding donations from the community and we store and distribute them to people who need them,” Lovelace said.

The Washateria is located at 501 S. National Ave.

A small building at the Washateria houses the Community Clothes Closet.

Inside the Community Clothes Closet at the Washateria.

On November 1, the Washateria will have a new community service, Wash Wednesday, offering one free cycle of washing and one free cycle of drying to a family, two times a month, Lovelace said.

The Washateria will provide the laundry detergent and dryer sheets for this program, she said.

In addition, on Wednesdays, Lovelace will make sure the Community Clothes Closet is open for those who may need clothing or bedding.

The normal hours for the closet is Monday through Friday from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. “People must come in and sign in to have access to the closet while their stuff is washing,” she said.

The washing machines that will be available for the Wash Wednesday program.

The dryers that will be available for the Wash Wednesday program.

The guidelines for Wash Wednesday:

The 22lb washers hold the equivalent of 2 loads of a home top-loader, 1 load per family.

However, people will not wash comforters, blankets, large mattress pads, etc, because those bulky items do not spin out well in the small machines and won’t dry in one dryer cycle.

“We request that this free service be utilized only two times per month for each customer so that the maximum number of folks can use the free machines,” Lovelace said. “We will have a sign-in sheet to keep track. The same family can only come two times a month.”

“Laundry customers must stay with their laundry and transfer their clothes to the dryer, our transfer service is not available as we have to move quickly to keep the machines going,” she said.

About Washateria

“We are a public laundromat and we do wash/dry/fold services for the public as well as commercial laundry,” she said. ” We also provide custom services such as starch/press and steaming.”

The Washateria is staffed, and open 8 a.m.-8 p.m. Monday through Saturday and 12 p.m.-8 p.m. on Sunday.

“Customer service is of utmost importance to us and we happily help folks who come in with any questions and help with the machines,” she said. “We have state-of-the-art Speed Queen commercial washers and dryers in a variety of size loads, 4 loads, 6 loads, and 8 load washers and small, medium, and large dryers, the dryers are sized for our machines. Our machines take quarters as well as debit/credit cards and we have a loyalty card that provides a discount when it is loaded to be used in the machines.”

Fort Scott Washateria is located at 501 S National Ave on the corner of 5th and National. For more information: 620-644-9834, email: [email protected]

Business, Fort Scott, Fort Scott Chamber of Commerce

Chamber After Hours Ribbon Cutting at Mill Creek Veterinary Clinic

October 19, 2023 Submitted Story Leave a comment

Join us for a Chamber After-Hours and Ribbon Cutting

Mill Creek

Veterinary Clinic

Thursday, October 19th

5:30pm-7:00pm

6 East 13th Street

The Fort Scott Area Chamber of Commerce invites members to a Chamber After-hours & Ribbon Cutting Event to celebrate the opening of Mill Creek Veterinary Clinic! The event will take place on Thursday, October 19th from 5:30pm-7:00pm with the remarks and ribbon cutting starting at 5:45pm. After the Ribbon cutting and remarks, everyone is invited to come and go to see the business, enter the drawings, and enjoy refreshments.

Opened on January 16, 2023 and located on the corner of 13th and National; Mill Creek Veterinary Clinic is a new addition to Fort Scott, however, Dr. Amanda Brown and her husband are natives to Fort Scott. Dr. Amanda and staff at MCVC to be kind and efficient while providing clients and their pets an affordable modern approach to preventive care as well as managing acute and chronic illnesses. Mill Creek is a small animal focused clinic, but has the ability to provide large animal services on farm. MCVC has the capability to perform a full diagnostic work up due to in house Idexx laboratory equipment, in house digital x-ray, and Butterfly ultrasound.

Contact the Fort Scott Area Chamber of Commerce for more information at 620-223-3566 or [email protected].

Click here for their Facebook page!

We hope to see you there!

Thank you to our Chamber Champion members

shown below!

FORT SCOTT AREA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE

620-223-3566

Fort Scott Area Chamber of Commerce | 231 E. Wall Street, Fort Scott, KS 66701

Bourbon County, Business, Entertainment, Food, Fort Scott

Shop, Swine and Swig Coming to the River Room Today

October 19, 2023 Loretta George Leave a comment

Shelby Defebaugh is a vendor and the organizer of the Shop, Swig and Swine event. Pictured: some of her creations. Submitted.

A holiday vendor event is happening today, October 19, at the River Room from 5 to 8 p.m.

Shop, Swig, and Swine is being organized by Shelby Defebaugh, who is a vendor herself. “I make pens, lanyards, keychains and wristlets. Customization is welcome,” she said.

“In August I started organizing the event,” Defebaugh said. “When you are a vendor… you become like a community.” And several vendors were interested.

The River Room is located at the corner of National Avenue and Oak Street on Fort Scott’s north end. The event is from 5-8 p.m. with no cost to attendees.

Brickstreet BBQ is located at the corner of Oak Street and National Avenue on Fort Scott’s northside. The River Room Event Center is located on the second floor.

“I know everyone is busy,” she said. “I felt like a Thursday evening, when you get off work, go shop with girlfriends and grab some food to take home.”

The Flying P Ranch is a vendor at the Shop, Swig and Swine event, from its Facebook page.

The name “Shop, Swig and Swine” is because “You can shop, and have adult beverages and Brickstreet BBQ will have a concession bar and food,” Defebaugh said.

Defebaugh said she wanted to thank Cathy Bishop, event coordinator at the River Room, and the Fort Scott Tribune for their help with the event.

Amanda Emmerson is a vendor at the event, from its Facebook page.

Vendors pay $40 per booth.

Sammie Gathercole’s S/L Studio is a vendor from Shop, Swig, and Swine Facebook page.

However, she is giving booth space for free to the Fort Scott High School Art Club for a fundraiser which is a Christmas scene photo.

Vendors for the event:

Better in Bourbon

Flying P Ranch

Seint Make up

Blissful Aesthetics

FSHS Art Club

Couchman Acres

Sunshine Boutique

KC Design

Farmer Blake

Doggy Style

Gyp & Jo

Cathy Bishop

The Hamilton’s Artisan Bakery

Beitree

SL Studio

Scentsy

Write On

Buckin A Ranch

Rope Baskets

Little Candle Factory

Peace Acres Freeze Dried Candy

Over The Hill Signs

Red Aspen

Brickstreet BBQ

Sassy Cactus

C3 Designs

doTerra Essential Oils

For more information about the event:

https://www.facebook.com/groups/1298619290775003/?ref=share_group_link

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Killers of the Flower Moon Free Movie Premiere in Fort Scott Oct. 20

October 18, 2023 Submitted Story Leave a comment

Killers of the Flower Moon Free Movie Premiere in Fort Scott

Friday, October 20, 2023, the Friends of Fort Scott National Historic Site, Inc. and Fort Scott National Historic Site are sponsoring the premiere of Killers of the Flower Moon, as a part of the nationwide release. The free premiere showing is at 6:40 p.m. and is hosted by the Fort Scott Cinema, 224 W 18th St, Fort Scott, KS 66701.

The free tickets are available at the box office at show time.

In the late 1800s, oil was discovered on the Osage Indian Reservation in present-day Osage County, Oklahoma. The members of the Osage Nation earned royalties from oil sales through their federally mandated “head rights,” and, by the 1920s, the richest people in the world were members of the Osage Nation. Then, one by one, the Osage began to be killed off.

The family of an Osage woman, Mollie Burkhart, became a prime target. Her relatives were shot and poisoned. And it was just the beginning, as more and more members of the tribe began to die under mysterious circumstances.

FBI agents infiltrated the region, struggling to adopt the latest techniques of detection. Together with the Osage they began to expose one of the most chilling conspiracies in American history. This conspiracy of theft, terror, and genocide helped launch J. Edgar Hoover’s FBI.

This film is an adaptation by Director Martin Scorsese of the book Killers of the Flower Moon, a narrative nonfiction by David Grann.

There are 25,288 Osage Tribal Members who live across the globe, with just under half residing in Oklahoma. In “Killers of the Flower Moon”, the language you hear is taught by Osage Nation Language Teachers, the traditional clothing you see is made by Osage artists, and the landscape is the Osage Nation Reservation. They are not relics. The Osage Nation is a sovereign Nation that is thriving. A people of strength, hope, and passion, honoring the stories of the past and building the world of the future.

This is but one series of the many traumas experienced in Native American history. The National Park Service encourages you to be part of the discussion and learn more at www.nps.gov/fosc, www.nps.gov/subjects/americanindians, or www.osageculture.com. This event is a portion of a series of programs and events around the Native American Experience that Fort Scott National Historic Site and the Friends of the Fort have been hosting such as Wahzhazhe, the Osage Ballet. Additional programs are to be announced soon.

Fort Scott National Historic Site’s, a unit of the National Park Service, exhibit areas and visitor center are open daily from 8:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. The park grounds are open daily from a half hour before sunrise until a half hour after sunset. To find out more or become involved in activities at the Fort, please contact the park at 620-223-0310 or visit our website at www.nps.gov/fosc.

-NPS-

Image of Mollie Burkhart. Credit Photo as: The Bismarck Tribune, June 16, 1926

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Bourbon County Community Theatre Presents Voices from the Grave Tour

October 17, 2023 Submitted Story Leave a comment

Bourbon County Community Theatre Presents Voices from the Grave Tour

The newly formed Bourbon County Community Theatre, LLC presents their inaugural production entitled Voices from the Grave.

Voices from the Grave takes place from 6-9 p.m. on Oct. 28 at Riverfront Park in Fort Scott, KS. Guests will enjoy a guided walking tour of short acting vignettes centering around stories of murder and mayhem in Fort Scott. Scenes were written by the students in the Advanced Drama class at Fort Scott High School and are based off of stories from local author Brian Allen’s books about Fort Scott.

Tickets are $10 for adults and $7 for students and are available from the Chamber of Commerce in Fort Scott. Tour times must be pre-scheduled and run every 10 minutes. Parents must accompany children under the age of 14.

More information can be found on the Bourbon County Community Theatre Facebook page or by contacting Angie Bin at 620-729-9622 or [email protected].

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Chamber Halloween Parade on Oct. 28

October 17, 2023 Submitted Story Leave a comment

Halloween Parade

The Fort Scott Area Chamber of Commerce announces this year’s Halloween Parade will be held Saturday, October 28th at 11:00 a.m. in Downtown Fort Scott.

Prior to the parade, starting at 10:00 a.m., there will be special activities including pictures with a spooktacular backdrop at the City Scales building on North Main and face painting by Fort Scott High School Thespians.

The parade trick-or-treats merchants along Main Street, starting at La Hacienda, south to 2nd Street, crossing the street then heading north back to Skubitz Plaza. Any businesses or organizations in the community not located along Main Street are also welcome to set up a table on the sidewalk providing treats, coupons, or other handouts for kids. Children are encouraged to bring a sack or bag to collect treats along the parade route.

Following the parade, a free slice of Papa Don’s pizza and a drink will be served to kids in costumes.

The Chamber is currently seeking sponsors and donations for the pizza lunch following the parade.

Contact the Chamber if interested at 620-223-3566

Fort Scott Area Chamber of Commerce | 231 E. Wall Street, Fort Scott, KS 66701

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Chamber Coffee Hosted by Sleep Inn

October 17, 2023 Submitted Story Leave a comment

ANNOUNCING THIS WEEK’S

CHAMBER COFFEE

Join us for Chamber Coffee hosted by

Sleep Inn & Suites

Thursday, October 19th

8am

302 E. Wall

The Fort Scott Area Chamber of Commerce invites members and guests to a Chamber Coffee event this Thursday, October 19^th at 8 a.m. to celebrate the 9^th Anniversary of Sleep Inn & Suites located at 302 E. Wall St. Coffee, juice, and light refreshments will be served in addition to a door prize drawing.

Sleep Inn and Suites is a 59-room simply stylish hotel that offers a long list of great amenities such as free parking, free Wi-Fi, free breakfast, access to a well-equipped fitness center, business center, and an indoor heated pool with a sundeck. Sleep Inn & Suites is convenient for business and leisure travelers and brings thousands of visitors each year into downtown Fort Scott.

Contact the Chamber of Commerce at (620) 223-3566 for more information.

Click here for their Facebook Page!

We hope to see you there!

Thank you to our Chamber Champion members

shown below!

FORT SCOTT AREA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE

620-223-3566

Fort Scott Area Chamber of Commerce | 231 E. Wall Street, Fort Scott, KS 66701

Fort Scott, Government

FS City Commission Agenda for Oct. 17

October 13, 2023 Submitted Story Leave a comment

NOTICE OF AND AGENDA FOR REGULAR
MEETING OF FORT SCOTT CITY COMMISSION
CITY HALL COMMISSION ROOM – 123 SOUTH MAIN ST.
October 17, 2023 – 6:00 P.M.
I. Roll Call:
T. VanHoecke K. Harrington E. Woellhof M. Guns M. Wells
II. Pledge of Allegiance & Invocation: Led by E. Woellhof
III. Approval of Agenda:
IV. Consent Agenda:
A. Approval of Minutes of the Regular Meeting of October 3, 2023
B. Approval of Appropriation Ordinance 1346-A — $419,965.77
C. Request to Pay – Earles Engineering & Inspection, Inc. – $25,569.95
Invoice#16850 – 21-303A – WWTP – System Designs Phase III – $7,000.00
Invoice#16851 – 22-305 S. Industrial Pk Waterline – Bidding – $1,200.00
Invoice#16853 –- 22-413 Cooper Street Inspection – $438.00
Amanda Simpson – 8 hours @ $48.50 – $388.00
Cylinder Breaks – 2 hours @ $25.00 – $50.00
Invoice#16854 –- 22-49 S. Horton St. and W. 6 th St. – Final 40% – $2,325.00
Invoice#16855 –- 23-05 City Engineer – Monthly Fee – $4,243.60
Invoice#16856 –- 23-306 WTP Change In Infrastructure – $1,650.00
Gather Information – 100% – $750.00
Final Plans – 15% – $900.00
Invoice#16857 –- 23-409 – 2022 CDBG Sanitary Sewer Inspection – $7,963.35
Jason Dickman – 13 hours @ $147.50 – $1,917.50
Amanda Simpson – 117 hours @ $48.50 – $5,674.50
Miles – 279 miles @ $0.65 – $181.35
Meals – 19 meals @ $10.00 – $190.00
Invoice#16877 –- 22-32 KDOT Sub-Area Extension – Bidding – $750.00
D. September Financials
V. Public Comment: Sign up required. Comments on any topic not on agenda and limited to five (5) minutes per person, at the Commission’s discretion.
VI. Old Business:
A. Consideration to approve Core & Main quotes for the purchase of water main insertions for 4th & Horton and Wall & Eddy – Tabled 10/3/2023 – $88,850.00 – B. Lemke
B. Discussion of Splash Pad Drain options – J. Dickman
VII. Appearances:
A. Cory Bryars on behalf of Care To Share: FortFest23 Report for
Commissioners and Special Thanks from Care To Share
B. Becky Gray/Executive Director of Building Health, Inc. and Dee
Yount/Transportation Manager: Request to approve Letter of Support regarding their transportation services
C. Patrick Wood: Housing Development: Requested to appear again with more
information.
VIII. Public Hearing:
A. Resolution No. 17-2023 – Resolution Directing the Repair or Removal of an Alleged Unsafe and Dangerous Structure
IX. New Business:
A. Consideration to approve Certificate of Appropriateness for Demolition of 10S. National recommended by Design Review Board on 9/28/2023
B. Consideration of Demolition Bids for 10 S. National – B. Matkin
C. Consideration of Bids for South Industrial Park Waterline Extension –
J. Dickman
D. Consideration of candidate, Don Tucker, for Land Bank appointment
E. Consideration to approve Certificate of Appropriation for 12 N. Main to install a new sign. Recommended by Design Review Board on 9/28/2023
F. Beginning discussions of Housing Incentive Programs – M. Wells
X. Reports and Comments:
A. City Manager Comments:
B. Engineering Comments:
C. Commissioners Comments:
T. VanHoecke –
K. Harrington –
E. Woellhof –
M. Guns –
M. Wells –
D. City Attorney Comments:
XI. Executive Session:
XII. Adjournment:
Lisa Lewis, City Clerk

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What’s Happening in Fort Scott

October 13, 2023 Submitted Story Leave a comment

What’s Happening in Fort Scott! October 13th Weekly Newsletter

UPCOMING CALENDAR OF EVENTS

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Fort Scott National Historic Site

Daily Guided Tours: 10am & 1pm

Special activities all this weekend! See link below.

Visit your National Park!

Trolley Tours of Fort Scott

50-minute narrated historical tour

Every Friday & Saturday on the hour

Fridays 11am, 12pm, 1pm, 2pm

Saturdays 10am, 11am, 12pm, 1pm, 2pm

$6 adults, $4 12 & under, leaves from the Chamber

Click this link: The Artificers

October pottery class/workshop

schedule, a creative space for all ages!

BINGO hosted by the American Legion Post 25 every 1st and 3rd Thursday of each month unless it falls on a holiday. Doors open at 6pm and Bingo starts at 7pm at Memorial Hall.

Pizza Republic Wednesdays – 10% of sales go to FSHS Tiger Booster Club every Wednesday from 5pm to 9pm

9/29-10/31 ~ Scarefest Haunted House and Clark Street Lights Display, $1 donation to enter 5+, entry comes with free popcorn and cotton candy, 753 Clark Street. Click here for more info!

10/13 ~ FSHS Football Home VS. Spring Hill – Senior Night, 7pm, Tigers Fight Cancer night w/t-shirts for purchase!

10/14 ~ Kansas Rocks Recreation Park 20th Anniv. Celebration including a blindfolded drive competition! Click here for info.

10/14 ~ View the Eclipse from the Fort Scott National Historic Site, stop by during their hours of 8:30-4:30pm for the Junior Ranger program providing Eclipse glasses, Junior Ranger book, and a Junior Ranger “Eclipse Explorer” badge.

10/14 ~ ServSafe Food Handler course by K-State Extension @ HBCAT, 11am-3:30pm, lunch served, click here for info.

10/14 ~ Royal-Tea Party hosted by FSHS Thespians, $10 per child (must be accompanied by an adult), each child can have a treat and make a project with each character, feel free to dress up too!

10/18 ~ Career Fair by Advance Bourbon County, Memorial Hall, 1 E. 3rd St., 8am to 7pm.

10/18 ~ Opening celebration of new playground equipment and upgrades at 3rd Street Park, 2pm, USD234 Eugene Ware 3rd graders will tentatively be joining, and the Tiger Ice Sno Cone truck will be onsite! There will be cake for adults and snacks for kiddos! Hosted by Healthy Bourbon County Action Team and BCBS Pathways.

10/19 ~ Chamber Coffee hosted by Sleep Inn and Suites, celebrating 9 years, 302 E. Wall, 8am

10/19 ~ Mill Creek Vet Clinic After Hours Open House and Ribbon Cutting, 5:30-7pm with remarks and cutting of the ribbon at 5:45pm

10/19 ~ Shop, Swig, & Swine Market at the River Room, enjoy your one stop shop with several vendors, Brickstreet BBQ will be serving fantastic food & drinks, 5-8pm, click here for more info!

10/20 ~ Dustin Trieber Live Music at Lotus Express, 5-7pm, click here.

10/21 ~ Cato Days located between Pittsburg and Fort Scott (turn west on 720 and follow the signs),9am-2pm

10/21 ~ Writers Seminar and Author’s Fair hosted by Hedgehog.INK! Bookstore, the Writer’s Seminar is from 8:45am-12:30pm at the HBCAT office located at 104 N. National, the Author’s Fair is 1:30-3:00 at Hedgehog.INK! bookstore located at 16 S. Main Street, click here for more info!

10/21 ~ Kids Fair at Fort Scott Community College, costume contest-crafts-teddy bear clinic- games- bounce houses, 9am-11:30am, see flyer below for more info!

10/21 ~ FSCC Softball Alumni Game, 2-4pm

10/21 ~ Harley Race Wrestling Event by Advanced Bourbon County, Memorial Hall, 7-10pm, click here for tickets!

10/21 ~ Halloween Party at the Elks Lodge, 7pm, click here for info.

10/23 ~ Tri-Chamber Highway 54 After-hours event, hosted by Carson Wealth Mgmt. in Nevada, Joint event with Fort Scott Area Chamber, Nevada Chamber, and El Dorado Springs Chamber, 5:30-7pm.

10/25 ~ Community Connection Panelist Luncheon hosted by the Chamber, this event will feature panelist updates from local government, school districts and BB County REDI, lunch can be reserved for $10 prior to the event, click here for more info!

10/25 ~ Election Candidate Forum, Ellis Fine Arts Center, doors open 5:30pm, forum begins 6pm.

10/26 ~ Chamber Coffee hosted by Fort Scott National Historic Site, 1 Old Fort Blvd.

10/27 ~ Ghoul’s Night Out hosted by The Beauty Lounge, 5-8pm, click here for info.

10/27-29 ~ Scout District Event, over 100 Scouts from SE Kansas and SW Missouri and their families will be in Fort Scott, contact Seth Needham for more info!

10/27-29 ~ Women’s Only Education Weekend at Kansas Rocks Recreation Park! Click here.

10/28 ~ Halloween Parade & Festivities in Downtown Fort Scott, open to all ages, parade will begin at 11am starting at La Hacienda heading south to 2nd street then back around to the City Scales building, after the parade pizza and a drink will be handed out to kids in costumes. The Fort Scott Area Chamber of Commerce is asking for donations and businesses that are willing to pass out candy downtown, if you are interested email [email protected].

10/28 ~ Spooky Skurry 5K Run/Walk, 9am, click here, hosted by Fort Scott Recreation Dept.

10/28 ~ Bros, Boos, and Bulls at Pollmeier Ranch located at 2097 Poplar Road, live music/cold drinks/bull riding/kids and adults costume contest, $5 general admission, 3-5pm, click here for more info!

10/28 ~ FS Youth Tiger Cheer Halloween Dance, costume contest/prizes/pictures/music/food & drinks/ and a whole lot of FUN!, 4th-5th grade 5-7pm, middle school 7:15-9pm, location 4H building, $5 entry fee, click here for more info!

10/28 ~ Book Signing at Hedgehog.INK! featuring Tanya Glessner, a limited number of books will be available for sale at signing, you can order on Amazon and bring with you for guranteed signing, 3-5pm, click here for more info!

10/28 ~ Voices from the Grave at Riverfront Park, 5-8pm, tickets for sale at the Chamber, click here!

10/28 ~ Pizza Republic Halloween Party, costumes/food/drinks, 7pm, see flyer below for more info!

10/31 ~ Murder & Mayhem at the Fort Scott National Historic Site, special Halloween Candle Lantern Tours, click here for info.!

10/31 ~ Elks Lodge Trunk or Treat, 5:30-7:30pm, click here for more info.

10/31 ~ Trunk or Treat by First United Methodist Church, 5:30-6:60pm

10/31 ~ Trunk or Treat at Community Christian Church, 5-630pm

10/31 ~ Trunk or Treat at Fort Scott Nazarene Church, 6-7:30pm

SAVE THE DATE!

11/4 ~Jason Scott & The High Heat + BJ Pruitt and the Barnstormers, all ages, doors open at 6:30pm with show starting at 7:30pm, Memorial Hall, click here for tickets!

11/8 ~ Manufacturing Day in Fort Scott, both school groups and individuals are invited and welcome to attend, click here for more info!

11/9 ~ Fort Scott Area Chamber of Commerce Downtown & Around Holiday Open House Shopping Event, Stores open late 5-8pm, kick-off special event on the 9th with open house continuing the 10th & 11th.

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SHOPPING ~ SUPPORT LOCAL!

Boutiques-Antiques-Flea Markets & more!

Click here for Chamber member

specialty shopping & other retail in

Downtown & other areas of the community.

Fort Scott Area

Chamber of Commerce

620-223-3566

[email protected]

fortscott.com

In This Issue

Calendar of Events

Special Event Features

THANK YOU Chamber Champion members!!

Chamber Highlights

Click here for our

Membership Directory.

We THANK our members for their support! Interested in joining the Chamber?

Click here for info.

Thinking of doing business in or relocating to Fort Scott?

Seeking a job/career?

We post a Job of the Day daily on our Facebook page, distribute a monthly job openings flyer, and post jobs on our website.

Many opportunities available!

Housing needs?

Click here for a listing of our Chamber member realtors.

Click here for our rental listing.

October Special at Hedgehog.INK!

Scarefest Haunted House and Clark Street Lights, September 29th through Halloween!

Royal-Tea Party hosted by FSHS Thespians!

Mill Creek Vet Clinic After-Hours Open House & Ribbon Cutting!

Writer’s Seminar and Author’s Fair hosted by Hedgehog.INK!

Pizza Republic Halloween Party!

Voices from the Grave by

Bourbon County Theatre @ Riverfront Park, 10/28

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FS Water Warning Update

October 13, 2023 Submitted Story Leave a comment

Water Warning Update: the City of Fort Scott Water Utility Department opened the valve at Rock Creek five turns today. This was due to the level of water in the Marmaton River. As of today the river is at 8’4” deep which is much lower than the 9 1/2’ depth we need. At this time the valves at Cedar Creek and Rock Creek are the only ones open, the valve at Lake fort Scott remains closed. We would ask citizens to continue doing what you are doing to conserve water because it has been working and it is appreciated.

We are not sounding an alarm, just wanted to update our citizens on what the water situation is. We continue to need rain and hope it will come but for now we are ok with the levels we have at the three water sources and are monitoring them daily.

Submitted by

Brad Matkin

City Manager

City of Fort Scott

[email protected]

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Chamber After-hours hosted by Union State Bank onOctober 12

October 11, 2023 Submitted Story Leave a comment

Join us!

Chamber After-hours

hosted by Union State Bank

at Empress Event Center!

Thursday, October 12th, 2023

5:15 to 6:30pm

Empress Event Center

7 N. Main St, Downtown Fort Scott

Parking in both the front and back of building.

5:15 to 5:45pm ~ Social & Networking, Refreshments & Spirits

5:45 to 6:15pm ~ Program

6:15 to 6:30pm ~ Wrap-up/Questions/Social

Free to attend!

Registration requested for planning purposes, click here to register.

Click here for the Facebook event, please help spread the word!

The event will feature Guest Speaker/Consultant

Toby Joplin on a Simple Model

Business Strategy for Future Success!

About the Program:

How is 2024 going to be better for your business than 2023? If we keep on doing what we have always done, we will keep getting what we have previously got – only if we are lucky! Retailers like Sears & Roebuck, Blockbuster, Radio Shack and many others have proven that past success is no guarantee of future success, regardless of the size of your business. And if we want better results in the future, we need to change what we are currently doing. It would sure help if we knew what the future holds. The best way to predict the future is to create it. While some things like the economy and interest rates are outside of our control, we have much more influence and agency over our future results than we realize. Would you like to know how to improve the results from your business in 2024?

At the Chamber After-hours on October 12th, Dr. Toby Joplin, who teaches the capstone business strategy course at the University of Tulsa and is the founder of the Joplin Consulting Group will explain a simple plan to help your business achieve its goals in 2024. Dr Joplin has been helping companies be more successful for over 25 years. He has helped companies from Kansas City to Fort Worth. He has helped companies from as small as start-ups to as large as $15 Billion in annual revenues – and nonprofit organizations too. (Your company’s revenues probably fall somewhere between $0 and $15 Billion.) Dr Joplin can help you too. On October 12th, Dr J, as he is affectionately referred by his students, will explain a simple model that you can follow to make 2024 your best year ever.

We hope to see you there!

FUN Event ~ Tasty Refreshments

Great Message ~ Well worth your time!

Don’t forget to RSVP by clicking here,

or just call or email us at the Chamber!

620-223-3566

[email protected]