Fort Scott city officials welcomed the first class of the Lowell Milken Center for Unsung Heroes Fellows with the key to the city today.
Lowell Milken Fellows Presented Key to Fort Scott
Burris Hall Expanded at FSCC
There is construction going on at Fort Scott Community College, 2108 S. Horton this summer.
“There is a new addition to Burris Hall, the ag department,” FSCC President Alysia Johnston said. “They are classrooms mostly, a couple of offices and refurbishing the old section and a new roof. Concrete and some steel (materials) are going up now.”
A 3, 800 square foot addition is being added to the agriculture department, known as Burris Hall, said Cory Spear, superintendent for Crossland Construction. Crossland Construction of Columbus is the general contractor for the project.
The addition will be approximately 50 foot by 80 foot, and include three offices, a kitchen area and a commons area, he said.
The old segment of the building has been gutted and the offices and classrooms are being updated, Spear said.
The project broke ground on May 20 and will be completed on
August 10, barring inclement weather, he said.
“We’ve already had two weeks of weather dates since we started,” Spear said.
There are 30 employees working on the construction project, he said.
Here is information about the agriculture department from the FSCC website:
Farm & Ranch Management at FSCC
Since 1975, the FSCC Department of Agriculture has strived to assist students in developing the skills and knowledge necessary to get a job, develop a family business, or transfer to a four-year university. In addition to the celebrated programs with John Deere, Livestock Judging, Meat Judging and Rodeo, the department offers courses on livestock, soil science, animal science, dairy, poultry, agriculture machinery, meat evaluation, equine science, agriculture technology, agribusiness marketing, feed, horse training, plant science, farm and ranch management, horseshoeing, and product marketing.
Suggested curriculum for the Farm and Ranch Management Certificate
Suggested curriculum for the Associate of Applied Science in Farm and Ranch Management
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For more information, please contact Blake Davis at [email protected] or 620-223-2700 ext. 3290.
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The Bourbon County Sheriff’s Office Daily Reports June 18
Help With Lawn And Garden Offered
The Fort Scott Police Department Daily Reports June 14-17
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Fort Scott Presents Key to the City to LMC Fellows June 18
The Key to the City of Fort Scott Ceremony for the Lowel Milken Center for Unsung Heroes Fellows will be tomorrow at 11 a.m.at City Hall, 123 S. Main.
Obituary of Roger Kent Lee
Roger Kent Lee, age 67, a former resident of Ft. Scott, Kansas, passed away Saturday, June 15, 2019, at the Citizens Memorial Health Care in Bolivar, Missouri. He was born September 23, 1951, in Ft. Scott, Kansas, the son of Frank James Lee and Mary Virginia Sheehy Lee. Roger accumulated many friends while attending primary school in Prescott, Kansas. His family later moved to Pittsburg, Kansas where Roger graduated from high school in 1969. Roger was extremely active in sports, particularly basketball and track. Roger held the PHS and State Records for the mile run at 4 minutes and 23.5 seconds. The PHS record still stands today. He married Linda Spencer on February 6, 1971, at Ft. Scott. Roger worked as an assistant manager for Hammond Seed & Grain for twenty years. He later retired from Bourbon County where he worked as a field appraiser. He was active with the Army Reserve for several years. Roger was an avid sportsman throughout his life. He loved hunting and fishing and shared this passion with his many buddies in the Hammond Community. He loved catching catfish . . . the bigger the better, and if asked where he caught them his reply was always “In the mouth” or “In the water.” Roger shared many a fishing story with whoever wanted to listen. The fish continued to grow bigger each time the story was told. Roger’s other passions were his garden and his grandchildren. Roger spent many hours country cruising with his grandkids “thinking” they were driving and singing songs at the top of their lungs.
Survivors include his former wife and friend, Linda, of Ft. Scott; his son, Thomas Lee of Joplin, Missouri and his daughter, Nicole Lee, of Pittsburg, Kansas. He is also survived by the “lights of his life,” – the grandkids; three grandsons, Spencer Lee, Alex Lee VanLeeuwen and Kane Shepard and his “baby girls”, Ivy Kaie Lee and KynLee Rose Lee. Also surviving is his brother, Kevin Lee of Bolivar, Missouri and numerous nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents, a brother, Frank Lee, Jr. and two sisters, Debbie Applegate and Diana Deere.
Funeral services will be held at 10:00 A.M. Thursday, June 20th at the Cheney Witt Chapel. Burial will follow in the Maple Grove Cemetery. After services at the cemetery, a reception will be held at the Hammond Community Building. Memorials are suggested to the Roger Lee Memorial Fund and may be left in care of the Cheney Witt Chapel, 201 S. Main, P.O. Box 374, Ft. Scott, KS 66701. Words of remembrance may be submitted to the online guestbook at cheneywitt.com.
Obituary of Jason Bolinger
JASON WAYNE BOLINGER, age 39, of Fort Scott, Kansas, passed away peacefully on Friday, June 14, 2019, after a lengthy battle with brain cancer, at the home of his parents, Robert and Cherie Collins, where he resided.
He was born March 1, 1980 in Fort Scott, Kansas. He attended Uniontown and Fort Scott schools. Jason worked construction his entire life. Jason’s passion was hunting and he was a dedicated bowhunter.
Survivors include his parents of the home, Robert & Cherie Collins; two sons, Austin Bolinger of Pittsburg, Kansas, and Barret Bolinger of Fort Scott, Kansas; a brother, Jimmy Bolinger and family of Uniontown,Kansas; a sister, Brandi McCarty and family of Marion, Kansas, and three stepsisters, Melinda Morgan and family of Goddard, Kansas, Melissa Wise and husband of Fort Scott, Kansas, and Meredith Anstine and husband of Chilhowee, Missouri. He was preceded in death by his grandparents and his biological father, Alan Kibble.
Following cremation, Father Yancey Burgess willl conduct graveside services 11:00 a.m. on Friday, June 21, 2019, at St. Mary’s Catholic Cemetery in Fort Scott, Kansas, under the direction of the Konantz-Cheney Funeral Home.
Memorials are suggested to the Austin and Barret Education Fund in care of Cherie Collins, 1496 Maple Rd, Fort Scott, KS 66701 or can be left in care of Konantz Cheney Funeral Home, 15 W. Wall St, Fort Scott KS 66701.
Condolences may be submitted to the online guestbook at konantz-cheney.com.
A Celebration of Life at the home of Robert & Cherie Collins will follow graveside services.
Kansas Notable 2019 Books
The State Library of Kansas Announces the 2019 Kansas Notable Books 15 books celebrating Kansas cultural heritage
Topeka, KS – State Librarian Eric Norris announced today the 14th annual selection of Kansas Notable Books. The fifteen books feature quality titles with wide public appeal, either written by a Kansan or about a Kansas related topic.
“I am proud to present the 2019 Kansas Notable Book list. Choosing only 15 books is no easy task,” said Eric Norris, State Librarian. “The selection committee began with a pool of nearly 100 submitted titles and worked diligently to identify the year’s best works by Kansas authors and illustrators, as well as those works that highlight our history and heritage. Kansans are encouraged to visit their local public library and celebrate the artists and the artistry of Kansas.”
Kansas Notable Books is a project of the Kansas Center for the Book, a program of the State Library. The Kansas Center for the Book is a state affiliate of the Center for the Book in the Library of Congress. Throughout the award year, the State Library promotes and encourages the promotion of all titles on this year’s list at literary events, and among librarians and booksellers.
An awards ceremony will be held at the Kansas Book Festival, Saturday, September 14, 2019, at the State Capitol to recognize the talented Notable Book authors. The public is invited.
For more information about Kansas Notable Books, call 785-296-3296, visit kslib.info/notablebooks or email [email protected] .
2019 Kansas Notable Books
American Heart by Laura Moriarty (Lawrence), HarperTeen
Buried in the Suburbs by Jamie Lynn Heller (Lenexa), Woodley Press
Brown Enough: A Tale of a Mixed-Race Baseball Team Summer of ’56 by Ken Ohm (Topeka), CreateSpace
The Deepest Roots by Miranda Asebedo (Manhattan), HarperTeen
The Diaries of Reuben Smith, Kansas Settler and Civil War Soldier edited by Lana Wirt Myers (Newton), University Press of Kansas
A Girl Stands at the Door: The Generation of Young Women Who Desegregated America’s Schools by Rachel Devlin (Brooklyn, NY), Basic Books
Eisenhower: Becoming the Leader of the Free World by Louis Galambos (Baltimore, MD), Johns Hopkins University Press
Elevations: A Personal Exploration of the Arkansas River by Max McCoy (Emporia), University Press of Kansas
Heartland: A Memoir of Working Hard and Being Broke in the Richest Country on Earth by Sarah Smarsh (Wichita), Scribner
Night Out by Daniel Miyares (Lenexa), Schwartz & Wade Books
No Place Like Home: Lessons in Activism from LGBT Kansas by C.J. Janovy (Kansas City, MO), University Press of Kansas
No Small Potatoes: Junius G. Groves and His Kingdom in Kansas by Tonya Bolden (New York, NY), illustrations by Don Tate (Austin, TX), Knopf Books for Young Readers
The Pastor Wears a Skirt: Stories of Gender and Ministry by Dorothy Nickel Friesen (Newton), Wipf and Stock Publishers
The Saint of Wolves and Butchers by Alex Grecian (Topeka), G. P. Putnam’s Sons
Seafire by Natalie C. Parker (Lawrence), Razorbill
The State Library of Kansas – To learn more, visit kslib.info.
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Cindy Roupe
Kansas Notable Books Coordinator
State Library of Kansas
300 SW 10th Ave Rm 312-N
Topeka KS 66612
Bourbon County Commission Agenda for June 18
Agenda
Bourbon County Commission Room
1st Floor, County Courthouse
210 S. National Avenue
Fort Scott, KS 66701
Tuesdays starting at 9:00
Date: June 18th, 2019
1st District-Lynne Oharah Minutes: Approved: _______________
2nd District-Jeff Fischer Corrected: _______________
3rd District-Nick Ruhl Adjourned at: _______________
County Clerk-Kendell Mason
9:00 – 9:45 Jim Harris
10:00 – Commissioners to consider a road closing on 260th Street
10:15 – Donation of the Noxious Weed Building in Uniontown
10:30 – Juvenile Detention
11:00 – 11:45 – Justin Meeks
11:00 – 11:25 Executive session to discuss non-elected personnel
12:00 – 1:30 – Commissioners gone to lunch
1:30 – District Court 2019 budget – Judge Ward, Judge Harth & Rhonda Cole
Cason: Via Christi Beginning to Explore Facility Options
Ascension Via Christ came to Fort Scott to fill in the void of emergency care, following the closure of Mercy Hospital.
The following is an update on the facility options for the Fort Scott Emergency Department, from Randy Cason, president of Ascension Via Christi Hospital in Pittsburg. Ascension Via Christ opened the local emergency department on Feb. 28, 2019.
“Ascension Via Christi stepped forward to meet the Fort Scott community’s immediate need for close-to-home emergency, laboratory and diagnostic imaging and we continue to explore and discuss options beyond our two-year lease agreement,” Cason said in a press release. “Our goal is to establish a sustainable model of care that best meets the needs of all the patients and families we serve in Ft. Scott and Southeast Kansas. However, we are still in the beginning stages of the exploration process of potential facility options.”
The facility is operating out of the former Mercy Hospital building currently, which is located at 405 Woodland Hills on Fort Scott’s south side, just off Hwy. 69. The emergency department faces the south side of the building.
Ascension Via Christi took over operations of the emergency department in February 2019, following the closing of Mercy the end of December 2018.
People who are interested in working with Ascension Via Christ can visit www.viachristi.org/jobs