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Obituary of Paul Schnichels
Paul David Schnichels, age 68, a resident of Topeka, Kansas, passed away Wednesday, May 27, 2020, at the Midland Care Hospice in Topeka.
He was born June 21, 1951, in Cautemoc, Mexico. He and his three siblings were adopted by Elfie M. Schnichels, a Baptist missionary.
Growing up, Paul attended a country school and went to Junior High in Ft. Scott.
He enjoyed playing baseball, basketball and swimming.
Paul was naturalized at the federal building in Ft. Scott, Kansas on May 3, 1963.
Paul enlisted in the U. S. Navy in 1969. He served aboard the destroyer USS Henderson. He served in a hostile fire zone in the South China Sea, the Tonkin Gulf and patrolled the coast of North Vietnam. Paul served under the Johnson and Nixon administrations. He earned four medals and a letter of commendation. Paul was honorably discharged in 1975.
Paul attended Ft. Scott Community College from 1973-1974.
He had several jobs including being a farm hand for four years. He was a station attendant at the Derby Station in Ft. Scott. He also made aluminum frames for Extrusions and Peerless. Paul was active at the VA where he enjoyed volleyball, handball, lifting weights, ping pong, cards and chess. He also enjoyed cars, listening to music and had a lot of girlfriends. Paul was an avid reader and enjoyed reading about history, English, God and the Bible.
Paul struggled with mental health issues and was in treatment for mental illness for forty-five years. After struggling with alcoholism, Paul stopped drinking in 1986.
Paul had a strong faith as a Baptist Christian for Christ. He was converted in a jailhouse in August of 1971 and was baptized in 2000 at Emanuel Baptist Church in Ft. Scott.
Paul had a godly mother and loved the Lord. He will be glad when he sees the Lord face to face.
Survivors include his mother, Elfie Schnichels, of Ft. Scott, Kansas and two sisters, Rose Brown and Linda Wurtz. He was preceded in death by a brother, Mark Schnichels.
Pastor Larry Stevicks will conduct a private funeral service on Wednesday at the Cheney Witt Chapel. Private burial will take place in the U. S. National Cemetery. Memorials are suggested to the Emanuel Baptist Church and may be left in care of the Cheney Witt Chapel, 201 S. Main, P.O. Box 347, Ft. Scott, KS 66701. Words of remembrance may be submitted to the online guestbook at cheneywitt.com.
Obituary of Carolyn J. Stancer
Carolyn Jean Stancer, age 67, a resident of Ft. Scott, Kansas, passed away Wednesday, May 27, 2020, at the Barnes Jewish Hospital in St. Louis, Missouri.
She was born May 15, 1953, in Lawrence, Kansas, the daughter of Howard Wayne Cash and Wilma Leona Hillman Cash.
Carolyn married Kevin E. Stancer on August 24, 1974, at Ft. Scott.
In earlier years, Carolyn had worked for both Great West and Lincoln National Insurance Companies. Carolyn has worked the last several years at Wal-Mart in Ft. Scott.
Survivors include her husband, Kevin, and her son, Terry Tarter, both of Ft. Scott; two brothers, Tommy Cash of Boston, Massachusetts and Everett Cash of Wichita, Kansas and a sister, Evelyn Page, of Windsor, Missouri. Also surviving are several nieces and nephews including Nick and Alex Nuzum whom she helped raise and her beloved dog, Spike.
There was cremation and no services are planned at this time. A celebration of Carolyn’s life will be held at a later date. Arrangements are under the direction of the Cheney Witt Chapel, 201 S. Main, Ft. Scott, Kansas.
Sidewalk Sale This Saturday, May 30, As Merchants Reopen
The weather looks good for Saturday, a perfect day to get out and shop Fort Scott.
This Saturday, May 30, eleven retail stores have signed up to be a part of the Merchant Madness Sidewalk Sale, hosted by the Fort Scott Chamber of Commerce.
The event will be from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. and participating stores will be marked with purple balloons, according to Rita Schroeder, the Chamber’s administrative assistant.
Those who have signed up: include Bids & Dibs, Books & Grannies (inside), Heidrick’s True Value/Nancy’s Gift Corner, Fort Scott Gun & Pawn, Hedgehog.INK (inside), J & W Sports Shop, Main St. Gallery & Gifts, Mayco Ace Hardware, Ruddick’s Furniture, Sunshine Boutique, Iron Star (inside) and Treasure Hunt Flea Market.
In light of the COVID 19 Pandemic, most businesses will have hand sanitizer available before touching items in the sale.
However, bringing one’s own sanitizer is a good option while shopping.
Hedgehog.INK is asking all who enter their store to wear masks as well.
Social distancing is in force in the county for all public events.
For more information: 620-223-3566 or
Lindsay Madison, President & CEO, [email protected]
or Rita Schroeder, Administrative Assistant, [email protected]
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Fund Raiser For City Fireworks Display on June 13
State Farm Ins. Hosts a Beacon Food Drive
FSCC Is Adapting Due to COVID 19 Pandemic
Fort Scott Community College employees have been working on how to provide an education safely to all involved during the pandemic that has played havoc across the world.
“We have been working with local, regional, and state health officials to determine how best to mitigate the spread of COVID-19 for our students, employees, and community,” President Alysia Johnston said. “We want to meet the unique needs of our students while keeping everyone safe.”
Schedules have been changed.
“The June summer schedule has been changed to an all-online format with the exception of John Deere,” she said. “The classes will be split so there are not more than 10 students at one time.”
“Currently, John Deere has two classrooms and a total of 15 students will be on campus in June,” Adam Borth, vice president of academic affairs, said. ” This will allow us to utilize both classrooms and appropriate distancing requirements. We will also be cleaning and sanitizing surfaces to exceed recommendations. We are hoping and planning for all of our technical classes to begin in August 2020, just as they did in 2019. While we prepare for this, we also will likely need to be prepared to have quite a bit of hands-on training in the first portion of the classes, should we need to go back online again. Our plan, at this time, is face to face courses for fall.”
“We are looking at a possible change to our fall calendar schedule that would have students finish the fall semester before Thanksgiving,” Johnston said. “We believe this would help mitigate the spread of the pandemic as we would not be bringing students back once again from a wide geographical area.”
“We are discussing the idea of moving our start date up for fall classes, to begin on August 10,” Borth, said.
“We have tentatively set the commencement ceremony for Saturday, November 21, 2020 for graduates from spring 2020, summer 2020, and fall 2020,” he said.
“This would allow us to end the week of Thanksgiving, and hopefully minimize exposure during the fall semester. Our spring 2021 semester has not changed at this point, although this could change, given the fluidity of this situation,” Borth said.
“We are still evaluating courses which begin in July, and will continue to do so while the situation evolves,” he said. “The primary changes will be the amount of students in a classroom at any given time. We will ensure 15 occupants are in a classroom during this phase of reopening, and also ensure social distancing is occurring. This may mean significant changes to how our courses are scheduled by the time August rolls around.”
Some students will be tested for COVID 19.
“We plan on bringing back some student-athletes in July and have been working with Community Health Center of SEK to perform COVID-19 testing for the students,” Johnston said. ” We have procedures and protocols in place if someone tests positive for COVID-19. We are extremely grateful to CHC of SEK for working with us to establish best practices and administering the tests at no cost to the college or students.”
Budgets are revisited.
“We are currently developing the 2021 fiscal budget and analyzing available data and information to determine the best budgeting solutions,” she said. ” We know our state funding will be lower and we are making adjustments – keeping in mind the critical needs of students and all stakeholders must be met.”
Safety is a priority.
“Making sure students, employees and the community are safe is our greatest concern and we are working every day on best practices to make sure we meet all our stakeholder’s needs,” Johnston said.
On-campus classes for the fall semester are planned for students.
“The students, faculty, and the staff have done an amazing job adapting to online classes and working remotely,” she said. “However, we are all looking forward to having students on campus for the fall semester.”
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Obituary of Michael Johnson
Michael Louis “Pookie” Johnson, age 69, a resident of Ft. Scott, Kansas, passed away Friday, May 22, 2020, at his home.
He was born October 18, 1950, in Kansas City, Kansas, the son of Donald Leroy Walker and Mary Louise Johnson.
He graduated from the Ft. Scott High School. He then attended Ft. Scott Community College and later attended Baker University on a football scholarship. He had worked for several years for Bourbon County. Pookie loved spending time with his family and playing cards with his friends.
Survivors include three sisters, Joyce Johnson, Glenda Kimani, and Diana Johnson, all of Ft. Scott and a special cousin, Cadillac McNack, also of Ft. Scott. Also surviving is a host of nieces, nephews and friends.
He was preceded in death by his parents; two sisters, Janice Ray and Barbara Wilburn and two infant brothers.
Private burial will take place on Friday, May 29th at the U. S. National Cemetery.
Memorials are suggested to the Michael Johnson Memorial Fund and may be left in care of the Cheney Witt Chapel, 201 S. Main, P.O. Box 347, Ft. Scott, KS 66701. Words of remembrance may be submitted to the online guestbook at cheneywitt.com.