Fort Scott, Government

Fort Scott City Agenda for Oct. 15

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Fort Scott City Commission agenda for the meeting at 6 p.m. Oct. 15 at city hall, 123 S. Main.

 

 

I. ROLL CALL:

ADAMSON BARTELSMEYER MITCHELL NICHOLS PARKER

II. FLAG SALUTE

III. INVOCATION: Pastor Matthew Hunt, Faith Church

IV. PROCLAMATIONS/RECOGNITIONS: Recognition of Labconco Corporation, Peerless Products Inc., Timken Company, Niece Products of Kansas, Inc., Fort Scott Community College, and the Fort Scott Area Chamber of Commerce for participating in Manufacturing Day 2019.

Recognition of Office of Minority & Women Business Development – Kansas Department of Commerce 2019 Award Winners:

Lindsey Watts – Young Entrepreneur of the Year

Perry’s Pork Rinds, LLC – Supplier/Distributor of the Year

V. CONSENT AGENDA:

  1. Approval of minutes of the regular meeting of October 1st, 2019.

  1. Approval of Appropriation Ordinance 1248-A totaling $517,421.93.

  1. Street Closing Request – Community Christian Church – October 31st, 2019 – Annual Trunk or Treat Event

VI. APPEARANCE/COMMENTS/PUBLIC HEARING:

  1. APPEARANCE: Jerry Witt, Approval of Resolution to apply for Grant

B. CITIZEN COMMENTS (Concerning Items Not on Agenda – 3 minute limit per citizen)

C. PUBLIC HEARINGS: None

VII. CONSIDERATION:

  1. Approval of memorial bench in Unsung Heroes Park

  1. Approval of financing for purchase of pumper truck

VIII. COMMENTS:

  1. Director Updates: Paul Ballou

  1. Commission:
  1. City Manager:

EXECUTIVE SESSION:

I MOVE THAT THE CITY COMMISSION RECESS INTO EXECUTIVE

SESSION FOR ________________________________ IN ORDER TO

(see below justification)

DISCUSS ______________________________________. THE

EXECUTIVE SESSION WILL BE ___________ MINUTES AND THE OPEN

MEETING TO RESUME AT ________________.

Justifications for Executive Sessions:

  • Personnel matters of non-elected personnel

  • Consultation with an attorney for the body or agency which would be deemed privileged in the attorney-client relationship

  • Matters relating to employer-employee negotiations whether or not in consultation with the representative or representatives of the body or agency

  • Confidential data relating to financial affairs or trade secrets of corporations, partnerships, trusts and individual proprietorships

  • Preliminary discussions relating to the acquisition of real property

X. MOTION FOR ADJOURNMENT: ROLL CALL

Fort Scott

Care Packages to Military Units Project Starts Oct. 20

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Adopt A Unit

Let’s brighten the lives of those fighting for our freedom, while they are away from loved ones at Christmas

OUR MISSION:

Send care packages to a

Military unit deployed during Christmas

JOINT FORCES:

Fort Scott Community College Student Nurses Organization

In collaboration with

Fort Scott Presbyterian Village residents & staff

HOW YOU CAN HELP:

We will be accepting donations at Walmart in Fort Scott and Pittsburg on Oct. 20, 2019

Additionally, you may drop off donations at Fort Scott Presbyterian Village located at 2401 S. Horton, Fort Scott, KS during normal business hours.

Or contact Jennifer Simhiser (620-215-1005) or Ginger Nance (620) 223-5550

DONATION NEEDS

Laundry detergents, socks (black or white long), hygiene items, drink packages (for water bottles) Snacks (Jerky, trail mix, granola bars, snack cakes, etc.), candy, Christmas cards, stationary, stamps.

Donations due by: Nov 15th

Bourbon County, Government

Bourbon County Commission Agenda Oct. 15

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Agenda

Bourbon County Commission Room

1st Floor, County Courthouse

210 S. National Avenue

Fort Scott, KS 66701

Tuesdays starting at 9:00

Date: October 15th, 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 –Road & Bridge

9:45 – Bill Martin – Billing Road & Bridge

10:15 – Indian Road / St. Martens Academy

11:00 Justin Meeks

Commissioners will be done for the day by noon.

Art, Entertainment, Fort Scott, Fort Scott Community College

FSCC theater department to stage classic tale of injustice

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To commemorate the 100th anniversary of the school’s founding, the Fort Scott Community College theater department is bringing a powerful modern classic to the stage as its first production of the season.

“To Kill a Mockingbird” opens at 7:30 p.m. Friday in the Danny and Willa Ellis Family Fine Arts Center on the FSCC campus. Additional performances are at 7:30 p.m. Saturday and at 2 p.m. Sunday. Admission is free.

Show times are Friday, October 18, at  7:30 p.m., Saturday, October 19,  7:30  p.m., and Sunday, October 20 at 2 p.m.

Based on Harper Lee’s all-time best-selling novel “To Kill a Mockingbird,” which is required reading in many middle- and high-school classrooms, the stage play (by Christopher Sergel) is an equally searing indictment of society in the 1930s as it pertained to race relations in this country.

“It is not a pretty story,” said Allen Twitchell, FSCC’s director of theater, “but it is a story that needs to be told and re-told until we, as a society, get it right. The entire play is a protest; a protest against racism, hatred, bigotry, intolerance and inequality.

“I wanted to offer something meaningful for our centennial year celebration, and they don’t come any more meaningful than this. In fact, it’s probably the most important play I’ve ever had a hand in staging.”

The story centers on Tom Robinson, a black man falsely accused of assaulting a white girl in a small Alabama town in 1935, and Atticus Finch, a white attorney and the only person willing to defend him.

Playing the role of Atticus is Anthony Oneri, a freshman from Gardner, while sophomore Marcus Robinson of Paola portrays Tom.

The cast also includes Cadence Tuck as Scout and Andrew Lyon as Jem, the children of the widowed Atticus, and Ben Davenport as Dill, a runaway who befriends them. All three attend Fort Scott Middle School.

Other cast members are: Jazmin Havens, freshman from Pittsburg, as Calpurnia, the Finch maid; Colton Hofer, sophomore from Fort Scott, as prosecuting attorney Mr. Gilmer and down-street neighbor Boo Radley; Grace Springer, senior at Jayhawk-Linn high school, as Mayella Ewell, the “victim”; Meaghan Hay, sophomore from Fort Scott, as nosey neighbor Miss Maudie; Annabelle Moore, freshman from Lyndon, as self-righteous neighbor Miss Stephanie; Abby Sweat, freshman from Pleasanton, as mean-spirited neighbor Mrs. Dubose; Mikiylah Gonzales, freshman from Fort Scott, as the kindly Rev. Sykes for the Friday performance and Connor Chiarelli, freshman from Belton, Mo., in that role Saturday and Sunday; and Isabella Loyd, freshman from Fort Scott, as the court clerk and the understudy for all female roles.

In addition, the cast includes guest artists Tony Wagner as Sheriff Heck Tate and Harold Hicks as Judge Taylor and townsperson Walter Cunningham. Twitchell is playing the role of Bob Ewell, the accuser’s venomous and vengeful father.

Phoenix Burk, freshman from Pittsburg, is stage manager for the production and fills the roles of several minor characters, and Michael Woodward, sophomore from Fulton, serves as sound designer and engineer for the production.

Designing and running the lights for the show is Jason Huffman of Pittsburg.

The play does contain offensive language.

“I guarantee you that no one in this cast wanted to use words like that to disparage fellow human beings,” said Twitchell. “But, you really can’t tell this story without doing that. To water it down in any way would subvert the truth and minimize the message that racism is wrong – on every level .”

Entertainment, Fort Scott, Fort Scott Chamber of Commerce

Shopping Discount Downtown with Pioneer Harvest Fiesta Button

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Pioneer Harvest Fiesta will take place October 18-20, 2019 at the Bourbon County Fairgrounds, kicking off with the Pioneer Harvest parade through Downtown at 6pm on October 17th.

The Fort Scott Area Chamber of Commerce announces that participating retailers in the Downtown Historic District will be offering a 10% discount to shoppers who have a Pioneer Harvest button which is the same as a ticket to the weekend steam engine and tractor show festival.

Buttons may be purchased for $5 at the gate of the Pioneer Harvest
Fiesta, or at the Chamber of Commerce, 231 E. Wall St.

This cross-promotion is a great way to support a local festival while enjoying a discount on books, apparel, antiques and more in the Downtown Historic District.

Shoppers mayl ook for a shopping discount flyer in the window of participating stores.

For more information on Pioneer Harvest Fiesta visit fortscott.com.

Entertainment, Fort Scott

Chili And Cornbread Cookoff Nov. 7

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LET’S WARM UP WITH A CHILI AND CORNBREAD COOKOFF!

Event Date: Thursday, Nov. 7, 11:30am

Paper Pre-registration of your recipe is required by November 4th at Presbyterian Village, 2401 S. Horton, Fort Scott, KS or contact Ginger Nance at [email protected] for more information.

Day of the event: All Pre-registered cook-off participants will bring a covered crock-pot portion of chili &/or pan of cornbread with a focus for the “experienced” senior palate. All food entered will need to be delivered to the Presbyterian Village for judging no later than 11:00am.

Top three winners in both categories will be awarded prizes. Additionally, first prize winning recipes will be published in local Fort Scott news and the community newsletter.

*After judging, at approximately 12:30 pm bowls of chili and cornbread may be purchased by donation while supplies last.

All proceeds will go toward a local holiday fund drive

Business, Fort Scott Chamber of Commerce

New Chamber Employee: Rita Schroeder

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Rita Schroeder, courtesy of Kenny Felt Photography.

Rita Schroeder is the new administrative assistant at the Fort Scott Chamber of Commerce, as of Oct.1

Schroeder’s duties include social media, networking, front desk duties, hospitality, customer service, promoting and recruiting, fundraising, and helping with events.

Schroeder, 50, is originally from the Miami, OK area and graduated from Quapaw High School.

Schroeder has a background of experience in printing, accounting, and sales  and received training in product sales shows, webinars, system training through Team Viewer and Podcast.

She is married to Greg Schroeder and has two sons, Blake Carriger, Fort Scott, and Nathan Eby, Nevada.

The chamber office is located at 231 E. Wall and can be reached at

Phone:  620-223-3566
Fax:  620-223-3574
The Fort Scott Chamber of Commerce, 231 E. Wall
Bourbon County, Entertainment, Exercise, Fort Scott

Tri-Yak-A-Thon Rescheduled to Sunday Oct. 13: Registration at Noon

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The annual Gunn Park race, the Tri-Yak-A-Thon, scheduled for tomorrow, Oct. 12 has been moved to the next day, Oct. 13  This move is to allow a dry-out of the trails that have been inundated with rainwater lately.

The race has been postponed to Sunday, October 13 and will begin at 2:00 PM and on-site registration will begin at 12:00 PM.

“The Tri-Yak-A-Thon is a race where participants run on Gunn Park’s beautiful trails, kayak up and down the Marmaton River, and then tackle the trails again on a bike,” said event coordinator Penny Pollack-Barnes. “The trail run is a 5K, the kayak portion is another 5K, and the bike portion is a 10K.  You may participate as a relay team, or if you are tough enough you can do the entire race as a solo participant.  You must bring your own kayak, life jacket, helmet, and mountain bike.  Riders must wear a helmet.”

 

The event is located in Gunn Park, on the west side of Fort Scott.

“We will have a tent in the open field in the northwest corner of the park,” Barnes said. “The race will begin on the road at the back of the park near the spillway.”

Currently, there are 20 entrants, “but most will enter the day of the race,” Barnes said.

“We do this to have fun and to raise money for a local charity,” she said.  “This year the net proceeds will go to Fort Scott Paws and Claws Animal Shelter.

 

Our sponsors are UMB Bank, Briggs Auto, Peerless, Ft. Scott Veterinary Clinic, Landmark National Bank, City State Bank, Smallville Crossfit, Mid-Continental, Brock Electric, Key for Business and the City of Fort Scott.

 

 

Obituary

Obituary of Kenneth Dale Roberts

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Kenneth Dale Roberts

Kenneth Dale Roberts, age 63, a resident of Ft. Scott, Kansas, passed away unexpectedly Wednesday, October 9, 2019, at his home.

He was born May 8, 1956, in Ft. Scott, Kansas, the son of Kenneth Ray Roberts and Joanne Lloyd Roberts. Dale attended school in both Fort Scott and Pittsburg and graduated from the Pleasanton High School.

He married Cynthia Ann Hickman on April 8, 1983, at Miami, Oklahoma. Dale worked for Ward-Kraft in Ft. Scott for fifteen years. He later served as Vice-President of Ross Martin and Corporate Express a printing company based in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Dale and his wife later owned and operated Comfort Keepers, an in-home care service in Owasso, Oklahoma.

Following retirement, Dale and his family returned to Ft. Scott. He enjoyed woodworking as well as hunting, fishing and traveling. He was a member of the Grace Baptist Tabernacle.

Survivors include his two children, Brett Roberts and Danielle Roberts, both of Ft. Scott; his mother and step-father, Joanne and Ralph Bradley, of Cottonwood Falls, Kansas; two brothers, Kevin Roberts, of Pleasanton, Kansas and Kurt Roberts, of Cottonwood Falls, Kansas; and a sister, Penny Talmadge, of Ottawa, Kansas. Also surviving is his father-in-law, Herb Hickman, of Pittsburg and a close family friend, Matt Nelson, of Owasso, Oklahoma.

His wife, Cynthia, preceded him in death on June 17, 2015. He was also preceded in death by his father, Kenneth Ray Roberts and an infant brother, Scott Roberts and his mother-in-law, Shirley Hickman.

Following cremation, Rev. Paul Rooks will conduct a memorial service at 10:30 A.M. Monday, October 21st at the Grace Baptist Tabernacle.

A graveside service will be held at 2:00 P.M. Monday, October 21st at the Highland Park Cemetery in Pittsburg, Kansas.

Memorials are suggested to the Grace Baptist Tabernacle 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.

Government, Kansas

Economic Contribution of Agriculture

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KDA Provides Updated Reports on the Economic Contribution of Agriculture

 

MANHATTAN, Kan. — The Kansas Department of Agriculture has recently updated its interactive map of Kansas, showing the economic contribution of agriculture across the state broken down by county. Located on the KDA website, the interactive resource can be used to find the agricultural economic facts for each of the 105 counties in Kansas, as well as a report for the entire state.

 

“As we review the economic contribution of Kansas agriculture, we are pleased to report a total direct output of $46.9 billion supporting 134,057 jobs in the agriculture industry,” said Secretary Mike Beam. “This output is slightly higher than our data published last year at this time, so we know our farmers, ranchers and agribusinesses across a variety of commodity sectors continue to be critical to Kansas communities despite very challenging economic times for our industry.”

 

KDA annually updates the state and county economic statistics to provide an understanding of the vast influence of the 68 sectors of agriculture on the state’s economy. In addition to the direct output, the reports include the indirect and induced effects of agriculture and ag-related sectors, which demonstrate the total impact that agriculture has in Kansas communities. This total economic contribution of agriculture totals over $65 billion and supports more than 245,000 jobs statewide.

 

The interactive map allows users to see detailed agricultural statistics including farm numbers, leading agricultural sectors, and value-added data for each county. KDA utilizes data compiled by the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Agricultural Statistics Service. The economic contribution data is sourced from the most recent IMPLAN data available (2017) and adjusted for 2019.

 

The county statistics map is available at agriculture.ks.gov/ksag. For updated information, click on a county and find the “2019 Full Report for County” after the county sector list. KDA is committed to advocating for and promoting the agriculture industry, and providing an environment that enhances and encourages economic growth of the agriculture industry and the Kansas economy.

 

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