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Unofficial Election Results for Bourbon County Primary Election
Just in from the Bourbon County Clerk’s Office.
Total votes cast for that person is the first number.
2019 CITY/SCHOOL PRIMARY UNOFFICIAL RESULTS
BOURBON COUNTY, KANSAS
AUGUST 6, 2019
RUN DATE:08/06/19 07:55 PM REPORT-EL45A PAGE 001
TOTAL VOTES % ELECTION DAY EARLY VOTE
PRECINCTS COUNTED (OF 16) . . . . . 16 100.00
REGISTERED VOTERS - TOTAL . . . . . 9,771
BALLOTS CAST - TOTAL. . . . . . . 1,340 814 526
VOTER TURNOUT - TOTAL . . . . . . 13.71
CITY COMMISSION FORT SCOTT
VOTE FOR 3
Cheryl L. Adamson. . . . . . . . 219 7.38 122 97
Harold (Pete) Allen . . . . . . . 247 8.32 157 90
Kevin "Skitch" Allen. . . . . . . 301 10.14 213 88
Cynthia Bartelsmeyer. . . . . . . 333 11.22 179 154
Casey Bolden . . . . . . . . . 58 1.95 43 15
Tracy Dancer . . . . . . . . . 110 3.70 73 37
Bobby Duncan . . . . . . . . . 99 3.33 64 35
Bob Farmer . . . . . . . . . . 213 7.17 116 97
Josh Jones . . . . . . . . . . 215 7.24 133 82
Deb McCoy . . . . . . . . . . 329 11.08 195 134
Diana Morriss . . . . . . . . . 198 6.67 118 80
Jeanie Parker . . . . . . . . . 204 6.87 111 93
Lindsey Watts . . . . . . . . . 285 9.60 185 100
Matthew Wells . . . . . . . . . 158 5.32 106 52
SCHOOL BOARD MEMBER POSITION 3 USD 234
VOTE FOR 1
Kellye Barrows. . . . . . . . . 643 49.46 377 266
Joe Foulk Sr. . . . . . . . . . 36 2.77 26 10
Michael J. Hoyt . . . . . . . . 133 10.23 83 50
Josh Jones . . . . . . . . . . 302 23.23 189 113
Aaron Judy . . . . . . . . . . 186 14.31 118 68
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Obituary of Winifred Daly
Winifred Ada (Winnie) Daly, age 89, a resident of Fort Scott, died early Tuesday, August 6, 2019, at the Medicalodges of Fort Scott.
She was born January 18, 1930 in Richards, Missouri the daughter of Ross Albert Leek and Hazel Gwendolyne West Leek
. She graduated from Fort Scott High School in 1947.
She married Bob Daly on November 1, 1950, in Ft. Scott.
She taught in a one room schoolhouse near Hiattville, Kansas, and then later Deerfield, Missouri. She then got a position as the first Head Start teacher and worked there for 30 years.
Winnie enjoyed quilting, crocheting, and gardening. She loved fishing and attending her grandchildren’s sporting events.
Survivors include her children, Becky Davis and husband, Don, of Ft. Scott, Judy Hayden and husband, Sam, of Maxville, Kansas, Gwen Lancaster and husband, Don, of Ft. Scott, and Max Daly and wife, Laurie, daughter in law Sharon Daly, all of Ft. Scott; fifteen grandchildren and 23 great-grandchildren. Also surviving are two sisters, twin sister Wanda Giddens, Tulsa, Oklahoma, and Fleeta Antrim, of Fort Scott.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Bob, parents; a son Jeff Daly; two grandsons, Eric Hayden and Joel Daly, Four brothers, Hollis, Wayne, Max, and infant brother Wilbert Leek.
Rev. Chuck Russell will conduct funeral services at 10:00 am Friday, August 9, 2019 at the Cheney Witt Chapel.
Burial will follow in the Memory Gardens Cemetery.
The family will receive friends from 5 – 7 pm Thursday at the Cheney Witt Chapel.
Memorials are suggested to Care to Share 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.
Attorney Justin Meeks Gets New Office: Ribbon Cutting Aug. 8
Attorney Justin Meeks has moved into his newly renovated office space at 1801 S. National Avenue after months of hard work.
“It would’ve been way cheaper to tear down and build new,” he said. “But we saved the building….it’s got lots of character.”
Character such as original walls with a hand-painted sign and names sketched in concrete from a different era, which were both preserved.
And a great location with Hwy. 69 and National Avenue in close proximity.
The building was renovated and now is the home to Justin Meeks Attorney at Law and Kale Nelson State Farm Insurance.
Meeks is also the Bourbon County Counselor for the county government, which is a part-time position. The new space is for his private law practice, which is also part-time.
“I moved into this space for my private law practice in late June,” Meeks said. “It’s a very limited private practice: probate, business transactions, human resource issues, contract work, landlord-tenant issues, and banking issues.”
As of October 1, Meeks has been the Bourbon County Counselor for five years. “I’ve been out of private practice for five years,” Meeks said.
“I like helping people, that’s why I’m going back into a limited part-time practice,” Meeks said.
His office hours are Monday through Thursday, appointment only; Friday, 9 a.m. to noon and 1-4 p.m.
History Of The Property
Justin Meeks and Kale Nelson purchased the circa 1925 building last year.
The new office spaces have had many repurposings through the years: a machine shop, Lockwood’s Steakhouse, various liquor store owners including Silver Spur Bar, a pet shop, a vape shop and other business entities.
The renovated building was first used for a machine shop, Meeks was informed by people in the community.
There is a handwritten sign on the exposed brick in his entrance space that says “Leave Tools After Used.”
Then the shop was added onto in the 1960-70s, according to Meeks.
On the concrete floor in a closet, the names Patty Chow and Sharon Manyo are sketched into the concrete.
That’s part of the character of the building that was preserved.
Ribbon Cutting
The Fort Scott Area Chamber of Commerce will have a ribbon-cutting ceremony celebrating the new location of State Farm Insurance, 1805 S. National Avenue and Meeks Law Firm at 1801 S. National Avenue on Thursday, August 8 following the Chamber of Commerce Coffee, which starts at 8 a.m.
Owner of the property is JK Hold’M Properties, a partnership of Meeks and Nelson.
The public is invited to the ribbon-cutting to view the transformation of the buildings to updated and modernized offices.
Bourbon County Commission Agenda Aug. 7
Agenda
Bourbon County Commission Room
1st Floor, County Courthouse
210 S. National Avenue
Fort Scott, KS 66701
Tuesdays starting at 9:00
Date: August 7th, 2019
1st District-Lynne Oharah Minutes: Approved: _______________
2nd District-Jeff Fischer Corrected: _______________
3rd District-Nick Ruhl Adjourned at: _______________
County Clerk-Kendell Mason
9:00-Commissioners to have budget work session.
Justifications for Executive Session:
Personnel matters of individual 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(s) 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
Matters relating to the security of a public body or agency, public building or facility or the information system of a public body or agency, if the discussion of such matters at an open meeting would jeopardize the security of such public body, agency, building, facility or information system
Vote Today for City of Fort Scott and USD 234 BOE Position 3
The Bourbon County Primary Election is today, August 6.
Polling places will be open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.
Exercise your right as a U.S. citizen to vote your conscience in this election.
From the Bourbon County Clerk Kendell Mason:
“This primary will only be for the City of Fort Scott and USD 234 position 3. The other schools, cities, FSCC, Extension District, etc. will not be on the Primary ballot.”
The November general election will be for Bourbon County cities, schools and K-State Extension Board positions.
Vote at these sites (taken from the Bourbon County Kansas website)
1st Ward Community Christian Church DRYWOOD Grace Baptist Church
2nd Ward Grace Baptist Church FRANKLIN Mapleton Community Building
3rd Ward Grace Baptist Church FREEDOM Fulton Community Building
4th Ward Community Christian Church MARMATON Redfield City Hall
5th Ward Community Christian Church MILLCREEK Redfield City Hall
6th Ward Community Christian Church OSAGE Fulton Community Building
7th Ward Grace Baptist Church PAWNEE Redfield City Hall
NORTH SCOTT Community Christian Church
SOUTH SCOTT Grace Baptist Church
TIMBERHILL Mapleton Community Building
The Primary Election will narrow the candidates down to two times the number of positions open.
The Fort Scott Police Department Daily Reports Aug. 5
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The Bourbon County Sheriff’s Office Arrest Summary Aug. 6
08/05/2019 – 08/06/2019
293 E 20th St., Fort Scott, KS 66701
Bourbon County Sheriff’s Office
Arrest Summary Report
Charges, Bond Type, Bond Amt.
LYMAN, ZACHARY RYAN, 27, – 2019-000724
Warrant Type
8/6/2019 1:07:00 AM
CRIMINAL DEPRIVATION OF PROPERTY; CIRCUM
UNKNOWN
NO NO BOND 0.00
Bond Total 0.00
ORNSTEIN, DANIEL TODD, 55, – 2019-000725
Warrant Type
8/5/2019 6:44:00 PM
ANIMAL CURELTY NO CASH/SURETY 1250.00
Bond Total 1250.00
CLEMENTS, AMANDA LAKIN -32, 2019-000726
Warrant Type
8/6/2019 1:20:00 AM
DOMESTIC BATTERY; KNOWING CAUSE PHYS CONTACT
2ND
NO NO BOND 0.00
INTERFERENCE WITH LEO; OBSTRUCT/RESIST FELONY NO NO BOND 0.00
Bond Total 0.00
Friday Night Free Concert Features Local Talent
At the Friday Concert in the Park series, the program will be presented mostly by young people.
The program starts at 7 pm on August 9 at the Heritage Park Pavilion.
Included in this week’s program will be Leah Wood and her 3 year old daughter, Nevaeh.
Alsop erforming will be Ana Rupprecht, a 9 year old young lady, who has participated in the First Scott Idol several years.
In addition, there will be a high school student from Baxter Springs who will perform. Joseph Barnes is a former student of Jack and Sandy Hemphill. Joseph participates in various band, theatrical, and choir activities. He was recently a member of the All State Boys’ Choir.
Thomas Nighswonger, a young man from Fort Scott, will be singing and playing his guitar. This is promising to be an excellent program and you won’t want to miss it!
Remember that seating at the park is limited so please bring a lawn chair.
In the case of inclement weather, the concert will be in the Common Ground coffee shop.
Obituary of Marjorie Faye Bowen
Marjorie Faye Bowen, age 91, a former resident of Ft. Scott, Kansas, and more recently of Spring Hill, Kansas, passed away Friday, August 2, 2019, at the Spring Hill Care and Rehab Center.
She was born January 7, 1928, in Plew, Missouri, the daughter of Orval Sparks and Olga Baker Sparks.
She married William R. Bowen on August 3, 1946, in Columbus, Kansas.
Marjorie passed away one day prior to their 73rd wedding anniversary.
Marjorie worked in the housekeeping department at Mercy Hospital in Ft. Scott. She retired as Head of Housekeeping after twenty years of service.
She enjoyed sewing and crocheting as well as cooking, reading and working puzzles. She loved spending time with her family and grandchildren.
Survivors include her husband, Bill, of the home; three children, Linda McClanahan, of Paola, Kansas; Billy Bowen and wife, Barbara, of Willard, Missouri; and Jim Bowen and wife, Pam, of Alma, Nebraska. Also surviving are eight grandchildren; nineteen great-grandchildren and three great-great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her parents, five brothers, Girvan, Wallace, Willard, Kenneth and Carol Sparks and two sisters, Jean Burnett and Mary Means.
Funeral services will be held at 10:30 A.M. Saturday, August 10th at the Cheney Witt Chapel.
Burial will follow in the Memory Gardens Cemetery.
Memorials are suggested to St. Jude’s Children’s Hospital 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.
Correctional Facility Emergency Declaration Ends
Governor ends Emergency Declaration at El Dorado Correctional Facility
The Kansas Department of Corrections (KDOC) has notified the President of the Kansas Organization of State Employees (KOSE), Sarah LaFrenz, that improvements in staffing levels at the El Dorado Correctional Facility will allow the Department to return to eight-hour shifts for security staff.
“There are many people to thank for their support during this emergency, first and foremost our employees,” Governor Laura Kelly said. “Under very difficult circumstances, our employees demonstrated their commitment to each other and to the safety of their fellow Kansans.”
Uniformed staff vacancies at El Dorado have been reduced from 75 on June 17, 2019, to 50 on July 29, 2019. The reduction is attributed to the commitment of funding by Governor Kelly and the 2019 Kansas Legislature. That funding increase allows KDOC to be more competitive in the job market by offering starting wages of $18.26 per hour, an increase from $15.75.
“We are encouraged to see this administration and Acting Secretary Jeff Zmuda take seriously the issues at EDCF and our other Kansas Correctional facilities, as well as the safety of our Kansas workers,” LaFrenz said. “We look forward to working collaboratively with KDOC both currently and in the future.”
A Memorandum of Understanding (MOA) between KOSE and KDOC requires a 45-day notice before implementing this change, which would end scheduled 12-hour shifts beginning October 6, 2019. This will provide time for staff to express their preference for a specific post.
“In my first weeks at KDOC, I have appreciated the open dialogue and collaboration between KOSE and KDOC and look forward to our continued work together,” Zmuda said.
KDOC is experiencing reduced vacancies at facilities across Kansas. On June 17, 2019, a total of 342 uniformed positions were vacant compared to 252 on July 29, 2019, a 26.3% improvement
FS Golf Course Advisory Board Meets Aug. 7
The Golf Course Advisory Board will meet on Wednesday, August 7th, 2019 at 12:00 p.m. at Woodland Hills Golf Course, 2414 S. Horton. The meeting will take place in the clubhouse. This meeting is open to the public.