The Bourbon County Sheriff’s Office daily reports can best be viewed on a computer.
The office can be reached at (620) 223-2380.
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Bourbon County Commission Meeting July 18 At New Jail
Agenda
Bourbon County Commission
Fort Scott, KS 66701
9:00 a.m.
Date: July 18th, 2018
1st District-Lynne Oharah Minutes: Approved: _______________
2nd District-Jeff Fischer Corrected: _______________
3rd District-Nick Ruhl Adjourned at: _______________
County Clerk-Kendell Mason
10:00-Commissioners attend meeting at the new jail.
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
FSCC Business Expo August 22: Get Registered
Fort Scott Community College’s Annual Business Expo will take place August 22 from 9 am to 11:30 am.
Local businesses, please contact Kassie Cate at 620.223.2700 ext. 5248 or email [email protected] to register.
Spaces fill up fast so don’t hesitate. No registration cost. Take this opportunity to market your business and hire eager college students. The expo will take place in Bailey Hall.
Magician Taylor Hughes Comes To FSCC August 3
Taylor Hughes is a full-time entertainer with over 20 years of performance experience. He is one of the only people to have performed in all three showrooms at the World Famous Magic Castle before the age of 21.
He is a featured act on the television series “Masters of Illusion” and was recently presented the awards for “Best Illusion” “Best Comedy Magic” and “Best Showmanship” by the Society of American Magicians in Los Angeles.
A popular entertainer, Taylor has performed for multiple organizations including Home Depot, AT&T, and The American Heart Association.
Dr. Crawford Set To Move Downtown
In two to three months, Dr. Tim Crawford, a local dentist, hopes to be in the renovated building he has been working on this past year.
“We have no firm timeline,” Crawford said. “The end of summer or beginning of fall. We are super excited to see this come to fruition.”
The historic three-story building at the corner of Wall and Main streets, Fort Scott, known as the Marble Building; has at points in time been a theater, bank, retail store, tanning bed business and will be the dentist’s office when completed.
“You can still see the dome for the chandelier in the attic space,” referring to its’ grand past, Crawford said.
The lobby is being restored, including the stained glass windows, the rest will be new construction.
The top floor is six apartments that have recently been renovated, Crawford said.
“The middle level needs some remodeling,” Crawford said. MCM Restoration occupies most of the second floor.
The main floor of the building he purchased, where his office will be, is also the office of Crain Insurance on the Wall Street side.
The move from 1115 S. Main to the new location for the dentist office will increase the size of the office almost four times.
“We are looking at over 5,000 square feet, and right now (at the current location) we have 1,300 to 1,400 square feet,” Crawford said.
Currently, Crawford has two receptionists, one hygienist, and two dental assistants, he said.
“We’ll probably have to add one more employee,” following the move to the new office, Crawford said.
JT Contracting, RL Construction and Peerless Products, all local businesses have been involved in the reno process, Crawford said.
The Fort Scott Police Department Daily Reports July 16
The Fort Scott Police Department daily reports can best be viewed on a computer.
The FSPD is located at 1604 S. National, Fort Scott, KS 66701 and can be reached at 620-223-1700.
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Highlights Of Bourbon County Fair
Monday afternoon activity at the Bourbon County Fair included checking in entries in the open class division, entering 4-H Exhibits, conference judging of 4-H photography, weigh-in of animals, in addition to setting up the Chuck Wagon Restaurant. Entering into open class exhibits continues this evening, Monday, July 16, until 8 p.m.
Tomorrow, July 17, judging begins with rabbits, foods, fiber and visual arts, plant science, poultry, sheep and meat goats. The bake sale for Open Class foods will be at noon with proceeds going to scholarships for Bourbon County students. There will be a draft horse pull in the evening.
Below are some highlights of Monday afternoon.
Joyce Gobl shows the giveaway item for this year’s King Arthur Baking Contest: chocolate cookie mix to the first 300 people who request it.
Bourbon County Commission Agenda July 17
Agenda
Bourbon County Commission Room
2nd Floor, County Courthouse
210 S. National Avenue
Fort Scott, KS 66701
Tuesdays starting at 9:00
Date: July 17th, 2018
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
9:45-10:00-David Duffy-Road in Woods Cemetery
11:00-12:00-Justin Meeks
11:00-NRP Update
11:15-Executive Session-Personnel matters of individual non-elected personnel
11:30-Executive Session-Privileged in the attorney-client relationship
11:45-Walking Trial Update
11:50-Handbook Update
12:00-1:30-Commissioners gone to lunch
1:30-1:45-P1 Group
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
Obituary For Mary Jo Pellett
Mary Jo Pellett, age 88, a resident of Ft. Scott, KS, died Sunday, July 15, 2018, at the Mercy Hospital E.R.
She was born May 16, 1930, in Ft. Scott, the daughter of Bert Edgar and Bertha Matkin Edgar. She graduated from Fort Scott high school with the class of 1947. Shortly after graduation, she began working for Western Insurance Company in Ft. Scott. She worked there for almost 42 years, retiring in 1988.
She married Joseph Pellet on April 12, 1953, in Ft. Scott. He preceded her in death on January 10, 1998.
Mary Jo enjoyed camping, crocheting, quilting, and visiting flea markets. She was a devoted member of St. John’s United Methodist Church, serving for several years as church secretary and treasurer.
Survivors include a nephew, Gary Davis and wife Linda, Ft. Scott; three nieces, Connie Peterson and husband Dallas, Girard, KS, Linda DeMott and husband Gary, Ft. Scott, and Carol Graham and husband John, Parker, CO; 12 great nieces and nephews; 10 great-great nieces and nephews; brother-in-law Gene Davis; and special friend Bill Lawrence. Besides her husband Joe, she was preceded in death by a sister, Patricia Davis; and her parents.
Rev. Gary DeMott and Rev. Dallas Peterson will conduct funeral services at 10:00 AM Friday, July 20th, at the Cheney Witt Chapel.
Burial will follow in the U. S. National Cemetery.
The family will receive friends from 5:00 until 7:00 Thursday evening at the Cheney Witt Chapel.
Memorials are suggested to St. John’s United Methodist Church and may be left in the care of the Cheney Witt Chapel, P.O. Box 347, 201 S. Main, Ft. Scott, KS 66701. Words of remembrance may be submitted to the online guestbook at cheneywitt.com.
Who Is On The Ballot? Who Can Vote?
Tuesday, July 17 is the last day to register to vote in the clerk’s office for the Kansas primary election August 7, 2018.
This registration is for first-time voters or to update if there is an address or name change, according to an election official.
“Primaries in Kansas are partisan elections,” Whitney Ball, Bourbon County Election Deputy said. “People have to be registered either as a Republican or Democrat.”
“If a person is an unaffiliated voter, you can’t vote in the primary election, ” she said. “But if you want to, you can affiliate.”
In the general election, Nov. 6, 2018, anyone can vote.
The Bourbon County Clerk’ office is on the second floor of the courthouse and is open from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
There will be a candidate forum July 31 at Fort Scott High School Auditorium, 1005 S. Main, for the public, from 6 to 8 p.m. Questions to the candidates are requested prior to the event by contacting the Fort Scott Chamber of Commerce, 223-3566.
The following is the State of Kansas Official Primary Election roster for national, state, county and precinct offices to be voted on in the primary election.
There are several positions with multiple candidates.
All the Democrat Party candidates are listed first, followed by the Republican Party candidates in the second list.
These are the Democratic Party candidates:
NATIONAL OFFICES
For United States House of Representatives, 2nd District
Paul Davis, Lawrence,
STATE OFFICES
For Governor/Lieutenant Governor
Arden Andersen/Dale Cowsert ,Olathe/Overland Park;
Jack Bergeson/Alexander Cline, Wichita/Wichita,
Carl Brewer/Chris Morrow, Wichita/Gardner,
Laura Kelly/Lynn Rogers, Topeka/Wichita,;
Joshua Svaty/Katrina Gier Lewison,Topeka/Manhattan
For Secretary of State
Brian “BAM” McClendon, Lawrence
For Attorney General
Sarah G. Swain. Lawrence
For State Treasurer
Marci Francisco, Lawrence
For Commissioner of Insurance
Nathaniel McLaughlin, Kansas City
For Kansas House of Representatives, 4th District
Lawrence Forbach, Mound City
For Member, State Board of Education, District 9
Write-in
COUNTY OFFICES
For County Commissioner District 1
Clinton L. Walker, Mapleton
For County Treasurer
(Unexpired Term)
Write-in
For County Attorney
(Unexpired Term)
Write-in
PRECINCT
For Precinct Committeeman
1st Ward
Write-in
Republican
NATIONAL OFFICES
For United States House of Representatives, 2nd District
Steve Fitzgerald,Leavenworth
Kevin Jones, Wellsville
Doug Mays,Topeka
Dennis Pyle, Hiawatha
Caryn Tyson, Parker
Steve Watkins, Topeka
Vernon J. Fields, Basehor
STATE OFFICES
For Governor/Lieutenant Governor
Jim Barnett/Rosie Hansen, Topeka/Topeka
Jeff Colyer/Tracey Mann, Overland Park/Salina
Kris Kobach/Wink Hartman, Lecompton/Rose Hill
Patrick “PK”Kucera/Patricia Reitz, Overland Park/Shawnee
Tyler Ruzich/Dominic Scavuzzo Prairie Village/Leawood
Ken Selzer/Jen Sanderson, Leawood/Goodland
Joseph Tutera Jr./Phillip Clemente, Mission Hills/Mission Woods
For Secretary of State
Randy Duncan, Salina
Keith Esau, Olathe
Craig McCullah, Topeka
Scott Schwab, Olathe
Dennis Taylor, Topeka
For Attorney General
Derek Schmidt, Independence
For State Treasurer
Jake LaTurner, Topeka
For Commissioner of Insurance
Vicki Schmidt, Topeka
Clark Shultz, Lindsborg
For State Senator, 13th District
(Unexpired Term)
Richard Hilderbrand, Galena
For Kansas House of Representatives, 4th District
Trevor Jacobs, Fort Scott
Jim Porter, Fredonia
COUNTY OFFICES
For County Commissioner
District 1
Lynne D. Oharah, Uniontown
Robert Query, Fort Scott
Matthew J. Crystal, Fort Scott
For County Treasurer
(Unexpired Term)
Patricia S. Love, Fort Scott
For County Attorney
(Unexpired Term)
Jacqie Spradling, Spring Hill
PRECINCT
For Precinct Committeeman
1st Ward
Eat Local: Nate’s Place
Nate’s Place eatery, 750 S. National, is located in the southern mansion of the Lyon’s Twin Mansions.
The food and ambiance of the place set it apart from other restaurants in Fort Scott and now it is getting locally grown products from area farms to use in its’ recipes.
Delivery is twice a week of seasonal veggies from the Ponderosa Farm owners, Chet and Linda Bower.
Vegetables that include tomato, zucchini, squash, green peppers, cucumber, and onions have been used as part of the eatery’s menu since spring.
Later in the season, they will receive sweet potatoes, as well.
“Our oven-gilled veggies are all fresh, locally sourced produce,” Shawn O’Brien, manager at Nate’s Place said.
“Our sandwiches are amazing with fresh tomato on it,” O’Brien said.
On July 6 they started using fresh farm eggs from Natalie Snyder’s Happy Hen Farm.
“An over-easy (fresh) egg is much more stable on the plate,” O’Brien said.
Shawn O’Brien, general manager of Nate’s Place Restaurant, shows a plate full of locally produced grilled veggies that are available at the restaurant.
Obituary For Lois Alyene Capps Fowler
Lois Alyene Capps Fowler, 100, formerly of Nashville, TN, died July 14, 2018, at Presbyterian Village in Fort Scott, KS.
She was born February 18, 1918, in Gurdon, AR, the daughter of James Roy and Della Mae Wingfield Capps. Growing up, Alyene attended schools and the First Presbyterian Church in Gurdon. She graduated from Ouachita Baptist College in Arkadelphia, AR where she majored in Home Economic and was crowned Homecoming Queen in 1937. At a summer church camp meeting, she met her future husband, Dr. Henry Thornton Fowler, a Methodist minister, and they married on December 30, 1940.
After she and Thornton married, they lived in Smithville, Savannah, Cookeville, and Nashville, TN where he served as pastor. While in Cookeville, they were instrumental in building a new church building. Alyene was always interested in the youth of the church and taught Sunday School (9th, 10th, and 11th grades) for many years.
Dr. Fowler served as the Senior Pastor at McKendree United Methodist Church in Nashville, TN from 1952 until 1962. They remained in Nashville while he served as District Superintendent (1963-1970) and then as Associate Publisher of the United Methodist Publishing House until his death in 1978.
Alyene was a wonderful homemaker and minister’s wife who was always a cheerful, caring person. She moved to Presbyterian Village in Fort Scott, KS in 2003, and she maintained her sense of humor and her infectious laugh throughout her life. She celebrated her 100th birthday in February with her nephews and niece, a great niece, and a great- great niece and nephew in attendance.
Alyene is survived by her nephews, Dean (Becky) Mann, Georgetown, SC (formerly of Fort Scott, KS), Dr. Michael (Carolyn) Mann, Houston, TX, Robert Mann, Pearland, TX, Dr. James Austin (Judy) Capps, Jr., Conway, AR, Dr. Billy Roy (Betty) Capps, Hot Springs, AR, and niece, Nancy Mann (Jim) Adkins, Houston, TX, and many great nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents, an infant brother, her husband, twin sons who died at birth, a brother, James Austin Capps, and a sister, Mary Louise Capps Mann.
There was cremation. Memorial services for Alyene will be held in August 2018 with burial in the Evergreen Cemetery in Nashville, TN. Local arrangements are entrusted to the Cheney Witt Chapel, 201 S. Main, Ft. Scott, KS.