Fort Scott, Government

City of Fort Scott Response to Price Chopper Closing

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“The City was made aware of the Price Chopper closing on Sunday, January 6th. We are committed to maintaining a close relationship with Associated Wholesale Groceries, AWG, to assist in finding a suitable replacement as soon as possible.”

“I know how hard of a decision this was for Barry (Queen),” Dave Martin, City Manager. “He thinks a lot of Fort Scott. We will work hard to get another business in the building.”

“We are grateful to the Queen family for their investment in our community and wish them as well as their employees the very best during this difficult time.”

Business, Fort Scott, Fort Scott Chamber of Commerce

BUSINESS LOCATOR MAP ADS ON SALE

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FORT SCOTT – The Fort Scott Area Chamber of Commerce is preparing to publish a new Business Locator City Map for 2019 and announces advertising space is available.

The map will be printed in full-color, double-sided, and sized 11” x 17”. The front of the map will feature a listing of the advertising businesses with pinpoint locators for those businesses. The back will display 24 business card sized ad spaces. Businesses included on the front should be in the categories of Shop-Dine-Stay-Play and those advertising on the back only may be any type of business or organization. The deadline to reserve an ad is January 25th and artwork is requested by February 1st.

The maps will be printed on pads that may be torn off and taken by locals or visitors. The pads will be distributed by the Chamber, the Visitors Bureau/Tourism Center, in Visitor/Relocation Packets, and will be available digitally on the Chamber’s website. Participating businesses will be given a supply of the maps to distribute as well.

For pricing information or to reserve your ad space, contact the Chamber at 620-223-3566 or email [email protected].

Submitted by:
Lindsay Madison, Executive Director, [email protected]

Monica Walden, Administrative Assistant, [email protected]

Phone: (620) 223-3566

 

Government, Kansas

KDOT Accepting Nominations

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KDOT accepting Transportation Safety Recognition Award nominations

Topeka – Nominations for 2019 Transportation Safety Recognition Awards are now being accepted by the Kansas Department of Transportation. Traffic safety advocates can be nominated in one of two categories – People Saving People Award and the Hero Award.

 

The People Saving People Award recognizes an individual or organization that has made outstanding contributions to the improvement of transportation safety behavior in Kansas. The Hero Award honors the individual who has risked his or her own life to save someone else when they happened upon a crash or while trying to prevent the likelihood of a crash in a one-time traffic safety-related incident.

 

More details about the awards and nomination forms can be found at www.ktsro.org.  Nominations must be submitted online or by mail by 11:59 p.m. on Feb. 2.

 

The awards will be presented April 2 and 3 at the annual Kansas Transportation Safety Conference in Wichita.

 

The 2018 winners include:

Jeff Collier for his efforts as state coordinator for the Drug Recognition Expert and the Standardized Field Sobriety Testing training programs.

 

Kevin Gamble for advancing traffic safety issues – Gamble manages more than 58 State Farm grants to Kansas traffic safety programs, including the SAFE program, for a monetary amount exceeding $560,000.

 

Christopher Mann for providing legal representation to drunk driving victims and their families in lawsuits against the drunk drivers. Mann helped to pass DUI ignition interlock law that requires first-time offenders to install ignition interlocks on their vehicles.

 

Kendall Schoenekase for visiting Kansas universities to promote the “Don’t Text and Drive, Just Drive” pledge campaign as well as 40 Kansas high schools to promote the SAFE program.

 

Deputy Jason Klepac for running after a moving vehicle and saving the life of its unconscious driver.

 

Lieutenant Tom Reddin for entering a crashed vehicle setting on its side with smoke coming from its engine compartment and helping the three occupants exit safely.

 

Business

FORT SCOTT PRICE CHOPPER TO CLOSE DOORS

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FORT SCOTT, Kan. (January 7, 2019)  – Price Chopper will be closing its doors in Fort Scott, KS.

 

“It’s with a heavy heart that we announce our Fort Scott store will be closing”, said Barry Queen, Price Chopper owner.  “We built what we believed the community wanted; a state-of-the-art store with superior quality fresh foods, selection and customer service.  Neither myself, our valued and dedicated employees, the city, nor our loyal customers are to be blamed.  Unfortunately, the business necessary to support store expenses simply wasn’t there.”

We want to thank our Fort Scott customers, employees and the business community for doing their best.  We do not take this decision lightly and will work with our employees by either providing them jobs in our other locations or helping them find new positions in the community.

Additional details, starting January 9:

  • All merchandise will be marked 33% off regular price
  • Store hours will be 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. daily until merchandise is liquidated

ABOUT PRICE CHOPPER

Price Chopper’s 53 grocery stores are locally owned by the Ball, Cosentino, McKeever, and Queen families, who oversee store operations on a daily basis. For 39 years, the owners and employees of Price Chopper have been committed to providing the highest quality products and top-of-the-line customer service to the thousands of customers they serve every day. For more information, please visit www.mypricechopper.com.

Recipes

From Linderhof’s Kitchen by Martha Scott

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CREAMY CHICKEN AND WILD RICE SOUP

 

Daughter Sarah lives in Minnesota and creamy wild rice soup is as much tradition there as is The Hot Dish.      We always have wild rice in the larder and it can easily be made with leftover chicken or with rotisserie chicken.      It’s a good soup and we like the nutty flavor of the wild rice!

 

1 c. wild rice
¼ c. oil
1 onion, chopped
2 medium carrots (peeled and chopped)
2 stalks celery (chopped)
1 t. Dried thyme (or 1 T. fresh)
¾ c. flour
8 cups chicken stock
2 cups cooked chicken, cubed
Salt and pepper
1 c. half and half (or cream)
½ cup chopped parsley

 

Cook wild rice in 4 cups of water for 45 minutes or until it fluffs up.     Drain any remaining liquid left in the pot. Set aside.

 

In a large pot, add oil.    Saute onions, carrots and celery until soft, about 3 minutes.    Add thyme and flour. Cook and stir for another 2 to 3 minutes.

 

Pour in chicken stock.    Bring to a boil

 

Add cooked chicken, salt and pepper.     Reduce heat and allow soup to simmer for 10 minutes.    Add cooked wild rice and pour in half and half (or cream).    Bring soup back up to a boil and allow it to heat through, about 5 minutes.

 

Turn off heat.    Stir in chopped parsley.
Martha Meinsen Scott is a Fort Scott foodie who creates from her home, called Linderhof.
Government, Kansas

Toll-free legislative hotline available to Kansas residents

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Powered by the State Library of Kansas 

 

Topeka, KS, —Up-to-the-minute information on the 2019 Kansas Legislature is only a phone call or chat away. Kansas residents can access information about the Kansas Legislature, bill status, legislative process and more by calling 1-800-432-3924 Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Questions are answered by experienced reference/research librarians at the State Library of Kansas and are kept confidential.

 

In addition to calling the hotline, Kansans can chat with a librarian instantly through the library’s Ask A Librarian service found at kslib.info/ask or use their phone to text questions to 785-256-0733. TTY users should call 711.  Questions can also be emailed to [email protected] or by visiting the State Library.

 

Callers can also leave brief messages to be delivered to their legislators as well as request copies of bills, journals, and other legislative documents.

 

The State Library is located on the third floor, north wing of the Kansas Capitol Building. The library’s hours are Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.

 

Government, Kansas

Grants For New Community Pools for Small Towns

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Community Development Block Grant Program Announces Application for New Community Pool

 

TOPEKA – The Kansas Department of Commerce announces its Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Program now enables communities to apply for funding that can be used to construct a swimming pool.

There are many benefits for a community to consider constructing an outdoor city swimming pool – both for lifestyle and health benefits. Swimming pools offer a means of social interaction, relaxation and stress relief. They give an opportunity for residents to participate in aerobic, yet low-impact exercise. Finally, ADA-approved pool helps people in the community who have special needs.

To be eligible, the proposed facility must include a single pool of water with no elaborate extras, such as lazy rivers, slides or splash parks. The pool can include a maximum of two diving boards. Facilities may be designed to allow for extra features in the future but cannot be part of the application.

For a community to be eligible, it must have population of 500 to 25,000. The maximum grant amount is $1,000,000.  The application has a deadline of May 15, 2019.  The City must still meet the LMI requirements, and a 60/40 match is required (60% CDBG funds and 40% local funds).

For more details and to download the grant application, visit KansasCommerce.gov/cdbg. Questions should be directed to Linda Hunsicker, CDBG Specialist, at (785) 215-4484 or [email protected].

 

Obituary

Obituary of Rolene Goodno

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Rolene Louise Goodno (Regan), age 67, died Thursday, January 3, 2019, at KU Medical Center. She was born on September 15, 1951 in Fort Scott, Kansas, daughter of Clyde and Marie Goodno and sister of Fred Goodno. She graduated from Uniontown High School in 1969.
Rolene grew up on a farm northwest of Uniontown, and farm-life was integral to who she was. She met and married David Regan, and they raised their sons on the same farm that she and Fred grew up on. She loved gardening, hunting morel mushrooms, riding horses, fishing, sewing, cooking, and later being “Mimi” to her five grandkids.
Most of Rolene’s professional life revolved around her nursing career. Starting in her mid-20s, she began working in healthcare, then after putting her career on hold to raise her sons through childhood, she graduated from Fort Scott Community College Nursing School in 1995. She worked at Allen County Hospital in Iola from 1995 to 2010.
Survivors include her brother Fred and Fred’s companion Martha of LaHarpe, Kansas; three sons, Josh Regan and wife, Nikki, Fort Scott, Andrew Regan of Salina, Kansas, and Caleb Regan and wife Gwen, Lawrence, Kansas; five grandchildren, Elliana, Myla, David, Jack and Sawyer Regan. She was preceded in death by her parents and companion Glen Driskel.
There was cremation. Fr. Robert Wachter will conduct Mass of Christian Burial at 10:00 a.m. Wednesday January 9th at Mary Queen of Angels Catholic Church. Burial will follow in the Bronson Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 5:30 – 7:00 p.m. Tuesday January 8th. The rosary will be recited at 7:00 p.m. at the Cheney Witt Chapel. Memorials are suggested to St. Mary’s Catholic School and may be left in care of the Cheney Witt Chapel, PO Box 347, 201 S. Main St., Fort Scott, KS 66701.  Words of remembrance may be submitted to the online guest book at cheneywitt.com.

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