Mercy Hospital

Funds Still Available to Assist with Mammogram Costs

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Patients who cannot afford a mammogram because they are uninsured or underinsured will benefit from a $3,000 donation from Mercy Health Foundation Fort Scott.

Between now and Dec. 31, 2018, patients who are due for a mammogram and have not received the screening are encouraged to take advantage of this offer at Mercy Hospital Fort Scott. Funds donated by Mercy Health Foundation are used to provide mammograms and breast imaging for patients who meet certain criteria such as those not insured, or insured but their coverage does not include mammograms.

Funds are available on a first-come, first-serve basis.

For more information about digital mammography or to schedule a mammography appointment online, visit mercy.net/ScheduleMammo or call Mercy’s Imagining Services at 620-223-7015.

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Mercy Health Foundation—Fort Scott, a 501(c)3 non-profit organization, raises money and community awareness for Mercy Hospital. It is dependent on the support of individuals, corporations and foundations to help Mercy meet community health care needs. Mercy Health Foundation invests its philanthropic support in facilities and the advancement of technologies and programs to enhance Mercy’s ability to provide excellence in health care. For more information, visit mercy.net/giving.

 

Bourbon County, Government, Kansas

Collins Begins Political Career

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Ken Collins, 102 E. First St., Mulberry,  is the newly elected  Second District Kansas State House of Representative.

“The district covers most of Crawford County, except Pittsburg, and the eastern edges of Neosho and Allen Counties along with the western edge of Bourbon County including Bronson and Uniontown,” Collins said.

Collins has been transitioning from citizen to a representative since being elected in November.

Orientation began last Sunday with social events and meetings.

Election of House leadership positions took place this week, Collins said.

He will be in his Topeka apartment at the beginning of January, he said.

“But I plan to come back home most weekends. It is important to me to not lose touch with the people of the district,” he said.

Constituents may contact Collins at his cell phone number,620-240-0778 or personal email [email protected].

“I will also have an official email address that will be available on the Kansas.gov website,” Collins said.

“I hope to have regular updates and I plan to continue the Facebook page that I  established during the campaign. It can be accessed on Facebook by searching for @kansasdistrict2.”

His priority is to see that US HWY 69 continues to be upgraded to four lanes all the way to the south of the Arma/Franklin bypass, he said.

Bourbon County, Government

Bourbon County Commission Special Meeting Dec. 6

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Agenda

Bourbon County Commission Room

1st Floor, County Courthouse

210 S. National Avenue

Fort Scott, KS 66701

 

Date: December 6, 2018, at  4 p.m.

1st District-Lynne Oharah Minutes: Approved: _______________

2nd District-Jeff Fischer Corrected: _______________

3rd District-Nick Ruhl Adjourned at: _______________

County Clerk-Kendell Mason

Special meeting to discuss Ambulance Service, OMNI Contract, and Donation Agreement

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

Entertainment, Fort Scott, Fort Scott Chamber of Commerce

Freezing Temps Did Not Deter Parade

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Temperatures hovering at the freezing mark did not stop the Chamber of Commerce’s Fort Scott Christmas parade Tuesday, Dec. 4.

Following are some snapshots of the event.

Feel free to add photos.

Bethel Community Baptist Church provided a living nativity in downtown Fort Scott Tuesday evening.
Parkway Church of God’s float in the Fort Scott Christmas parade Tuesday evening.
Fort Scott High School Band students entertained the crowd at the Christmas parade.
The Buck Run Community Center staff offered free hot cocoa at the parade.
Customers view the offerings at Christmas At the Empress, a sale of local vendors, who set up a temporary shop Tuesday evening at the same time as the parade. The Empress Event Center is located at 7 N. Main.

 

Bourbon County, Entertainment

Moonlight and Mistletoe 2018

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Inside the lobby of the Courtland Hotel.

The  Courtland Hotel, 112 E. First Street, is the host for the Historic Preservation Association of Bourbon County’s annual fundraising event-Moonlight and Mistletoe.

The event, this Friday, December 7, is open to the public, and tickets are available at the Visitors Center or Chamber of Commerce, 231 E. Wall.

The cost is $25 per person. Food and a cash bar is available.

“The Historic Courtland Hotel, located in downtown was gracious and opened the hotel to us,” Rhonda Dunn, chair of the HPA said.  “Many people in town will not have seen inside the Courtland Hotel & Spa or in the rooms, because in general, we don’t use hotels in our own town.  This is an opportunity to check out the hotel built in 1906.”

The Courtland Hotel was built in 1906.
Fort Scott, Fort Scott Chamber of Commerce

Weekly Chamber Coffee at Sunshine Boutique Dec. 6

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WEEKLY CHAMBER COFFEE REMINDER
Join us for Chamber Coffee
Hosted by:

Sunshine Boutique
 
Location:

18 E. Wall St.
Thursday, December 6, 2018


Click here for Sunshine Boutique’s Facebook page.


Chamber members and guests are encouraged to attend for networking, community announcements, and to learn about the hosting business or organization.
Members may pay $1 to make an announcement about an upcoming event, special/sale/discount, or news of any kind.
Upcoming Coffees:
December 13th- Community Christian Church
December 20th – City Hall
December 27th – No Coffee in Observance of Christmas
January 3rd – Chamber Board
Entertainment, Fort Scott

Free Regular Tours on “Dolly the Trolley” this Saturday!

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Fort Scott’s Trolley.

Saturday, December 8th, marks the end of the regular Trolley Tour schedule in Fort Scott.

To celebrate, the Fort Scott Convention & Visitors Bureau offers free regular tours of Fort Scott on “Dolly the Trolley” this Saturday.

Tours will leave the Fort Scott Regional Tourism Center at 231 E. Wall every hour, on the hour, beginning at 10:00 am, with the final tour departing at 3:00 pm. Seats are first come, first served.

During the offseason, the Fort Scott CVB, with assistance from the Tourism Advisory Board and local volunteers, will reevaluate the tour, adding new stories and new routes.

The 2019 season for “Dolly the Trolley” begins on Saturday, March 9th.

Free tours do not include the “No Humbugs Allowed” Christmas Lights Tours. For more information call 620.670.2750.

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Bourbon County

Animal Foster Program Is Established Locally

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The Shirley Yeager Animal Friends Foundation, which owns and operates Lee’s Paws & Claws Animal Shelter, has established an animal foster program. 
 
Fostering an animal consists of housing a cat or dog in a home until a permanent adoptive home is found. Unlike adopting, fostering is temporary, for anywhere from a week to a few months. The fostered pet must live indoors and be cared for properly.
 
Animals in foster homes benefit by being socialized and learning to interact better with people and other pets. Their human foster families are able to enjoy having a pet without the long-term obligation that comes with adoption. 
Anyone interested in fostering a dog or cat should fill out and return the application form, then schedule an in-home inspection. The form can be found at LeesPawsAndClawsShelter.org/fostering.html. Anyone with questions may contact the shelter at 620-223-2888.

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