Uniontown schools have enrollment August 8 from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. and again on August 9 from noon to 7 p.m.
The school district has its’ first day of school on August 30.
Uniontown native Vance Eden, 33, is the new principal at West Bourbon Elementary School, as of July 1.
” My first priority is to make sure every student and teacher have the things they need to have the best possible start to the school year,” Eden said.
Eden attended Uniontown schools from kindergarten through twelfth grade.
He then attended Pittsburg State University attaining a Bachelors Degree in Elementary Education and Masters Degree in Educational Leadership.
He taught seven years, four years as a 6th-grade teacher and three years teaching Title 1. He served as assistant principal in Webb City, Mo. for four years.
He and wife, Rachel have two children, a son-Scout, 6 years old and a daughter-Rhuey, age 4. They are members of Community Christian Church.
Why did you choose education for a career?
” Working in education is a great way to be a positive impact on the kids and families of the community where you live,” Eden said.
Ralph Carlson and Tammy Helm play as part of the Friday Night Concert on August 3.
The Hemphill Family and Friends will be the featured act at this week’s concert at Heritage Park at 7 p.m.
The weekly Friday Night Concert is at First and Main Streets and is free and open to the public.
Ralph Carlson is the organizer of the concert series, which is sponsored by the Fort Scott Chamber of Commerce.
Attendees are asked to bring lawn chairs.
Lawnchairs line Main Street at for the Friday Night Concert on Aug. 3. Lawnchairs also filled the area in front of and to the side of the pavilion. Several area musicians entertained the audience at this concert.
That excitement is that our school district gets to start preparing to see our amazing children and staff!
Although, the first week of school can become very stressful for both students and staff. To help overcome this stressful time, I would like our community to show their support to our USD 234 staff during the first week of school.
We would appreciate donations for giveaways to be handed out to our wonderful staff at our all staff meeting August 20th.
You may show your appreciation by decorating your business windows, offering discounts, or just saying thanks when you see our staff.
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Donations for giveaways may be brought to the board of education or you may contact Nick Traul at
Winners of the County Commission District 1 Republican:
Lynne Oharah-287, Matthew Crystal-174, Robert Query-87
County Treasurer Republican: Patricia Love- 1,359
County Attorney Republican: Jacqie Spradling-1,246
State Board of Education Republican: Jim Porter-1,235
House of Representatives 4th District Republican: Trevor Jacobs- 1,268
House of Representatives 2nd District Republican: Kenneth Collins-130
State Senator 13th District Republican: Richard Hilderbrand-850
Commissioner of Insurance Republican: Vicki Schmidt-756, Clark Shultz-698
State Treasurer Republican: Jake LaTurner- 1,348
State Attorney General Republican: Derek Schmidt-1,377
Secretary of State Republican: Scott Schwab-516, Craig McCullah-266, Randy Duncan-258, Dennis Taylor-188, Keith Esau-178.
Governor Republican: Kris Kobach-803, Jeff Colyer-517, Ken Selzer-139,Jim Barnett-71, Patrick Kucera-24, Tyler Ruzich-6, Joseph Tutera-6.
U.S. House of Representatives Republican: Caryn Tyson-785, Kevin Jones-310, Steve Watkins-217, Steve Fitzgerald-128, Dennis Pyle-82, Doug Mays-34, Vernon Fields-20
Fort Scott Community College presents the Annual Business Expo, taking place on August 22nd from 9 am to 11:30 am in Bailey Hall.
All businesses are welcome to attend! Set up will be any time between 7:30 am and 9 am, refreshments will be available in the faculty lounge for businesses.
Each business will get the opportunity to mingle with the students and the community is welcome as well.
Businesses will also be able to hold on-the-spot interviews if necessary.
If your business is interested in participating, please contact Kassie Cate via email [email protected] or call 620.223.2700 ext. 5248.
Shane Walker, Fred Pather, Olivia Walker and Deven Coulter at the Gunn Park Pump Track Sunday morning.
Something new has been added to Fort Scott’s biggest park.
With no sign to designate the spot, it looks like piles of dirt on the south side of Park Avenue, just before entry to Gunn Park.
“It’s kind of evolving,” Fred Prather, one of the designers of the track said. “It needs bikes to pack it down.”
Prather, Shane Walker, and Frank Halsey started physical work on the new Gunn Park Trails Pump Track about four months ago.
“We’ve had the vision of a pump track since the land purchase,” Prather said. ” We wanted someplace to set up for the kids that was easy to access and spectator friendly. “
“The project was started last year, as a result of a grant from Timken (a local company), allowing for the purchase of the property,” said Frank Halsey.
Mid-Contenintal Restoration donated the dirt and the City of Fort Scott brought the dirt in.
Then the workers began piling into small hills with which to hone biking skills.
So, what is pump track racing?
“Pump track translates from the rider pumping the bike with his arm and legs to maintain and even create momentum,” Prather said.
Olivia Walker rides on the pump track Sunday morning, Deven Coulter is in the background.
To create the local Gunn Park Pump Track, Prather did his homework.
” For research I rode every pump, BMX and slopestyle course I could find in a 4-hour driving distance….well, there really isn’t that many, so it seemed like a perfect addition to our trail system, Gunn Park Trails, to draw in more riders.”
” It is loosely styled for BMX riding which stands for bicycle motocross, so when finished it will be wide enough to run 2-3 riders at a time in a head- to- head race.”
“I grew up riding BMX and ride mountain bikes now and I am involved with Gunn Park Trails and other bike projects in town,” Walker said.
“It is open to ride,” Walker said, “but we still have finish work to get done.”
“We will do improvements and additions to only increase the fun,” Prather said. “Things like adding obstacles called ‘skinnies’ to open areas where you can try riding along something 4-10 inches wide for a length of 10 foot, etc.”
” We also plan to construct ‘drop zones’ of progressing heights, where you effectively ride off a ramp to flat ground,” Prather said. “These are skills we commonly use on a mountain bike trail. It will be a place where it’s nice and open and you can practice and perfect technique. This not only improves your riding ability faster, it is also safer.”
There is a beginner course on the far south side of the property.
Eventually, there will be a sign with safety rules and “possible billboards behind the hills,” Prather said. “And grass will be sown on the side of the hills.” He also envisions bleachers for spectators.
” I’ve been involved with Gunn Park Trails since the beginning,” Prather said. “When you can get kids participating and excited about a project it’s a win, they tell their friends and family.”
“We started to feel a need for BMX style riding and to allow mountain bikers access to a pump track which is an activity becoming increasingly popular,” Shane Walker said.
