Fort Scott, Youth

Storyteller Jo Ho to Perform for Summer Reading on June 27

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Storyteller Jo Ho will return to Fort Scott on June 27 at 10 a.m. at Memorial Hall.

Enjoy the interactive genius of her customized summer reading storytelling presentation called “I Scream for Ice Cream!” After the performance, come to the library for ice cream in the event room.

 

Library performances are free and open to the public. This event is part of the library’s summer reading program. Learn more about and register for the program at: https://forms.gle/suanVpb2pYH3PwyX8

 

This performance is made possible by a partnership with USD 234.

Bourbon County, Government

Agenda for the Bourbon County Commission Meeting on June 26

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Bourbon County Courthouse

210 S. National Ave Fort Scott, KS 66701 Phone: 620-223-3800

Fax: 620-223-5832

 

Bourbon County, Kansas

Nelson Blythe

1st District Commissioner

Jim Harris, Chairman

2nd District Commissioner

Clifton Beth

3rd District Commissioner

 

 

Bourbon County Commission Agenda Redfield Community Center

June 26, 2023, 5:30 PM

 

  1. Call Meeting to Order
  2. Flag Salute and Prayer
  • Consent Agenda
    1. Approval of Minutes from 6/19/2023
  1. Department Updates
    1. Public Works
  2. Jennifer Hawkins-County Clerk
    1. Fireworks Permits
  3. Sheriff Bill Martin
    1. Budget Review-Sheriff’s Office and Jail
    2. Union State Bank Loan Documents
    3. Return of Employee-Vacation Request
  • Public Comments
  • Commission Comments
  1. Meeting Adjourn

 

 

 

Executive Session Justifications:

 

KSA 75-4319 (b)(1) to discuss personnel matters of individual nonelected personnel to protect their privacy.

KSA 75-4319 (b)(2) for consultation with an attorney for the public body or agency which would be deemed privileged in the

attorney-client relationship.

KSA 75-4319 (b)(3) to discuss matters relating to employer/employee negotiations whether or not in consultation with the

representative(s) of               the body or agency.

KSA 75-4319 (b)(4) to discuss data relating to financial affairs or trade secrets of corporations, partnerships, trust and individual     proprietorships

KSA 75-4319 (b)(6) for the preliminary discussion of the acquisition of real property.

KSA 75-4319 (b)(12) to discuss matters relating to the security measures, if the discussion of such matters at an open meeting

would jeopardize such security measures.

 

Fort Scott, Fort Scott Chamber of Commerce

What’s Happening in Fort Scott

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What’s Happening in Fort Scott! June 23rd Weekly Newsletter

UPCOMING CALENDAR OF EVENTS

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Fort Scott National Historic Site

Daily Tours: 10am & 1pm

Trolley Tours of Fort Scott

50-minute narrated historical tour

Every Friday & Saturday on the hour

Fridays 11am, 12pm, 1pm, 2pm

Saturdays 10am, 11am, 12pm, 1pm, 2pm

$6 adults, $4 12 & under, leaves from the Chamber

Click this link: The Artificers

July pottery class/workshop

schedule, a creative space for all ages!

Click here for all the FUN activities at the

Museum of Creativity, something for all ages!

BINGO hosted by the American Legion Post 25 every 1st and 3rd Thursday of each month unless it falls on a holiday. Doors open at 6pm and Bingo starts at 7pm at Memorial Hall.

June Special at Hedgehog.INK! Bookstore, Good Ol’ Days & Good Books, 25% off History, Historical Fiction, and Old Books

Fort Scott Public Library Summer Schedule has ALOT of fun things to do! Click here to see!

6/26-30 ~ Vacation Bible School – First Presbyterian & First Methodist Churches, 5:30-8pm at 1st Presbyterian Church, 3rd and Crawford

6/26-29 ~ Vacation Bible School, Fort Scott Nazarene, 4 years old-5th grade, 6-8:30pm

6/26-29 ~ Kids Art Camp hosted by The Artificers, 5-7pm, $75 per person, click here for more info!

6/28 ~ Chamber Blue Health Insurance Info Sessions for 2024 Coverage, two sessions

9-10am & 12-1pm, RSVP online at fortscott.com,

click here for more info.

6/29 ~ Chamber Coffee hosted by Bourbon County Garden Club, Heritage Park Pavilion, 8am

6/30 ~ First Friday at The Artificers, opened late from 5-9pm, click here for more info!

6/30 ~ Friday Night Concert at Heritage Park Pavilion, seating in limited so those attending are encourage to bring lawn chairs, entertainment is free and all are welcome, 7-8pm, click here for more info!

6/30 ~ The Wayward Bettys Patio Concert at Crooners, $20 to reserve your seat, all proceeds will go to Christmas Gifts for children in foster care, click here for more info!

7/3 ~ Community Fireworks Display in Fort Scott, starting at dusk, click here for more info!

7/3 ~ Uniontown Independence Day Bach sponsored by Union State Bank, free hotdogs and chips, inflatables for kids, live entertainment, 6:30pm, click here for more info!

7/4 ~ Burke Street Parade, 10-11am, click here for more info!

7/6-9 ~ John Hill FSCC Summer Showcase Baseball Tournament, click here for more info!

7/6 ~ First Friday at The Artificers, opened late from 5-9pm, click here for more info!

7/6 ~ Backroom Art Gallery First Friday Located at Hare & Crow, 1-9pm, click here for more info!

7/6 ~ Friday Night Concert at Heritage Park Pavilion, seating in limited so those attending are encourage to bring lawn chairs, entertainment is free and all are welcome, 7-8pm, click here for more info!

7/8 ~ 49th Annual Bronson Day, Bronson Public Park, 10am-1pm, click here for more info!

SAVE THE DATE!

7/11 ~ Downtown Meet & Greet, Lyons Realty Group, 8:30-9:30am, click here for more info!

7/11 ~ USD 234 Fort Scott School District JOB FAIR, click here for more info!

7/14 ~ Chamber Golf Classis, 4 person scramble, 9am registration with a 10am tee-off time, click here for more info and to register!

7/21-22 ~ Wahzhazhe- The Osage Ballet, Danny and Willa Ellis Family Arts Center, Three different date/times: July 21st @ 7:30pm, July 22nd @ 3pm and 7:30pm, click here for more info and to order tickets!

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SHOPPING ~ SUPPORT LOCAL!

Boutiques-Antiques-Flea Markets & more!

Click here for Chamber member

specialty shopping & other retail in

Downtown & other areas of the community.
Fort Scott Area
Chamber of Commerce
620-223-3566
In This Issue

Calendar of Events

Special Event Features

THANK YOU Chamber Champion members!!
Chamber Highlights
Click here for our
Membership Directory.
We THANK our members for their support! Interested in joining the Chamber?
Click here for info.
Thinking of doing business in or relocating to Fort Scott?
Contact us for a relocation packet, information on grants & incentives, and more!
Seeking a job/career?
We post a Job of the Day daily on our Facebook page, distribute a monthly job openings flyer, and post jobs on our website.
Many opportunities available!
Housing needs?
Click here for a listing of our Chamber member realtors.
Click here for our rental listing.

June Special at

Hedgehog. INK! Bookstore!

Chamber Blue Health Insurance Info Sessions for 2024 Coverage!

Community Firework Show!

Looking for sponsorship for the Old Settlers Picnic, Labor Day Weekend!

Upcoming Movie Schedule @ Fort Cinema
THANK YOU TO OUR CHAMBER CHAMPION MEMBERS!
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231 E. Wall Street
Fort Scott, KS 66701
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What’s Happening in Fort Scott! June 23rd Weekly Newsletter

UPCOMING CALENDAR OF EVENTS

________________

Fort Scott National Historic Site

Daily Tours: 10am & 1pm

Trolley Tours of Fort Scott

50-minute narrated historical tour

Every Friday & Saturday on the hour

Fridays 11am, 12pm, 1pm, 2pm

Saturdays 10am, 11am, 12pm, 1pm, 2pm

$6 adults, $4 12 & under, leaves from the Chamber

Click this link: The Artificers

July pottery class/workshop

schedule, a creative space for all ages!

Click here for all the FUN activities at the

Museum of Creativity, something for all ages!

BINGO hosted by the American Legion Post 25 every 1st and 3rd Thursday of each month unless it falls on a holiday. Doors open at 6pm and Bingo starts at 7pm at Memorial Hall.

June Special at Hedgehog.INK! Bookstore, Good Ol’ Days & Good Books, 25% off History, Historical Fiction, and Old Books

Fort Scott Public Library Summer Schedule has ALOT of fun things to do! Click here to see!

6/26-30 ~ Vacation Bible School – First Presbyterian & First Methodist Churches, 5:30-8pm at 1st Presbyterian Church, 3rd and Crawford

6/26-29 ~ Vacation Bible School, Fort Scott Nazarene, 4 years old-5th grade, 6-8:30pm

6/26-29 ~ Kids Art Camp hosted by The Artificers, 5-7pm, $75 per person, click here for more info!

6/28 ~ Chamber Blue Health Insurance Info Sessions for 2024 Coverage, two sessions

9-10am & 12-1pm, RSVP online at fortscott.com,

click here for more info.

6/29 ~ Chamber Coffee hosted by Bourbon County Garden Club, Heritage Park Pavilion, 8am

6/30 ~ First Friday at The Artificers, opened late from 5-9pm, click here for more info!

6/30 ~ Friday Night Concert at Heritage Park Pavilion, seating in limited so those attending are encourage to bring lawn chairs, entertainment is free and all are welcome, 7-8pm, click here for more info!

6/30 ~ The Wayward Bettys Patio Concert at Crooners, $20 to reserve your seat, all proceeds will go to Christmas Gifts for children in foster care, click here for more info!

7/3 ~ Community Fireworks Display in Fort Scott, starting at dusk, click here for more info!

7/3 ~ Uniontown Independence Day Bach sponsored by Union State Bank, free hotdogs and chips, inflatables for kids, live entertainment, 6:30pm, click here for more info!

7/4 ~ Burke Street Parade, 10-11am, click here for more info!

7/6-9 ~ John Hill FSCC Summer Showcase Baseball Tournament, click here for more info!

7/6 ~ First Friday at The Artificers, opened late from 5-9pm, click here for more info!

7/6 ~ Backroom Art Gallery First Friday Located at Hare & Crow, 1-9pm, click here for more info!

7/6 ~ Friday Night Concert at Heritage Park Pavilion, seating in limited so those attending are encourage to bring lawn chairs, entertainment is free and all are welcome, 7-8pm, click here for more info!

7/8 ~ 49th Annual Bronson Day, Bronson Public Park, 10am-1pm, click here for more info!

SAVE THE DATE!

7/11 ~ Downtown Meet & Greet, Lyons Realty Group, 8:30-9:30am, click here for more info!

7/11 ~ USD 234 Fort Scott School District JOB FAIR, click here for more info!

7/14 ~ Chamber Golf Classis, 4 person scramble, 9am registration with a 10am tee-off time, click here for more info and to register!

7/21-22 ~ Wahzhazhe- The Osage Ballet, Danny and Willa Ellis Family Arts Center, Three different date/times: July 21st @ 7:30pm, July 22nd @ 3pm and 7:30pm, click here for more info and to order tickets!

_________

SHOPPING ~ SUPPORT LOCAL!

Boutiques-Antiques-Flea Markets & more!

Click here for Chamber member

specialty shopping & other retail in

Downtown & other areas of the community.
Fort Scott Area
Chamber of Commerce
620-223-3566
In This Issue

Calendar of Events

Special Event Features

THANK YOU Chamber Champion members!!
Chamber Highlights
Click here for our
Membership Directory.
We THANK our members for their support! Interested in joining the Chamber?
Click here for info.
Thinking of doing business in or relocating to Fort Scott?
Contact us for a relocation packet, information on grants & incentives, and more!
Seeking a job/career?
We post a Job of the Day daily on our Facebook page, distribute a monthly job openings flyer, and post jobs on our website.
Many opportunities available!
Housing needs?
Click here for a listing of our Chamber member realtors.
Click here for our rental listing.

June Special at

Hedgehog. INK! Bookstore!

Chamber Blue Health Insurance Info Sessions for 2024 Coverage!

Community Firework Show!

Looking for sponsorship for the Old Settlers Picnic, Labor Day Weekend!

Upcoming Movie Schedule @ Fort Cinema
THANK YOU TO OUR CHAMBER CHAMPION MEMBERS!
Fort Scott Area Chamber of Commerce
231 E. Wall Street
Fort Scott, KS 66701
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Area News, Government

Resurfacing work to start on K-39 and U.S. 59

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The Kansas Department of Transportation (KDOT) expects to begin mill and overlay projects on K-39 and U.S. 59 in Neosho County the week of June 26.

The adjoining projects start on K-39 east of Chanute and continue east and north for 15 miles, ending at the Neosho-Allen county line. The contractor plans to begin at the county line and work westward.

 

Flaggers and a pilot car operation will guide one-lane traffic through the work zone during daylight hours. Expect delays of 15 minutes or less. The road work should be finished by August, weather permitting.

 

KDOT awarded the construction contract of $4.6 million to Bettis Asphalt & Construction Inc., Topeka. Check KDOT’s traveler information website, www.Kandrive.org, for more highway condition and construction details. Persons with questions may contact Doug Pulliam at KDOT-Pittsburg, (620) 235-9523, or Public Affairs Manager Priscilla Petersen at (620) 902-6433.

 

 

Obituary

Obituary of Lisa Larkin

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Lisa Jo Larkin, age 56, resident of Las Vegas, NV, died Monday, June 19, 2023, at the Nathan Adelson Hospice following a lengthy illness.  A Celebration of Life will be held at 1:30 PM Friday, July 14th, at the Cheney Witt Chapel in Fort Scott, KS.  Words of remembrance may be submitted to the online guestbook at cheneywitt.com.

Obituary

Obituary of Patricia Bolton

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Patricia A. Bolton, 83, former resident of Fort Scott, Kansas, passed away Tuesday morning, June 20, 2023, in Kansas City, Missouri. She was born March 18, 1940, in Muscotah, Kansas, the daughter of Floyd Harold Tipling and Anna Belle (Woodward) Tipling. She married William Gary “Bill” Bolton on August 23, 1959, in Muscotah, Kansas, and he preceded her in death on September 8, 2007.

 

Pat received her BA in Biology and Home Economics from Emporia State University. She was a homemaker and part-time college professor.

 

Survivors include her daughters, Kathryn Renee Bradford and husband Merl, of Minden, Nebraska, and Constance Zoe Townzen and husband Darren, of Rogers, Arkansas; a brother, Paul A. Tipling and wife Dixie, of Salina, Kansas; four grandchildren, Andrew Bradford, Emily Kennedy and husband Kyle, Daniel Townzen, and Laura Stephens and husband Sam; three great-grandchildren, Leif, Anders, and Finn.

In addition to her husband, Bill, she was also preceded in death by her parents.

 

Rev. Chuck Russell will conduct funeral services at 10:00 a.m. Monday, June 26, 2023, at the First Presbyterian Church under the direction of the Konantz-Cheney Funeral Home.

Burial will follow at the Evergreen Cemetery.

Memorial donations may be made to the Alzheimer’s Association and may be left in the care of the Konantz-Cheney Funeral Home, 15 W. Wall Street, P.O. Box 309, Fort Scott, Kansas, 66701. Condolences may be submitted to the online guestbook at konantz-cheney.com.

 

K-State Extension

Get Kids in the Kitchen This Summer!

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By Clara Wicoff

Southwind Extension District

 

The month of June has been a blur as we have been hosting youth cooking classes throughout the Southwind Extension District (which covers Allen, Bourbon, Neosho, and Woodson Counties). These classes provide an excellent hands-on opportunity for youth to build their confidence in the kitchen. The summer is a great time for you to invite kids into the kitchen to cook healthy meals together at home!

 

The benefits of cooking together include building children’s self-esteem, helping them develop small muscle skills as they complete kitchen tasks, and creating time for bonding with your children. Cooking together also helps children practice math and reading skills as they read and interpret recipes, work with fractions, and measure ingredients. Research also suggests that youth who cook have healthier dietary habits.

 

So, how can you get your kids in the kitchen this summer to experience some of these same benefits? Keep these tips in mind:

  • Remember that meals will likely take longer to prepare. Do not try to cook together when you are in a hurry.
  • Teach children about handwashing. Before cooking, you should always wash your hands with clean water and soap for at least 20 seconds. This is roughly the same amount of time it takes to sing the “Happy Birthday” song twice.
  • Have children complete age-appropriate tasks. For example, tasks for 2-4 year old children could include using measuring spoons or pouring liquids, while tasks for 8-11 year old children could include using a vegetable peeler or whisking. To find a more complete list of age-appropriate tasks from Illinois Extension, visit bit.ly/Cooking-With-Children.

 

For more information, please contact me at [email protected] or 620-365-2242.

 

Kansas State University Agricultural Experiment Station and Cooperative Extension Service

K-State Research and Extension is an equal opportunity provider and employer.

Bourbon County, Entertainment, Food

Uniontown Independence Day Celebration: July 3

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Fireworks from the Independence Day Celebration in Uniontown 2022. Submitted by Amy Holt.

The Independence Day Bash will be held on Monday, July 3rd in the Uniontown City Park.

“We love celebrating our nation’s independence with our friends and neighbors and hope to see YOU there,” according to Amy Holt, Vice President – Loan Administration at Union State Bank.

The bank has funded the annual event for 18 years.

Events start at 6:30 p.m. with a free hot dog and chips meal, that the bank provides.

Uniontown’s Baptist Church will be selling soft drinks for a camp fundraiser, the Uniontown High School Cheerleaders will have a bake sale and sell glow sticks, and the Old Settlers Day Committee will have a bake sale to raise funds for the annual event in Uniontown on Labor Day.

There will also be inflatables (bounce houses, etc. )for the kids and kids at heart, she said.

There will be live entertainment by Trevor Holman and the Haymakers.

This band is a Red Dirt and Classic Country Band from Southeast Kansas, according to its Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/HAYMKRZ/

 

The fireworks begin at dusk, this time of year around 9:30 or 10 p.m.

 

Opinion

Praying With Purpose by Patty LaRoche

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Patty LaRoche. 2023

Scripture instructs us to pray.  Loved ones ask for it, depend on it, and trust we will follow through when we promise to intercede for those who are hurting.  Oh, we try (don’t we?), but there’s this haunting, little inadequacy thing. The words are fleeting.  Our mind wanders. We don’t begin to understand to Whom it is we are talking.

In A Morbid Taste for Bones, Ellis Peters gives a sweet description of someone she watched who was deep in prayer: “He prayed as he breathed, forming no words and making no specific requests, only holding in his heart, like broken birds in cupped hands, all those people who were in stress or grief.”

Do you picture that as I do, with a sense of awe, and know that this is the type of intercessor you want in your corner?  Or the kind of prayer warrior you want to be but perhaps are not delivering? You question the usefulness of your petitions. “What’s the point? The last sick people for whom I prayed have not improved, even though I visualized the miracle.”  “The marriage for which I prayed ended in a split, in spite of how I was praying in God’s will—He who disdains divorce.”  “The drug-addicted son for whom I grieved ended up in the penitentiary.”  Have you been there?

So, why are my prayers ineffective?

We forget that bad things happen to good people, our prayers are not a magic bullet, and to God, our spiritual growth is more important than our physical desires being met. Just as a sailor does not learn to master the sea during calm waters, so is our faith tested during the difficult times.  More importantly, we simply can’t see God’s purposes.

Someone once wrote that God offers three answers to prayer: (1) Yes, (2) No, and (3) I have something better for you.

As it turns out, I personally have some ownership in the battle of prayer.

(1). There has to be a relationship between God and me.  He is not interested in being my bottled genie when the only time I talk to Him is when I want something. Think of your children.  If they have no regard for you except when they want you to meet their demands, you would feel used, not respected or loved. So it is with God.

(2). Sin interferes with our relationship. Psalm 66:18 makes that clear. “If I regard sin in my heart, the Lord will not hear me.”  Sin seeks to control us, and yes, we all are sinners, but if we make no attempt to stop sinning and cling to it like shrink-wrap on a jar (or like my waist when I was younger and tried to lose weight), we will not be seeking God with our whole heart.

(3).  Selfish motives can kill a prayer.  I can ask God all day long to make me a better witness for Jesus, but if my hidden intent is to get notoriety or praise for doing so, God isn’t interested.

4).  Unforgiveness is not the way to get God into our court.  Mark 11:25 tells us that God will not forgive me unless I forgive someone who has offended me.

James 5:16 is a powerful verse: “The effective prayer of a righteous person has great power.”  You want power in your prayers?  I do.  Then our petitions need to be “effective,” meaning God will hear—and act on—those prayers. A few verses previous, James asked if anyone was suffering.  “Let him pray.”  That was the same answer given to anyone uncheerful or sick or sinning.  They all were to pray.  Why?  Because prayer works. And it works not because of us…but because of God Almighty.

Martin Luther said it well: “To be a Christian without praying is no more possible than to be alive without breathing.  I think that’s the kind of prayer Ellis Peters was talking about.

 

Business, Fort Scott

Chamber of Commerce Insurance Info June 28

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Chamber Hosting

Informational Sessions on

Chamber Blue

Health Insurance Program

to inform those interested in a 1/1/24 start date!

Blue Cross Blue Shield of KS

Insurance Program

Two info. sessions will be held Wednesday, June 28th

9-10am and 12-1pm

at the Chamber office

231 E. Wall St.

Current Chamber members and any prospective members are welcome to attend!

See link below to RSVP.
The Fort Scott Area Chamber of Commerce is starting to get information out on the Chamber Blue Health Insurance program through Blue Cross Blue Shield of Kansas for 2024 coverage for local businesses and their employees.

 

The Chamber is offering two informational sessions about the program on Wednesday, June 28th at the Chamber office, 231 E. Wall St. The sessions will be held from 9 to 10 a.m. and 12 to 1 p.m. Those planning to attend are asked to RSVP through the events tab of fortscott.com so seating and materials can be planned.

 

Businesses currently enrolled in the program are welcome to attend one of these sessions, but do not need to do anything as they will be contacted by BCBS with renewal info.

 

The timeline for coverage for 2024 is as follows:

  • Interest Surveys will need to be completed between July 1 and August 18
  • Rates will be Announced in October
  • Enrollment will take place in November

Click HERE for more info. on the program.

Click HERE to RSVP for an info. session.

 

Visit fortscott.com or contact the Chamber for more information at 620-223-3566 or email [email protected].
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Thank you to our Chamber Champion members below!
Fort Scott Area Chamber of Commerce

231 E. Wall St.

Fort Scott, KS 66701

620-223-3566

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