Recently a whole slate of Bourbon County businesses, organizations, school districts, churches and other categories of entities received grants to help with COVID-19 expenses. The Strengthening People and Revitalizing Kansas (SPARK) taskforce plan is to lead Kansas forward in recovery from the far-reaching effects of COVID-19, according to its’ website,https://covid.ks.gov/spark-recovery-office/ SPARK is responsible for the … Continue reading SPARK Projects in Bourbon County Are Varied→
The Fort Scott Chamber and Co-sponsor Kenny Felt Photography Invite you to enter into the FALL PHOTO CONTEST! ENTER NOW THROUGH OUR FACEBOOK PAGE, Fort Scott Area Chamber of Commerce! TWO STEPS TO ENTER: 1. Share your photo to our Facebook page with the hashtag #FORTSCOTTFALL (hashtag is required for entry) 2. Email the original … Continue reading Fort Scott Fall Photo Contest→
Fort Scott High School Senior Ella Beth began a school project in her sophomore year that will benefit the school for years to come: a redesign of the high school’s courtyard. The long-term project provided real-life business experience as well. Fort Scott High School Courtyard Is Transformed “I walked by the courtyard every day … Continue reading FSHS Student Ella Beth’s Courtyard Redesign: Real Life Experience→
Several downtown Fort Scott buildings are in process of being transformed. Work began on two historic side-by-side downtown buildings at 10 and 12 E. Wall St.,owned by Jennifer LaRoche on Nov. 5, 2018. The outside work is now nearly complete and the interior spaces are on the list for completion. The buildings … Continue reading LaRoche Building Update: Outside Nearing Completion→
Workers are transforming a corner intersection in historic downtown Fort Scott. Mid-Continental Restoration Co. Inc. has done tuckpointing, exterior roof replacement, and stabilization of the walls among other projects in the restoration of the buildings that face both Wall Street and National Avenue. The building space housing the Common Ground Coffee Co. on east Wall … Continue reading Restoration of LaRoche Buildings Continues→
Common Ground Coffee Co. moved locations a few blocks down and around the corner and is now located at 12 E. Wall. A new drive-through window was opened yesterday, March 23 and can be accessed in the alley east of the coffee shop. “We were closed March 7th-10th and reopened on Wednesday, March 11th,” Kaitlynn … Continue reading Common Ground Open And Has New Drive-Through Window→
IF, a Christian women’s ministry conference, is planned for Saturday, February 29 at 9 a.m. at Fort Scott Middle School, 1105 E. Twelfth. IF God is real, then what? That is the premise of the ministry to women. Area women are asked to join others from local churches to look into God’s Word … Continue reading IF: Christian Women’s Event Feb. 29→
The annual Fort Scott Chamber of Commerce holiday shopping event is this evening. From 5-8 p.m. Nov. 14, stores in the downtown area will welcome shoppers with new displays and perhaps a snack. Also Bartlesmeyer Jewelry, 1519 S. National; Sekan Occasion Shops, 2210 S. Main and the Lavender Patch, 2376 Locust, will be open late … Continue reading Fort Scott’s Holiday Open House Tonight Nov. 14 from 5-8 p.m.→
Rita Schroeder is the new administrative assistant at the Fort Scott Chamber of Commerce, as of Oct.1 Schroeder’s duties include social media, networking, front desk duties, hospitality, customer service, promoting and recruiting, fundraising, and helping with events. Schroeder, 50, is originally from the Miami, OK area and graduated from Quapaw High School. Schroeder has a … Continue reading New Chamber Employee: Rita Schroeder→
The Lowell Milken Center for Unsung Heroes is hosting five award-winning educators from across the nation for a week-long fellowship. During the fellowship, teachers share pedagogical strategies for facilitating project-based learning through unsung heroes. They will explore Fort Scott with visits to The Fort Scott National Historic Site, City Hall, Kiwanis Club, Gordon Parks Center, … Continue reading LMC Hosts Fellows→
The Ali Kemp Education Foundation, T.A.K.E., will present a class on female self-defense, this Saturday, April 27 at Fort Scott Middle School. The class is from 10 a.m. to noon. “The first part of the class is a lecture on safety awareness,” said Kim Schwab, administrative assistant at the Bourbon County Law Enforcement Center who … Continue reading Fort Scott’s Women Self Defense Class This Saturday→
Construction crews have the east side of North Main Street blocked off this week for installing new roofs. Triad Construction Co., K.C., MO is working on the roofs of three properties owned by Jerry Witt. Kenny Felt Photography, 13 N. Main; Here We Go Again Upholstery, 15 N. Main and Country Girl Cuts, 19 N. … Continue reading Improvements On Main Street→
