The Bourbon County Sheriff’s Office Daily Reports Sept. 28
KS Attorney General: Procedures for Election Results
AG’s Office Issues Opinion on Election Recount Procedures
TOPEKA – (Sept. 27, 2023) – Kansas Attorney General Kris Kobach’s office today issued an opinion on procedures for election recounts.
“…A county conducting a recount may not substitute ballot images for the original paper ballots, unless the person requesting the recount specifically requests such substitution in a county that uses optical scanning equipment or electronic or electromechanical voting systems,” the opinion reads.
Obituary of Vickie Marsh
Vickie Rae Marsh, age 70, a resident of Ft. Scott, Kansas, passed away Tuesday, September 26, 2023, at the Medicalodge in Ft. Scott.
She was born January 12, 1953, in Ft. Scott, the daughter of Clark D. “Red” Holt and Jean Feagins. Vickie Graduated from the Bronaugh High School. She married Terry Marsh on March 8, 1990, at Ft. Scott. Vickie had worked as an outreach worker for Head Start program and later as a bus driver for the Ft. Scott USD #234 School District.
In her younger days, Vickie enjoyed pitching for the women’s fast pitch league and also bowling. Vickie enjoyed hunting for treasures at garage sales and going on her yearly Christmas shopping spree with the girls. She enjoyed attending arts and crafts festivals and creating crafts of her own.
When health permitted, Vickie rarely missed one of her grandchildren’s sporting events. Quiet times were spent doing crossword puzzles.
She was a member of the Community of Christ Church.
Survivors include her husband, Terry, of the home; her daughter, Karri Stumfoll (Troy) and her son, John Hawkins (Michelle) all of Ft. Scott; six grandchildren, Allie Hawkins of Ft. Scott, Reba Montgomery of Titusville, Florida; Derek Stumfoll of Nevada; Troy R. Stumfoll (Heather), Libby Stumfoll (Josh) and Ciara Stumfoll all of Ft. Scott and five great-grandchildren, Kolson, Aiyanna, Easton, Harley and Tyson. Also surviving are her parents, Dale and Jean Wheeler of Ft. Scott and siblings, Robert Holt (Terrie) of Cañon City, Colorado; JR Wheeler (Rocky) of Ballard, Missouri; Renae Russell (Rock) of Denver, Colorado and Deanna Snow (Frank) of Pleasanton, Kansas and numerous nieces and nephews and great-nieces and great-nephews.
Vickie was preceded in death by her father, Red Holt and two sisters, Sherrie Diane and Jeanine.
Funeral services will be held at 2:00 P.M. Tuesday, October 3rd at the Cheney Witt Chapel.
Following services, there will be cremation and a private burial will take place at a later date in the Centerville Cemetery.
The family will receive friends on Monday evening from 5 to 7 at the Cheney Witt Chapel.
Memorials are suggested to Care to Share and may be left in care of the Cheney Witt Chapel, 201 S. Main, P.O. Box 347, Ft. Scott, KS 66701. Words of remembrance may be submitted to the online guestbook at cheneywitt.com
Rock Creek and Lake Fort Scott Valves Are Closed
As of right now the Rock Creek and Lake Fort Scott valves have been closed.
This is thanks to not only the weekend rains but also to the citizens of Fort Scott doing their part in conserving water. Thank you!
We will have to continue monitoring the river levels and will open the valves if needed. We will communicate this.
Please continue watching unneeded water usage.
We are still under a Water Warning.
Submitted by Brad Matkin, City Manager, City of Fort Scott
620-223-0550 ext. 210
Local Health Center Offers Public Transportation in Bourbon County
Since August, the Community Health Center of Southeast Kansas has offered CareVan, which provides transportation for all people in Bourbon County.
“We started rides the beginning of August taking a few people, then September our new driver completed training and we moved them to be Bourbon County only,” said Dee Yount, CareVan Program Manager, said.
They are storing the vehicle at Fort Scott CHC clinic, located at 2322 S. Main. The dispatch is in Pittsburg.
“Riders can go anyplace in the county, this is not a CHC-only service,” Yount said. “It is first-come-first-served, and we take same-day appointments. Our dispatchers answer and take trips when people call in, we try to find a way for everyone to get a ride.”
“We are trying to cover the entire county, Fort Scott is the point that most rides are from,” she said.
Highlights of the service:
- Anyone can use this service
- Their rides can go anyplace in the county
- Last minute scheduling is available
- Dispatch answers all calls or returns them within 20 minutes
- It is free
- The service is wheelchair accessible.
Transportation hours are Monday to Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., with dispatch hours of Monday to Friday from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m.
Services are based on availability, including same-day scheduling.
To schedule an appointment call 833-228-7433.
The project is funded in part by the Kansas Department of Transportation’s Public Transit Program and the Federal Transit Administration.
Contact info:
Dee Yount Program Manager’s phone number is 620. 215. 9626 or email [email protected]
Dispatch is 833. 228. 7433
FS Downtown Meet and Greet: Oct. 2 at City State Bank
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Gordon Parks Celebration Lunch & Learn Events: Oct. 5-7
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2023 GORDON PARKS CELEBRATION Schedule of Events
2023 GORDON PARKS CELEBRATION
Schedule of Events
Thursday, October 5th
PHOTO EXHIBIT in the Gordon Parks Museum and Lunt Lobby of the Fine Arts Center.
- The Merl Humphrey Photography-sponsored photo contest will be on display with the theme of “Family, Home, and Roots” Winners will be announced at the Chamber Coffee.
- The Collection and Works of Yvonne Palkowitsh, fine arts photographer born and raised in Fort Scott, KS.
- The Back to Fort Scott, Now reimaged photos and I Need Paris photos in the Lunt Lobby of the Fine Arts Center. Supported in part by Evergy and Millers Professional Imaging.
POEM EXHIBIT in the Gordon Parks Museum and Lunt Lobby of the Fine Arts Center. The Helen Townsend, Poet and Trabar & Associates – sponsored poem contest will be on display. Winners will be announced at the Chamber Coffee, but presented at the Open Mic event on Saturday, Oct 7, 2023.
SIGN DISPLAY & MURAL DISPLAY Visit the Lowell Milken Center Unsung Heroes Park, 1 S. Main St. Gordon Parks is one of the featured signs. View also the mural of Gordon Parks at Riverfront Park, 400 N. National.
8:00 a.m. – 9:00 a.m. — Fort Scott Chamber of Commerce Coffee at the Gordon Parks Museum. FREE.
9:30 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. — Showing of the Leadbelly film. In the FSCC Ellis Fine Arts Center/Auditorium. FREE.
10:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. — Registration open outside of Museum.
12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m. — (Lunch and Learn) “Learning From Gordon Parks” Ann Dean, Freelance Photographer and Artist will talk about Gordon Parks documentation of American life and culture. Born in Fort Scott, Kansas, in 1912, he is one of the most esteemed image makers of all time. In this presentation Ann discusses the impact and inspiration found in Parks’ books: The Learning Tree, A Choice of Weapons, and Half Past Autumn. These books help illustrate Parks’ mother’s teachings centered in love, dignity, and hard work, and provide a starting point to talk about his struggles, choices, and triumphs – all great life lessons for those searching to find their way in this complicated world. Our program is brought to us by Humanities Kansas. The Lunch and Learn is free to attend, but the sandwich wrap lunches are only available by pre-purchase for $10 each by Wed, Oct. 4. Those planning to purchase the lunches may go online at https://www.gordonparkscenter.org/events or by phone or check by mail. or bring your own lunch and join us. Dessert and drinks also available in the FSCC Ellis Fine Arts Center. FREE to attend, except for lunch.
1:30 p.m. – 2:15 p.m. — “The Super Fly Trilogy”, Fifty years after the premiere of this Soul Cinema masterpiece, L.Roi Boyd, III, Professor of Theatre & Speech at Virginia State University; Co-Founding Artistic Director Cultural Libations, will provide a presentation on his new book The Super Fly Trilogy. Boyd will share the backstory behind the film taking it all the way to its beginnings in Cleveland, Ohio and its parallels with real gangsters and racketeers. Discussion will also center on the events that led to the production and presentation of the Super Fly films from the 1972 film Super Fly – directed by Gordon Parks, Jr. to 2018. FSCC Ellis Fine Arts Center. FREE.
2:30 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. Guided Trolley Tour of Gordon Parks’ Fort Scott & The Learning Tree Film Scene Locations. Meet at the entrance of the FSCC Ellis Fine Arts Center. See the places in Fort Scott that are part of Gordon Parks’ history. Fee: $8. https://www.gordonparkscenter.org/events or by phone or mail.
4:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. — Showing of the film Moments Without Proper Names in FSCC Ellis Fine Arts Center/Auditorium. FREE.
Friday, October 6th
9:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. — Registration open outside of Museum.
9:00 a.m. – 9:50 a.m. — “Parks and Muhammad Ali” Professor John Edwin Mason, Associated Professor, University of Virginia Department of History will explore the special friendship between Gordon Parks and Muhammad Ali. Gordon photographed the heavy weight champion on two separate photo-essays for LIFE magazine. During that time, a great bond was created between both Parks and Ali. FSCC Ellis Fine Arts Center/Auditorium. FREE.
10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. — “A Conversation with Choice of Weapon Honorees.” The 2023 “Choice of Weapons Award” honorees, Tommy Dodson, Mario Sprouse, and Deborah Willis. FSCC Ellis Fine Arts Center/Auditorium. FREE.
11:30 a.m. – 12:15 p.m. — (Lunch and Learn Event) “Harlem Renaissance and the Renaissance Man” with Randal Jelks, Professor of African and African American Studies and American Studies at University of Kansas. This presentation will share the history, journey, and connection of two titans of the early 20th century — Langston Hughes, a poet and playwright, and Gordon Parks, a photographer. This presentation will reveal their shared legacy through an exhibit panel display that celebrates their lives and careers. This will also be the official launch opening with ribbon cutting of the exhibit. Our program is brought to us by Humanities Kansas. The Lunch and Learn is free to attend, but the sack lunches are only available by pre-purchase for $10 each by Thur, Oct. 4. Those planning to purchase the lunches may go online at https://www.gordonparkscenter.org/events or by phone or check by mail or bring your own lunch and join us. Dessert and drinks also available in the FSCC Ellis Fine Arts Center. FREE to attend, except for lunch.
12:30 p.m. – 1:30 p.m. — (Lunch and Learn Event) “Back to Fort Scott, Now” and “I Needed Paris Update” with Michael Cheers, Associate Professor, Photojournalism, School of Journalism and Mass Communications, San Jose State University, Shreepad Joglekar, Department of Art & Associate Professor, Kansas State University and Jason Miccolo Johnson, former Professor in the Journalism and Mass Communications Department at Savannah State University. The presentation of the “Back to Fort Scott, Now” project, is the reimaging and tribute of Gordon Parks photos that he had taken in Fort Scott, KS, in 1950. Parks was on assignment for LIFE magazine to do a story on segregated schools and to follow up with his classmates that he graduated with from the segregated Plaza School in Fort Scott. Cheers & Joglekar will share project research and discuss the October photo exhibition. Professors Cheers and Johnson, will also provide an update and share photos of the “I Needed Paris” project that took a group of African American photographers through Paris, traversing the same streets and neighborhoods as Gordon Parks, when he worked in the Paris bureau of Life magazine in the early 1950s. This session reimagines Gordon’s iconic fashion, portrait and documentary photo essay work. Our program is brought to us by Evergy. The Lunch and Learn is free to attend, but the sack lunches are only available by pre-purchase for $10 each by Thursday, Oct. 5. Those planning to purchase the lunches may go online at https://www.gordonparkscenter.org/events or by phone or check by mail or bring your own lunch and join us. Dessert and drinks also available in the FSCC Ellis Fine Arts Center. FREE to attend, except for lunch.
2:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. — “The Collections and Works of Yvonne Palkowitsh” Yvonne, a self-taught fine arts photographer born and raised in Fort Scott, KS, delves into the depths of storytelling through her work. She will be showcasing a collection of her pieces, which will be on display during her presentation. Through her use of painterly techniques, Yvonne transforms traditional photographs into imaginative and soulful tales. Her inspiration stems from the power and vulnerability found within dark and ambiguous locations, infused with rich colors. Yvonne’s creative process begins with carefully planned scenes, followed by the use of detailed digital composite techniques, resulting in surreal and thought-provoking narratives that tell unique stories of her subjects. Supported in part by Bourbon County Arts Council. FSCC Ellis Fine Arts Center. FREE.
4:00 p.m. – 4:30 p.m. — “Free To Serve” (Mural Unveiling) Join us for the unveiling of the new mural display featuring the “1st Kansas Colored Infantry.” This is in honor and tribute of their sacrifice and willingness to serve. The mural will be on display at the north downtown building located at 9 South Main St, near Skubitz Plaza. FREE.
7:30 p.m. – “Celebration Dance Party” featuring, Kansas City All Stars. Celebrate and dance the night away to the Premier Dance Party Band in Kansas City. This KC Band will perform some of the best R&B and Dance hits for all generations. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. Cash bar available. The River Room, 3 W. Oak St. All seats reserved. Fee: $25.00 each or $30 at the door. Tickets available online https://www.gordonparkscenter.org/events, by phone or by mail. Supported in part by The Bourbon County Arts Council, and Peerless Products, Inc. in Fort Scott, KS.
Saturday, October 7th
9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. — Registration open outside of Museum.
8:50 a.m. – 10:00 a.m. — “Open Mic Poetry” This open mic is for any poets, rappers, musicians, or artists of all ages to read their work. Bring your friends, your poetry, your instruments, your beats, your inspirations, your creativity, and your talent! No sign-up necessary, just hop on the mic when you’re ready! Hosted by poet, Barbara L. Eikner. FSCC Ellis Fine Arts Center/Gordon Parks Museum. Coffee, water, juice, and light refreshments will be available. FREE.
10:15 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. — “Back to Fort Scott, Plaza School Classmates and Descendants” Katherine Karlin, Professor, Emerita, English Department, Kansas State University and Natassja Norwood, Undergraduate Student at Kansas State University will introduce and share findings from their research about Gordon Parks classmates and their decedents from the segregated Plaza School in Fort Scott. FSCC Ellis Fine Arts Center. FREE.
11:30 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. — (Lunch and Learn Event) “History of the Hawkins/Plaza School and All-School Reunion” This presentation and event will explore the history of the (1884 – 1956) segregated Hawkins/Plaza School that Gordon Parks attended. We will also honor former students that attended either school throughout the years. Join us as we take a journey through time to learn about the school(s). We encourage former students that attended the school to share their experience, stories and more during their time at the segregated school. There will also be a group photo of the former students that attended Hawkins/Plaza School. FREE “BBQ by the Patio”. Join us for some great barbeque, potato salad, chips, desserts, drinks. Sponsored by Dunks BBQ. (Visitors may bring their own lunch.) Drinks will be provided. There is no cost for the lunch, but registration for the BBQ is required either online https://www.gordonparkscenter.org/events, by phone or by mail by Fri, Oct. 6. Donations are certainly appreciated.
FSCC Ellis Fine Arts Center. FREE.
1:30 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. — Showing of the Criterion Collection film The Learning Tree in FSCC Ellis Fine Arts Center/Auditorium. FREE.
3:15 p.m. – 4:15 p.m. Guided Trolley Tour of Gordon Parks’ Fort Scott & The Learning Tree Film Scene Locations. Meet at the entrance of the FSCC Ellis Fine Arts Center. See the places in Fort Scott that are part of Gordon Parks’ history. Fee: $8. https://www.gordonparkscenter.org/events at phone or by mail.
7:00 p.m. – “Celebration Tribute Dinner” (Social Hour starts at 6:00 p.m.) Join us for an evening of celebration and dinner, music performance and tribute to past honorees and Gordon Parks. The evening will be highlighted by the presentation of the 2023 “Gordon Parks Choice of Weapons Award” to Tommy Dodson, Mario Sprouse, and Deborah Willis. There will also be a presentation of the inaugural “Gordon Parks Learning Tree Award” to Jill Warford. This event will be held at the Liberty Theater. 113 S. Main St. All seats reserved. Fee: $35.00. Tickets available online at https://www.gordonparkscenter.org/events, by phone or by mail. (Reserve by Wed, Oct. 4).
Sunday, October 8th
9:00 a.m. – Breakfast at Crooner’s Lounge. Enjoy a breakfast buffet at one of Fort Scott’s finest! Located at 117 S. Main Street, Downtown Fort Scott. You’re sure to find something on the buffet to please. Check it out at: fscrooners.com. (No ticket required-everyone pays for their own).
TICKET PURCHASE FOR THE 2023 CELEBRATION:
Friday, October 6th Celebration Dance Party – Purchase and reserve online, phone, or at the door.
Saturday, October 7th BBQ by the Patio –Reservation. FREE. Please reserve by Friday, October 6. FREE.
Saturday, October 7th Tribute Dinner-Reservation Only. Please reserve by Wednesday, October 4.
- (Lunch and Learn) “Learning From Gordon Parks”: I would like to purchase _______ lunch tickets at $10 each for a total of $ ________. Please select any dietary options: Vegan: Qty ______ Vegetarian: Qty ________
- (Lunch and Learn Event) “Harlem Renaissance and the Renaissance Man”: I would like to purchase _______ tickets at $10 each for a total of $ ________. Please select any dietary options: Vegan: Qty ______ Vegetarian: Qty ________
- (Lunch and Learn Event): “Back to Fort Scott Now and I Needed Paris Update”: I would like to purchase _______ tickets at $10 each for a total of $ ________. Please select any dietary options: Vegan: Qty ______ Vegetarian: Qty ________
- Celebration Dance Party: I would like to purchase _______ tickets at $25 each for a total of $ ________.
- BBQ on the Patio: I would like to reserve_______ tickets FREE. Please select any dietary options: Vegan: Qty ______ Vegetarian: Qty ________
- Celebration Tribute Dinner: I would like to purchase _______ tickets at $35 each for a total of $ ________. Please select any dietary options: Vegan: Qty______ Vegetarian: Qty ________
Total Registration Cost…………………………………………………………………$________.
Name, Address: __________________________________________________________________________
Phone # & Email: _________________________________________________________________________
__________CHECK ENCLOSED payable to the Gordon Parks Museum
Gordon Parks Museum
2108 S. Horton St. Fort Scott, KS 66701
Or register online at www.gordonparkscenter.org
Questions? Call us at 620-223-2700, ext. 5850 or email: [email protected]
Celebration attendees can receive a 10% off “Gordon Parks” hotel rate for at the Sleep Inn Hotel and Suites 302 E. Wall St. Call 620-223-2555 to reserve and ask for the Celebration discount or go online by using the reservation link below. Check out visitfortscott.com for more hotel and lodging options.
http://www.choicehotels.com/ires/en-US/html/ArrivalInfo?hotel=KS190&srp=LGPARK&pu=no
This 20th annual celebration was supported in part by Bourbon County Arts Council, Evergy, Fort Scott Community College Greyhound Foundation, Community Health Center of Southeast Kansas, Humanities Kansas and Peerless Products.
Gordon Parks Celebration Dance: October 6
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Award for Breastfeeding Support Received by SEKMCHD
Submitted by Becky Johnson, Administrator/Director of the Southeast Kansas Multi-County Health Department.
The Bourbon County office is located at 524 S. Lowman and can be reached at 620.223.4464 or [email protected]
Recently all four of the offices of SEK Multi-County Health Department (SEKMCHD) (Allen, Anderson, Bourbon and Woodson Counties) have received the Gold Level “Breastfeeding Employees Support Award” from the Kansas Breastfeeding Coalition and its Business Case for Breastfeeding program.
We have worked very hard to get this award for our offices and are pleased with the continual growth we are having for employee support, recruitment and retention. It is the goal of SEK Multi-County Health Department to become and remain a family-forward workplace, to provide resources and education for our employees and to normalize breastfeeding, as it is a healthy and natural way to feed your baby and is essential to maintaining the workforce.
SEKMCHD benefits not only from staff retention but also from turnover costs, healthcare costs savings and reduction of absenteeism. Child care is difficult to find, as most parents know, so we allow new moms to bring their baby to work with them for the first 6 months. We also benefit from staff satisfaction and these days, that it not an easy thing to maintain. My motto is “Take care of your employees and they’ll take care of you”. I am blessed with a great group of employees that want to work in public health and I spend a lot of time making sure their needs are met and finding new ways to retain them.
We have taken on several new services in the last couple of years, one being our Breastfeeding Peer Counselor Program and have been able to hire new employees to provide this service to our communities. Our clientele has grown so much that we now have 2 Breastfeeding Peer Counselors (Holly Fritter, who covers Bourbon and Woodson Counties and Khloe Utley, who covers Allen and Anderson Counties) and a supervisor for this program (Brittany Frishman, who is our Designated Breastfeeding Expert and covers all 4 counties). This ties right in with the support we offer our employees. Also, our staff have taken several levels of courses on breastfeeding, we’ve remodeled/updated areas in each of our offices for lactation rooms and can offer professional lactation support to our communities.
I am so very proud of our team and the accomplishments we’ve made through the turmoil that has been faced in public health in recent years. It’s nice to see something positive take off so well!
Obituary of Mildred Bosley
Mildred D. Bosley, age 81, a resident of rural Walnut, Kansas, passed away Saturday, September 23, 2023, at the Solace House in Joplin, Missouri. She was born June 10, 1942, in Arcadia, Kansas, the daughter of Lewis J. Endicott and Irene Boxley Endicott.
She married Eddie A. Bosley on April 25, 1959. Prior to her marriage, Mildred had worked as a waitress at Greer’s Café, and she also provided babysitting services. Her main occupation was taking care of her family. As the mother of six children, there were many needs to be met. She diligently worked in the garden and canned the fruits of her labor. She also enjoyed making dresses for her daughters to wear.
Caring for others came naturally to Mildred. After her children were grown, she cared for her mother for several years. She later took a job at the Medicalodge in Girard where she worked in the dietary department for ten years. Mildred was a longtime member of the Grace Baptist Tabernacle in Ft. Scott.
Survivors include her six children, Ed Bosley (Melody) of Hutchinson, KS; Teresa Zimmerman (David), Gary Bosley (Christine) and David Bosley (Avis) all of Ft. Scott; Homer Bosley (Nina) of Walnut, KS and Tina Harper (Danny) of Hepler, KS; sixteen grandchildren and numerous great-grandchildren. Also surviving is a brother, Ron Endicott of Bridgewater, New Jersey.
Mildred was preceded in death by her husband, Eddie Bosley of February 11, 2021. She was also preceded in death by a grandson and a granddaughter, as well as her parents, two brothers and three sisters.
Following cremation, Rev. Paul Rooks will conduct a celebration of life service at 10:30 Monday, October 9th at the Grace Baptist Tabernacle Family Life Center.
Private burial will take place in the Rosedale Cemetery.
Mildred faithfully supported mission projects. Therefore, in lieu of flowers, memorials are suggested to either the Grace Baptist Mission Fund where it will be used for the Bearing Precious Seed Ministry or to the Mt. Orum Baptist Church Mission Fund where it will be used for the Shoebox Ministry.
Donations may be left in care of the Cheney Witt Chapel, 201 S. Main, P.O. Box 347, Ft. Scott, KS 66701. Words of remembrance may be submitted to the online guestbook at cheneywitt.com.