Karen K. Keen, age 81, a resident of Overland Park, KS, passed away at the St. Luke’s Hospice House, Kansas City, October 3, 2023, comforted by her son Jeff and daughter-in-law Lilie Hall.
Karen was born in Calhoun, MO, April 26, 1942, to Dorthy Beryl Rushing and Paul Leaford Savage. The family later moved to Fort Scott where she met her husband, Gary Hall. Gary’s service in the Navy took them to various duty stations and travel overseas where she developed her love of traveling. She later owned her own travel agency, International Tours, in Tahlequah, OK. After moving back to Overland Park, she continued organizing cruises for friends and family.
Karen is survived by sons Jeff Hall (wife Lilie), Mitch Hall (wife Kella), stepchildren Heather Aaron (husband Greg), Ralph Keen (wife Teresa), Taylor Keen (wife Jennifer), Emerald Sheridan (husband Louie), 9 grandchildren, 7 great-grandchildren, and numerous nieces and nephews, all of which she loved dearly. She was preceded in death by 3 husbands, her sister, parents and stepsons Gary Aaron and John Keen.
Rev. Chuck Russell will conduct memorial services at 11:30 AM Thursday, October 12th, at the Cheney Witt Chapel.
Burial will follow in the U. S. National Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 10:30 AM until service time Thursday morning at the funeral home.
In lieu of flowers the family requests donations to the St. Luke’s Foundation and may be left in care of the Cheney Witt Chapel, P.O. Box 347, 201 S. Main St., Fort Scott, KS 66701. Words of remembrance may be submitted to the online guestbook at cheneywitt.com.
Unified School District 234
424 South Main
Fort Scott, KS 66701-2697
620-223-0800 Fax 620-223-2760
DESTRY BROWN
Superintendent
BOARD OF EDUCATION REGULAR MEETING
October 9, 2023 – 5:30 P.M.
PUBLIC AGENDA
1.0 Call Meeting to Order David Stewart, President
2.0 Flag Salute
3.0 Approval of the Official Agenda (Action Item)
4.0 Approval of the Consent Agenda (Action Item)
4.1 Board Minutes
4.2 Financials-Cash Flow Report
4.3 Check Register
4.4 Payroll – September 20, 2023 – $1,638,198.05
4.5 Activity Fund accounts
4.6 USD 234 Gifts
4.7 FSHS Extended Trip Applications
4.8 FSHS Fundraising Applications
4.9 Ratification of Investments
4.10 USD 234 Substitute Pay Schedule Adjustment
5.0 Recognitions (Information/Discussion Item)
5.1 Student Recognition
5.2 Employee Recognition
6.0 Leadership Reports (Information/Discussion Item)
6.1 Superintendent’s Report
6.2 Assistant Superintendent’s Report
6.3 Special Education Director’s Report
7.0 Old Business
8.0 New Business
8.1 Acceptance of Appreciated Stock (Action Item)
8.2 District Health Insurance Recommendation (Action Item)
9.0 Public Forum
10.0 Other Business – Personnel Matters
10.1 Enter Executive Session – Personnel Matters (Action Item)
10.2 Exit Executive Session
10.3 Approval of Personnel Report (Action Item)
11.0 Adjourn Meeting David Stewart, President
Bourbon County Courthouse
210 S. National Ave Fort Scott, KS 66701 Phone: 620-223-3800
Fax: 620-223-5832
Bourbon County, Kansas
1st District Commissioner
2nd District Commissioner
3rd District Commissioner
Bourbon County Commission Agenda 210 S. National Ave.
Fort Scott, KS 66701
October 10, 2023 5:30 p.m.
A special meeting of the Board of Bourbon County Commissioners
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.
There will not be a Bourbon County Commission meeting held on Monday, October 9th due to the courthouse being closed in observance of Columbus Day.
Submitted by
Jennifer Hawkins
Bourbon County Clerk
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Edwin “Eddie” Leon Loar, sixty years of age, passed away unexpectedly at his home on October 2, 2023.
Eddie was born February 23, 1963 in Fort Scott, Kansas to the late Glen and Barbara Loar. He was the youngest of three children.
Eddie got his GED in 1986 while attending Fort Scott Community College truck driving school.
He grew up on a farm in Mapleton, Kansas and lived in several of the surrounding small towns in his adult life until January 2000 when he followed his heart to Sherman, Texas to be with his wife, Dana Morrow, and later moved to Denison, Texas.
Eddie was a believer in Christ and often spoke of the day he would go to heaven and get to see his mom again.
Eddie worked several jobs over the years as a butcher, maintenance man, over the road truck driver, trimmer/styler at Tyson’s, and most recently concrete truck driver for Texas Shotcrete. He had a passion for OTR driving and would take landscape photos and videos of the places he got to see, until his health took him off the road.
Eddie enjoyed spending time with family and friends, joking around and laughing, he was the life of the party and made friends with everyone he met.
He enjoyed many activities such as fishing, floating on the river, camping, horseshoes, playing his guitar and harmonica, cooking holiday dinners for family, and talking with friends on IMVU.
Eddie was a devoted husband, father, and friend. He will be deeply missed by all who knew him.
Eddie is survived by his wife, Dana Morrow of Denison, Texas; his children Tiffany Whitley and Sierra Loar of Fort Scott, Kansas, Alex and Zachary Loar of Lebanon, Missouri, and Trevor Acree and wife Alyssa of Bonham, Texas and ten grandchildren, and one great-granddaughter.
Flowers, donations, and condolences may be brought to the Celebration of Life on October 20, 2023, at Gunn Park Fort Scott, KS shelter 5 from 5:00 pm- 8:00 pm.
Eddie’s final resting place will be Dayton Cemetery Mapelton, KS.
Karen Kay Keen, age 81, resident of Overland Park, KS, died Tuesday, October 3, 2023, at the St. Luke’s Hospice House, Kansas City, MO. Rev. Chuck Russell will conduct memorial services at 11:30 AM Thursday, October 12th, at the Cheney Witt Chapel. Burial will follow in the U. S. National Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 10:30 AM until service time Thursday morning at the funeral home. Words of remembrance may be submitted to the online guestbook at cheneywitt.com.
Third Street Park is ready for the community to enjoy.
New children’s play equipment with mulching and new stairs leading to the ballpark on Third Street was recently completed.
“This is a $92,000 project that was funded by the Patterson Family Foundation, Blue Cross and Blue Shield Pathways to a Healthy Kansas, and a contribution from The City of Fort Scott,” Rachel Carpenter, director of the Healthy Bourbon Action Team (HBCAT), who is spearheading the project, said.
“The playground is open to the public!” she said.
The need for Third Street Park’s improvement project was identified by the community through public forums, surveys, and a steering committee, according to Carpenter, in a prior press release.
A Building Up Our Neighborhoods Placemaking project has already repaired the bathrooms and existing structures, including the basketball goal. Last month stairs were made from the upper level of the park to the lower level.
Community members were able to develop priorities that they wanted to see happen at the park, Carpenter said in a prior press release. Those priorities:
“Fort Scott Kiwanis provided volunteers to fix the existing structures, the basketball goals, and paint the bathrooms,” she said. “The City of Fort Scott provided an additional $10,000 that will go towards fixing up the bathrooms, fixing the pavilion floor, and surfacing for the existing structures.”
‘We are still collaborating with the City of Fort Scott to update the fixtures of the bathroom and fix the pavilion floor,” Carpenter said.
Last week, Playscapes, Yates Center, installed the new playground structures and put down the rubber mulch surfacing.
The playground structures include a Temple Trolley, a Swizzler, and two bouncers.
Come and visit the Pioneer Harvest Fiesta! Today is the first day! The quilt show opens from 9am to 4pm today and Saturday. Sunday’s hours are noon to 3pm. There are many beautiful quilts to admire. Cassino Richardson is here with her fabrics, precuts, books and more. Erica of Nine Patch Quilt Shop has a variety of Christmas gifts and ideas to choose from. Watch Bobbi Schroeder do wonders with her quilting machine. At 1pm Saturday come to listen to Paul Milks as he tells us of his journey with Cross Stitch. He has beautiful designs for you to see.
Don’t forget the bean feed Friday evening complete with cornbread and all the add ons. It is free with a Pioneer Harvest 2023 Collector button. $5 gives you a button which gets you in the show all three days. What a deal! There is also a car show on Saturday off Eddy Street at the north end of the fairgrounds.
Submitted by Jackie Warren
