Sen. Marshall Completes 105 Town Hall Circuit Across Kansas
(Washington, D.C., December 1, 2022) – U.S. Senator Roger Marshall, M.D. today announced completion of 105 town halls in each of Kansas’ 105 counties. The announcement comes just weeks before the conclusion of the 117th Congress – Senator Marshall’s first as a U.S. Senator. Be sure to click HERE or on the image below to watch a highlight reel from his 105 town halls.
“The very first time I met Senator Bob Dole he told me, ‘go out and listen to the people of Kansas – they will give you the answer.’ That’s exactly what we did with our 105 town hall meetings in each of Kansas’ 105 counties,” said Senator Marshall. “Without a doubt, one of my favorite parts of the job is getting out of D.C. to have real conversations with fellow Kansans about their ideas and about the issues impacting their lives. I want to thank everyone who attended our town halls for it is their input, support, prayers, and words of encouragement that allow me to continue the fight in Congress to protect those Kansas values we all hold so dear.”
In case you missed it, here is some coverage of some of Senator Marshall’s 105 county town hall circuit:
- KWCH: Tensions fly over vaccine mandates during town hall with Sen. Roger Marshall
- Concordia Blade Empire: Marshall addresses issues during town hall meeting
- The Sunflower: Senator Roger Marshall visits Wichita
- Salina Journal: COVID mandates, agriculture highlight Sen. Marshall town hall
- Lincoln Sentinel Republican: Roger Marshall holds town hall meeting
- Sunflower State Journal: Marshall makes eastern Kansas town hall swing
- KSN: Senator Roger Marshall seeks out Kansas residents’ concerns and opinions
- KMAN Radio: Sen. Marshall discusses Afghanistan, vaccine mandates, and packing plants at Manhattan town hall
- Junction City Union: Senator Roger Marshall holds town hall in Junction City
- Independent Reporter: Marshall covers wide range of topics at local town hall
- Hiawatha World: U.S. Senator Roger Marshall meets with locals in a town hall Saturday
- Atchison Globe: Sen. Roger Marshall pays visit to Atchison
- KSN: Aviation union members meet with Senator Roger Marshall to talk about vaccine mandate
- Derby Informer: Marshall’s Derby town hall brings a crowd looking for answers
- Kansas City Star: Hear Kansas Sen. Roger Marshall’s take on vaccine mandates, the Capitol insurrection protest, and the infrastructure bill
- Topeka Capital Journal: ‘This is a time to believe in the science of our vaccines’: Sen. Roger Marshall downplays delta variant
Grand Ole Opry Veteran Daryl Mosley comes to Ft. Scott!
Waverly, TN – The community is invited to attend a concert by singer, songwriter, and storyteller Daryl Mosley on Wednesday, December 7 at First Southern Baptist Church, 1818 S. Main Street, Ft. Scott, KS.
From countless appearances on “The Grand Ole Opry” to classic shows at the famous Bluebird Cafe to a touring schedule of over 150 concerts per year, singer/songwriter Daryl Mosley has been sharing his songs and his stories with America for over 30 years. Daryl has written three Song of the Year award winners, eight of his songs have made it to number one, and he has twice been named Songwriter of the Year! His songs have been recorded by dozens of artists ranging from bluegrass legend Bobby Osborne to country star Lynn Anderson to Southern Gospel’s The Booth Brothers, and have been featured on television shows ranging from “American Idol” to “The View.” One of his best-known songs, “(Ask the Blind Man) He Saw It All,” was named one of the top Southern Gospel songs of all time!
Gospel music legend Bill Gaither calls Daryl “a poet-and we don’t have many poets left!” Daryl says, “I just write and sing songs about real life and real people; songs about faith and home and community are the foundation of my music because those are the things that are most precious to me.” Daryl’s concert is an intimate opportunity to hear his songs of life and faith as well as the entertaining stories of the people and events that inspired them.
The concert is free to the public but a love offering will be taken. For additional information, contact Patty Lindley at 502 262-0428.
Dancers Open Pop-Up Shop Dec. 1
Tracy and Kathy Dancer will give a preview starting Thursday of the micro retail concept that they will be creating next year at the former Scottish Rite Temple at 110 S. Main.
The pop-up business is being operated by Bourbon County Handcrafted doing business as 110 South Main Mercantile and Market, which is owned by the Dancers. Attendees will enter through the main entrance / lobby of the old Scottish Rite Temple.
The pop-up will be open December 1st, 2nd, 3rd from noon until 8:00 p.m.
“We might add days since we have additional artisans and producers wanting to be featured in the space,” Kathy said.
Micro retail site is coming
“The idea for the 110 South Main Mercantile and Market pop-up was born from the micro retail/ retail incubator concept,” Kathy said. “Next year, we will be offering retail spaces for small businesses that are either just getting started or operating on a micro level and do not need their own dedicated space.”
“The pop-up will give the community a chance to preview the micro retail concept that we will be implementing next year at 110 South Main,” she said. “We want feedback from the community about the products we have sourced for the pop-up and what artist and handcrafters they would like to see in the future.”
Items for sale
“Most of items featured in the pop-up are handcrafted in Kansas,” she said. “We are featuring Kansas products such as jewelry, perfumes, beard care products, candles, candies, and preserves.”
“We also have items produced outside of Kansas, but featuring Kansas themes such as clothing, bison artwork, and children’s books,” she said.
“Finally, we are bringing in some products that we will be offering in the cafe and distillery space next year including craft drink mixes, custom pint glasses, and fudge,” Kathy said. “The pop-up shop will also have pieces from local and area artisans including dimensional wood art, handcrafted accent furniture, epoxied glass, and hand embellished decor items.”
Tracy Dancer is a software architect and also currently serves in the U.S. Army Reserves. Kathy is a former school administrator and currently works in educational consulting.
They purchased the historic building in January 2021.
They are currently renovating the cafe space in the building, with hopes of an opening in 2023.
To view a prior story on the Dancers and the building:
KDOT: Owl Creek and Paint Creek Bridges to Be Replaced in Bourbon County
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The Bourbon County Sheriff’s Office Daily Reports Nov. 30
Obituary of Francis Corinne Oskee
Frances Corinne Oskee, age 99, a former resident of Ft. Scott, Kansas and more recently of Nevada, Missouri, passed away Monday, November 28, 2022, at the Medicalodge of Nevada. She was born July 7, 1923, in Fulton, Kansas, the daughter of Henry Lawrence Bloesser and Kittie Frances Martin Bloesser. Corinne attended grade school in Stotesbury, Missouri and graduated from the Stotesbury High School with the Class of 1940. She married Albert Mark Oskee on January 21, 1951, at the West Liberty United Methodist Church. In earlier years, Corinne worked as a seamstress at Key Work Clothes. She later took a position with the Western Insurance Company where she worked in the Comp. and Liability Department for over thirty years. She was a longtime member of the West Liberty United Methodist Church. Music was always an important part of Corinne’s life. She served as church pianist for over fifty years. She also performed with the Crazy Eight Music Group which performed at many area socials and civic events. She had been active with the Fulton Eastern Star, the Stotesbury Grange, and the Hume Lions Club as well as the Old Forters Camping Club.
Corinne was preceded in death by her husband, Mark, on November 20, 2006. She was also preceded in death by her parents; three brothers, Jim, Joe and Bob Bloesser and a sister, Mary Buckles. Survivors include a niece, Nancy McCrery and a nephew, Larry Buckles; and great-nieces and great-nephews including her care giver, Crystal Bearce as well as Eric McCrery, Kim Dade and Kerry Jennings.
Pastor Don Flanner will conduct funeral services at 10:00 A.M. Monday, December 5th at the Cheney Witt Chapel. Burial will follow in the U. S. National Cemetery in Ft. Scott, Kansas. Memorials are suggested to the West Liberty United Methodist Church or to Heartland Hospice 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.
Obituary of Teresa Wunderly
Teresa Marie Wunderly, 55, of Fulton, Kansas, passed away Saturday, November 26, 2022, at the Girard Medical Center. She was born July 12, 1967, in Fort Scott, Kansas, the daughter of Charles Frederick Wunderly and Elizabeth Ann (Noggle) Wunderly.
Teresa worked with Ace Hardware stores for twenty-two years with five of those at Cronister’s Ace in Girard, Kansas, and seventeen at Mayco Ace in Fort Scott. She also drove a school bus for Fort Scott U234 for seventeen years, and was a member of the Fulton United Methodist Church.
Survivors include her mother, Elizabeth (Wunderly) Freeman, of Fulton, Kansas; two sisters, Brenda Wunderly and Betty Wunderly, and a brother, Hugh Wunderly, all of Fulton; a niece, a nephew, 1 great-niece, and 4 great-nephews. She was preceded in death by her father, Charles Wunderly, and an infant brother, David Wunderly.
Pastor Connie Edgerton will conduct funeral services at 11:00 a.m. Saturday, December 3, 2022, at the Konantz-Cheney Funeral Home, with burial following at the Memory Gardens of Bourbon County Cemetery. The family will receive friends Friday evening, December 2, 2022, at the funeral home from 5:00-6:00 p.m. Memorial contributions may be made to the Hammond Community Center or Fort Scott FFA 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.
Lake Fort Scott: Water Level Will Drop Slowly
Even though we have had some rain over the last couple of weeks the river, Cedar Creek, and Rock Creek water levels are dropping to levels that is posing a problem to our city water supply.
We will have to start taking water from Lake Fort Scott starting this morning/early afternoon.
Residents of the Lake will not notice any difference in the level of the lake for a few days since we are going to take it slow and only open the valve a small portion.
We will continue to update everyone on this progress throughout so citizens will know what is happening.
Thank you for your cooperation. #togetherwecan.
Submitted by:
Brad Matkin
Assistant City Manager/HR Director
City of Fort Scott.
Chamber Coffee to be hosted by Fort Scott National Historic Site
The Fort Scott Area Chamber of Commerce invites members and guests to a Chamber Coffee event this Thursday, December 1st at 8 a.m. hosted by Fort Scott National Historic Site, 1 Old Fort Blvd.
The Coffee will be held in the Theater on the Fort grounds. This area is upstairs in the building just west of the main entrance and both stairs and an elevator are available.
We encourage everyone to come meet the new Fort Superintendent, Jill Jaworski, and visit with the Friends of the Fort Scott National Historic Site.
Coffee, juice, and light refreshments will be served in addition to a door prize drawing. Contact the Chamber of Commerce at (620) 223-3566 for more information.
Jaworski Assumes Leadership of Fort Scott National Historic Site
Jill Jaworski, selected as the new superintendent of Fort Scott National Historic Site, has moved to Fort Scott this month.
Her college education gave her a lead into the National Park Service.
Jarworski earned a Bachelor’s Degree in Education with emphasis on Outdoor Education and Recreation from the University of Nebraska at Omaha.
“My original position (with NPS) was at Jewel Cave National Monument working as an Interpretive Park Ranger/Cave Guide for an internship for college,” she said. “That led to a seasonal position at the same park the following summer after I graduated college.”
She worked for two seasons at Jewel Cave National Monument and as a General Park Ranger at Mount Rainier National Park.
“Then September 11th occurred, and I transitioned to a career as a Law Enforcement Park Ranger for the next 21 ½ years before accepting the Superintendent position at Fort Scott National Historic Site,” she said.
At Fort Scott, Jaworski is returning to her mid-western roots.
“I was born in a very small, rural town in Nebraska and raised in Omaha where my parents and two of my siblings still live,” she said. “I also have a sister and her family who reside in Leawood, KS. The majority of my ancestors who immigrated to the U.S. in the 1800s were farmers in Nebraska, Missouri, Iowa, and Ohio.”
Extensive Experience
Jaworski has over 20 years of experience in NPS assignments including interpretation, emergency services, and law enforcement, according to a NPS press release.
Prior to Fort Scott, Jarworski served as the acting superintendent at Appomattox Court House National Military Park and Booker T. Washington National Monument.
As Chief Park Ranger, she has extensive experience in managing special park uses, events, permitting, and emergency response. At Cape Lookout National Seashore, she has served as a park ranger at Cumberland Island National Seashore, Castillo De San Marcos National Monument/Fort Matanzas National Monument, Wind Cave National Park, Jewel Cave National Monument, White Sands National Monument, Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Curecanti National Recreation Area, Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park, and Mount Rainier National Park.
Jaworski’s background in complex park operations including cultural resource management and resource protection and her strong collaboration and team building skills will be an asset to Fort Scott, according to a press release from NPS.
In her spare time, she enjoys hiking, camping, traveling, walking her dog, researching genealogy, and playing pickleball and tennis.
Carl Brenner remains the Supervisory Park Ranger for Interpretation and Resources, after serving as interim superintendent.
CHAMBER ANNOUNCES CHRISTMAS LIGHT TROLLEY TOURS
The Fort Scott Area Chamber of Commerce is excited to announce that reservations are now being taken for the 2022 Dolly Hollyday Christmas Light Trolley Tours. The 50-minute tour is a fun outing for families, friends, or co-workers to see the most festive Christmas lights in Fort Scott.
Tours will run nightly from Friday, December 9th through Friday, December 23rd. There will be two tours each evening at 5:45 and 7pm. There will be an additional 8:15pm tour on the included Friday and Saturday nights.
The cost of tour is $8 for adults and $5 for children 12 and under or the whole trolley may be booked for $125, seating up to twenty-two passengers. Those taking the tour are invited to arrive at the Chamber early for complimentary cookies, hot cocoa, and glow necklaces for the ride.
Contact the Fort Scott Area Chamber of Commerce for more information at 620-223-3566 or visit fortscott.com.