The Bourbon County Sheriff’s Office Daily Reports March 31
FS Spring Town-Wide Garage Sale Is May 6-7
Mark your calendars for the Spring Town-wide Garage Sale on Friday and Saturday, May 6th and 7th. Now is the time to get your garage sale on the map.
The Fort Scott Area Chamber of Commerce encourages residents to do your spring cleaning and make room for something new. Garage sales may be registered through the Chamber by 1 p.m., Monday, May 2nd for only $12. The registration fee lists your sale on the official garage sale map, receive two colorful balloons and enables the Chamber to advertise the sale throughout the region on the radio, newspaper, social media, and the Chamber website.
In addition to garage sale listings, businesses are encouraged to advertise on the map, which will be distributed to shoppers the week of the Town-wide Garage Sale. The maps will be distributed from several local stores, the Chamber, social media, and fortscott.com. The cost to place a business ad or coupon is $25 for small ad and $35 for larger ad.
Garage sales may be registered in person at the Chamber office at 231 E. Wall St., 8am-5pm Monday through Friday, online at fortscott.com, or over the phone using debit or credit card by calling (620) 223-3566.
COVID-19 Second Booster Available
KDHE Supports FDA and CDC Recommendation for Second Dose of COVID-19 Booster for Certain Individuals
TOPEKA – The Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) has authorized the over 2,000 COVID-19 vaccine providers across Kansas to begin offering a second dose of either the Pfizer-BioNTech or Moderna COVID-19 vaccines for individuals aged 50 and over and certain immunocompromised individuals following authorization from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and recommendation from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). In addition, CDC recommends adults who received a primary vaccine and booster dose of Johnson & Johnson’s Janssen COVID-19 vaccine at least 4 months ago may now receive a second booster dose using an mRNA COVID-19 vaccine.
These updated recommendations acknowledge the increased risk of severe disease in certain populations, including those who are over the age of 50 with multiple underlying conditions, along with the currently available data on vaccine and booster effectiveness.
The following updates were made to booster shot eligibility.
- A second booster dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine or Moderna COVID-19 Vaccine may be administered to individuals 50 years of age and older at least 4 months after receipt of a first booster dose of any authorized or approved COVID-19 vaccine.
- A second booster dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine may be administered to individuals 12 years of age and older with certain kinds of immunocompromise at least 4 months after receipt of a first booster dose of any authorized or approved COVID-19 vaccine. These are people who have undergone solid organ transplantation, or who are living with conditions that are considered to have an equivalent level of immunocompromise.
- A second booster dose of the Moderna COVID-19 Vaccine may be administered at least 4 months after the first booster dose of any authorized or approved COVID-19 vaccine to individuals 18 years of age and older with the same certain kinds of immunocompromise.
Vaccines remain the best tool to protect people from COVID-19, slow transmission and reduce the likelihood of new variants emerging. The authorized COVID-19 vaccines are highly effective in preventing serious illness, hospitalizations, and death. COVID-19 booster shots are authorized for all people ages 12 and over. To find a vaccine near you, visit Vaccines.gov.
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Chamber Coffee at Iron Star March 31
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Prisoner Walks Away in Johnson County
KANSAS DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS RESIDENT ALEXIS WOLFGEHER #126758 WALKED AWAY FROM CONTRACT PLACEMENT IN JOHNSON COUNTY
TOPEKA, Kansas. – Kansas Department of Corrections (KDOC) Alexis Wolfgeher #126758 has been placed on escape status. KDOC Enforcement Apprehension & Investigation (EAI) Special Agents and local law enforcement are conducting a search for Ms. Wolfgeher.
Wolfgeher, a 23-year-old while female, has black hair currently dyed red, brown eyes, is 5 feet 2 inch tall and weighs 112 pounds.
Wolfgeher is currently serving a sentence for a conviction in Johnson County for possession of opiates. She is serving that sentence at the Johnson County Department of Corrections (JCDOC) Adult Residential Center (ARC) from which she walked away. Under an agreement between the KDOC and JCDOC, residents who have release plans that are appropriate to Johnson County are housed at the ARC to promote their successful reintegration back into the community.
Anyone with information on Wolfgeher can call EAI at 816-266-2102, JCDOC 913-715-6539, the Kansas Bureau of Investigation at (800) 572-7463 or local law enforcement at 911. Or contact EAI via email at [email protected]
The escape is currently being investigated. New information will be released as it becomes available.
Fort Scott Land Bank Meets April 6
The Land Bank meeting will be held on Wednesday, April 6th, 2022 at 4:00 p.m. at City Hall, 123 S. Main Street, Fort Scott, Kansas, in the City Commission meeting room.
This meeting will be made available via the City’s you tube channel at City of Fort Scott.
Moe’s Is Moving: Will Reopen April 4
Moe and David McCurry are the owners of Moe’s Bread, 20 W. Wall and have been selling many kinds of breakfast, lunch, and snacks at this site for three years.
But on April 4 they are opening their business in a new location on National Avenue to be able to offer more.
“Moe’s Bread will be closed March 31st to April 3rd to move to 2 South National,” Moe said on the business Facebook page. “We hope to see you on Monday, April 4th.”
Today, Wednesday, March 30 from 10 a.m. until they run out of food, everything in the current storefront will be sold for half off the original price.
2 S. National Avenue is at the corner of Wall and National Avenue, the former Downtowner Hotel, and most recently the Boiler Room Brew Haus.
“The reason we’re moving is … to add a soup and salad bar and we needed more room in the kitchen,” she said in an interview.
“We have hot breakfasts in the morning, including biscuits and gravy sausage rolls, breakfast burritos, breakfast sandwiches, croissants, cinnamon rolls, muffins of all flavors and we have muffin top donuts,” Moe said.
For lunch they offer deli sandwiches “and you can call in and have those delivered or you can pick them up any time of the day that we’re open,” she said.
They also offer all kinds of bread: wheat bread, white bread, French bread, Italian bread, sourdough, and fruit bread: pumpkin, banana, apple, cinnamon, chocolate chip, and muffins: blueberry and raspberry.
“We make pies, we make any kind of dessert you’d like,” she said. “Unfortunately, we do not decorate cakes at this moment but we look forward to doing that in the future at our new address.”
Contact info for the store number is 620-768-8009.
“They’re welcome to leave a message,” she said. “We do check our phone every morning.”
Hours of operation currently are 4:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. Monday through Friday and Saturday 7:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
“When we move on April 4th we will be open 4:30 a.m. until 3:00 p.m. Monday through Friday 7:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. on Saturday, those are subject to change,” she said.
Obituary of Alberta Coe
Alberta Lanell Coe, age 89, lifelong resident of Ft. Scott, KS, died Wednesday, March 30, 2022, at Comfort Care Home of Pittsburg, KS.
She was born October 24, 1932, in Ft. Scott, the daughter of Oscar Leroy and Pearl Givens Taylor. She attended Ft. Scott schools, graduating from FSHS with the class of 1950. From the age of 9, she and her sisters “The Taylor Sisters” sang and performed live and on the radio with A. J. Cripe of Pittsburg.
She married Ben Coe, Jr. on May 23, 1953, in Ft. Scott. He preceded her in death on December 27, 2017.
Alberta managed the bookstore at Fort Scott Community College until 1985. She then enrolled in the cosmetology school, graduating in 1986. She then operated her beauty shop with daughter Janel and worked for the next couple of years.
Together, Alberta and Ben enjoyed going to auctions, buying furniture to refinish and sell. She loved sports, both locally and the Kansas City Chiefs and Royals.
Alberta was a giving individual, always providing an open door for those in need of a place to stay or a warm meal. She was a member of Mary Queen of Angels Catholic Church.
Survivors include four sons, Ben Coe and wife Lanza, McKinney, TX, Kevin Coe and wife Kim, Wichita, KS, Keith Coe and wife Carla, Newman, GA, and Pat Coe and wife Mitzi, Springfield, MO; two daughters, Marianne Garrison and husband Jon, Pittsburg, KS, and Janel Blackburn and husband Lee, Ft. Scott; 18 grandchildren; 31 great-grandchildren; eight great-great-grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews.
Besides her husband, she was preceded in death by a brother, Francis Putnam; four Sisters, Helen Coyan, Beulah Putnam, Deloris Person, and twin sister Roberta Sellers; and an infant grandson Milo James Coe.
Father Yancey Burgess will conduct the Mass of Christian Burial at 10:00 a.m. Tuesday, April 5th, at the Mary Queen of Angels Catholic Church.
Burial will follow in the U. S. National Cemetery.
The Rosary will be prayed at 5:30 p.m. Monday at the Cheney Witt Chapel.
The family will receive friends following from 6:00 to 8:00.
Memorials are suggested to Cradling Memories – The Milo James Coe Foundation and may be left in care of the Cheney Witt Chapel, PO Box 347, 201 S. Main St., Ft. Scott, KS 66701. Words of remembrance may be submitted to the online guestbook at cheneywitt.com.
FSHS Hosts Annual Talent Show and Pageant
The annual FSHS Talent Show and Miss(ter) FSHS Pageant occurred March 25 at Fort Scott High School.
The event, hosted by Thespians and emceed by seniors Christina King and Ashlynn Bagnall, awarded cash prizes to the top three competitors. Senior Tina Ramirez won first place for singing “She Used to Be Mine” from the musical “Waitress.” Junior Ella McElroy won second for her original song accompanied by ukulele. Third place went to sophomore Jericho Jones for his original piano performance of a medley of Elton John songs.
Eleven senior males represented clubs and athletic teams in the Miss(ter) FSHS Pageant. The winner, by round of applause, was Shakira Shakira (Shekhar Gugnani) representing Future Business Leaders of America.
Proceeds from the event will assist Thespians in attending the International Thespian Festival on June 20-24 at Indiana University. Senior Christina King and sophomore Regen Wells will both compete in the monologue category at the Festival.
