SEK Multi-County Health Department would like to announce we will be having a COVID-19 Recovery Drive, where we will be handing out care packages, which include a variety of basic necessities and food items, to Bourbon County residents that are in need. Donations will be handed out to the first 100 cars to come through.
Location: Bourbon County Health Department 524 S. Lowman St. Ft. Scott (Corner of 6th and Horton)
Date: June 17th
Time: 9am-until gone
Residents will remain in their car during pickup. We ask that you enter through our east drive and exit through the west drive to keep things moving smoothly.
We would like to thank the Kansas Health Foundation, Trinity Lutheran Church, Walmart, and community members for their assistance in making all of this drive possible.
The Kansas Health Foundation is a philanthropy dedicated to improving the health of all Kansans. For more information about the Kansas Health Foundation, visit, www. kansashealth.org
Dale C. James, age 87, resident of Kemah, TX, died Wednesday, April 1, 2020, at Afton Oaks Nursing Home in Houston, TX, from chronic respiratory failure.
He was born June 16, 1932, in Crawford County, KS, the son of Kenneth and Jessie Coonrod James. After graduation from Arcadia High School, he served two years in the U. S. Army. Dale worked for the Western Insurance Company until retirement in 1990, then moved to Texas. Dale was a member of the Masonic Lodge and the American Legion for over 65 years.
Survivors include his wife of 52 years, Sue Herrill James; one daughter, Kelly Singer; one granddaughter, Autumn Singer; and four great-grandchildren, Davin, Hailey and Daniel Sanford, and Payton Broach.
He was preceded in death by a brother, and his parents.
There was cremation.
Private graveside services will take place Tuesday, June 16th, in the U. S. National Cemetery, Ft. Scott.
Services are under the direction of the Cheney Witt Chapel, 201 S. Main St., Ft. Scott, KS. Words of remembrance may be submitted to the online guestbook at cheneywitt.com.
1. Golf-Where-You-Are: Play 18 holes of golf on your home course or anywhere and submit your score to CIS of Mid-America to participate.
2. The tournament will still consist of four-person teams. You can register as a team or as an individual. Individuals will be randomly placed with other individual golfers to make up a team. The registration fees are $25 per person/$100 per team.
3. When registering, please indicate your Golf Course and your selected tees. Generally, men will play from the WHITE tees and women/seniors* will play from the FORWARD tees.
4. Play one round of golf June 13-27, 2020, and submit your score. It’s that easy!
5. Team members do not have to play the same course (e.g., your team can be comprised of players golfing in Pittsburg and Salina, KS, Tulsa, OK, and the fourth in Waterloo, IA).
6. Team members do not have to play the round of golf on the same day.
7. Once your round is completed, submit your score via email to [email protected]:
a. take a photo of the score card and email
b. scan a copy of your scorecard and email
c. download scorecard from golf app you are using and email
8. Once scores are received from all of your team members, scores will be adjusted as an over-par score for comparison of Par 70, 71 and 72 courses. The top 3 of 4 scores will be counted for your total team score. Your final single team score will be determined by strokes over par.
9. Teams will be divided into three flights with prizes awarded to the top three places per flight.
10. Feel free to tag @cismidamerica on Facebook, Twitter or Instagram when you are playing your round and let us know where you’re playing and with whom. Extra credit goes to those participants who add why they are All in For Kids! The names of the people who tag @cismidamerica will be placed in a hat for a prize drawing.
*If your chronological age qualifies you to play from the forward tees and those are the tees played.
THANK YOU IN ADVANCE FOR YOUR PARTICIPATION & SUPPORT!
Lifeline Program offers relief to those struggling to keep phone service
TOPEKA – Low income and recently unemployed Kansans may qualify for phone service discounts of up to $17.02 per month with the Lifeline program. Currently more than 10 million low-income Americans, including 35,000 Kansans, are benefiting from Lifeline discounts on home and wireless phones as well as broadband.
At a time when many Americans may be unemployed or facing other circumstances that make them eligible for the program for the first time, the Kansas Corporation Commission is joining utility regulators nationwide in increasing awareness of the Lifeline program.
Under the federal Lifeline Program, those who qualify can receive up to $9.25 per month off their monthly bill. Participants may also be eligible for an additional $7.77 monthly discount through the Kansas program. Fifty-two telecommunication companies offer Lifeline services in the state.
Residents enrolled in any of the following assistance programs are eligible for the Lifeline program: Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), Medicaid, Supplemental Security Income (SSI), Federal Public Housing Assistance (FHPA), Veterans Pension & Survivors Pension Benefit, Bureau of Indian Affairs General Assistance, Tribally Administered Temporary Assistance for Needy Families, Head Start Tribal Programs (only those meeting its income qualifying standard), and the Food Distribution Program on Tribal Lands.
Those at 135% of the federal poverty level also qualify. Normally, applicants must provide three consecutive months of income documentation or provide a copy of their tax return for the previous year. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the requirement of three months of income documentation has been waived until June 30, 2020. Instead, recently unemployed individuals may apply for the program by submitting an official document, including notice of unemployment benefits to confirm their income-based eligibility for Lifeline support.
Because of the COVID 19 Pandemic, the annual All-Hit 103.9 Home, Sport, Farm and Garden Show was moved from spring to summer.
The event is now scheduled Friday, June 26 from 5 to 8 p.m. and Saturday, June 27 from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Arnold Arena on the campus of Fort Scott Community College, 2108 S. Horton.
Submitted photo of a past show.
Hosted by Fort Scott Broadcasting, which includes radio stations 103.9, Red Dirt 98.3, and 1600 AM, the event is “a great opportunity to get local businesses to show off their products,” said Deb McKenney. Tim and Deb McKenney own the business.
Tim and Deb McKenney.
This year there will be pandemic guidelines, Tim McKenney said.
“We are encouraging people to wear masks and gloves, and we will provide some for those who would like some,” he said. “Also hand sanitizing will be available.”
Submitted photo of a past home show.
In addition, there will be more spacing between the vendors, he said.
“There will be fewer booths, so it won’t be so crowded,” Tim said.
This year they are expecting 40 vendors as opposed to 60, he said.
The show began in 1982, and in the late 80s the Pride Organization at Fort Scott Middle School took the reins, as a fundraiser, Deb said.
The broadcast company was asked to take the show on again and they have since continued the showcasing business event for the community.
EPA Cancellation Order for Dicamba Products Impacts Kansas Agriculture
MANHATTAN, Kansas — On Monday, June 8, 2020, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency issued a final cancellation order for three dicamba products in response to the recent court ruling that vacated registration for the products. The EPA’s cancellation order intended to clarify the limited and specific circumstances under which these dicamba products can be used for a limited period of time, including provisions for existing stocks. The Kansas Department of Agriculture has identified several unanswered questions about how this order applies to Kansas farmers and agribusinesses and is in communication with the EPA for further interpretation.
The EPA cancellation order addresses the sale, distribution, and use of existing stocks of the three affected dicamba products: Engenia, FeXapan, and Xtendimax with Vaporgrip Technology. Under this cancellation order, further distribution or sale of all existing stocks of these products is allowed only to the end user. Such distribution and sales can only be made by Kansas restricted use pesticide dealers. If growers, commercial applicators, and agribusinesses have these products in their possession, end use applications may still occur provided that all label restrictions are followed. All use is prohibited after July 31, 2020.
As further details become available from the EPA, KDA will share that information on our website at www.agriculture.ks.gov/dicamba. This site will also serve as a source for more detail on the affected dicamba products, the EPA order, and how this order applies in Kansas. If you have additional questions, please contact the KDA pesticide and fertilizer program at 785-564-6688.
