Chamber gathering

A group of people that included Fort Scott Area Chamber of Commerce members, city and state officials, and area business leaders pose for a photo during the Kansas Chamber of Commerce's annual dinner Tuesday evening in Topeka. The dinner provides the setting for the Kansas Chamber's annual business meeting where members of the region's business communities can assemble to discuss opinions and ideas. Pictured are (from left) FSACC President and CEO Vicki Pritchett, Fort Scott Director of Finance Susan Brown, local banker Dean Mann, Rep. Shirley Palmer, D-Fort Scott, Gov. Mark Parkinson, chamber member Becky Mann, local realtor Carol Lydic, Fort Scott Director of Economic Development Dale Bunn, chamber member Anne Emerson and Sen. Bob Marshall, R-Fort Scott. (Submitted photo)