Stories from Sunday, October 22, 2006

By Steve Moyer Herald-Tribune Nevada, Mo. -- He's not a supporter of taxes in general but Dr. William Turner, chief of surgery and chief of the Wound Care Clinic at Nevada Regional Medical Center as well as being on the hospital's board, does think increasing the taxes on cigarettes is possibly a good thing...

By Michael Glover Herald-Tribune Fort Scott, Kan. -- Leesa Peel is on the path to recovery after suffering a severe head injury in a boating accident in August, her family says. The 16-year-old Fort Scott girl awoke last month from a coma induced by doctors at a children's hospital in Little Rock, Ark. She has since been transferred and is undergoing outpatient care at the Rehabilitation Institute of Kansas City, Mo., where her family is staying close by at a Ronald McDonald-funded house...

By Colette Lefebvre-Davis Herald-Tribune Nevada, Mo. -- On Wednesday, Oct. 17, Courtney Dowdy, accompanied by Betsy McReynolds, approached the United Methodist Church with enthusiasm. Dowdy, is an 18-year-old Cottey student whose family hails from Wyoming. ...

By Robin Hixson Herald-Tribune FORT SCOTT -- When The Herald-Tribune requested an interview with newly retired Fort Scott Economic Development Director Don Russell, he was politely reluctant. "I don't want to be self-serving," he said. After some gentle persuasion, he finally agreed to do the interview at his favorite Chinese restaurant...

By Jason E. Silvers Herald-Tribune Fort Scott, Kan. -- Four members of the Fort Scott Community College meats judging team placed in the top 10 as the team took top honors at the American Royal Intercollegiate Meat Judging Contest last weekend in Emporia, Kan...

Tom Michael Egbert, age 46, a resident of Pleasanton, Kan., died Thursday, Oct. 19, from complications from a motorcycle accident. He was born Dec. 15, 1959, in Independence, Mo., the son of Merv and Annette Egbert. Tom was a graduate of Fort Osage High School. He was a self-employed carpenter by trade. Tom married Wendy Imm. They were later divorced. Tom was an avid outdoorsman, who especially enjoyed hunting and fishing...

Norman Hinds departed this life to be with the Lord Tuesday, at 5 pm, Oct.17, 2006, at St. Joseph Medical Center. Norman was born May 17, 1925, in Moundville, Mo. He was preceded in death by his parents, Clifford Lee Hinds and Julia Ann Fordyce Hinds, his brother Clifford Levi Hinds and his sisters Fay Fisher and Ruth Weber, all of Nevada, Mo. ...

Hi neighbors. The trees are shedding pretty fast. Let's hope for a warm winter. Don't forget next Saturday is the last day of daylight saving time. Turn your clocks back one hour before you go to bed. The man who does my lawn came by the other day to mow the leaves and said he had a new contraption to blow the leaves out of the gutters. It didn't take him long to clear them out...

We're deeply concerned about the way Nevada City Council members seem to be conducting business. Each week, now, for several weeks, items have appeared on the council's agenda and been brought up in meetings and voted upon in open session with little discussion and it's obvious that some council members have discussed these items amongst themselves at length outside the public forum...

Once in awhile, you can go back in time. When I was in grade school, my grandpa brought my brother and I to the circus here in Fort Scott. I can remember being particularly amazed at a young aerialist, who swung effortlessly through the air and didn't look much older than we were at the time...

Jennifer Gayle Hancock and Christopher Adam Schulze were married May 27, 2006, at the First Baptist Church in Republic, Mo. Steve Ward, pastor, served as officiant for the afternoon ceremony. Parents of the couple are Kim and Gayla Hancock, of Republic, and Ron and Ranea Schulze, of Nevada...

Jodee Elizabeth Ireland, daughter of Dr. and Mrs. William A. Turner, became the bride of Steven Emil Mashek, son of Mr. and Mrs. Emil Mashek, in a candlelight ceremony, Saturday, Aug. 19, 2006, at 7 p.m. at the First Presbyterian Church in Nevada. Greg Ferree solemnized the vows of the double-ring ceremony. ...

Emily Lucia Messina and David Wayne Readinger will marry in an outdoor ceremony on Nov. 11, 2006, in Baton Rouge, La. The bride-elect is the daughter of Greg and Cathy Messina, Greenwell Springs, La., and the late Mary Burkett Messina. She is the granddaughter of Lucille Burkett, Greenwell Springs, La., and the late Julius H. ...

By Scott Nuzum Herald-Tribune GARNETT, Kan. -- Anderson County quarterback Grant Suderman scored on a one-yard quarterback keeper with 1:42 remaining Friday night and the ensuing extra-point kick by Chance Lowe gave the Bulldogs a 16-15 upset win over Fort Scott High in a Class 4A, District 3 football contest...

By Joe Warren Herald-Tribune NEVADA, Mo. -- The Nevada Tigers and Cassville Wildcats combined for more than 900 yards of total offense and 83 points as the Wildcats downed the Tigers 55-28 at Logan Field in the Class 3, District 11 opener for both teams...

Herald-Tribune HUMBOLDT, Kan. -- Gage McKinnis' 213-yard, four-touchdown rushing performance gave Uniontown a 34-7 win over Humboldt in Kansas Class 2-1A, District 5 play Friday night and clinched a playoff berth for the Eagles. Uniontown (2-0 district, 7-1 overall) will host Pittsburg Colgan (2-0, 8-0) for the district championship Thursday night. Colgan was a 44-6 winner over Pleasanton Friday night...

Herald-Tribune MOUND CITY, Kan. -- Jayhawk-Linn was eliminated from postseason consideration following a 37-6 loss to Frontenac at Donald Hoppes Field Friday night in Kansas Class 3A, District 6 play. The Jayhawks' only score came in the second quarter, when Derrick Endecott hit Josh Beckman on a 25-yard pass play. That brought the Jayhawks (0-2 in district, 1-7 overall) within 14-6 at the break. However, Frontenac (2-0, 4-4) scored 23 unanswered points in the second half...

Herald-Tribune PLEASANTON, Kan. -- Pittsburg Colgan scored 41 points in the first half on its way to a 44-6 rout of Pleasanton Friday night in Class 2-1A, District 5 play. The Blu-Jays (0-2 in district, 2-6 overall) were eliminated from post-season play with the loss. They will end the regular season Thursday night at Humboldt...

They so enjoy talking of those times in which my generation came of age, beginning and usually ending with the assassination of JFK in 1963. Another time came to mind recently with the release of the movie Hollywoodland about the death of George Reeves. Youth of today might find it hard to understand, but most of my generation idolized Reeves. He was and will always be the real Superman to us...

With hunting seasons now open or soon to be, hunters are reminded to be safe, courteous and ethical and also ask permission before going onto private land as well reviewing the state's hunting regulations prior to taking to the fields, and to introduce a youngster to the excitement of hunting...