Stories from Sunday, November 5, 2006

By Brett Dalton Herald-Tribune FORT SCOTT, Kan. -- In 1942, three young sisters from Fort Scott were placed in what they considered to be an orphanage, and to them, that's exactly what it was. They didn't quite understand why they were there. All they really knew was that, for the first time in their lives, they had food, shelter, supervision and were around people who truly cared about them...

By Colette Lefebvre-Davis Herald-Tribune HARRISON TOWNSHIP, Mo. -- Joe Cain hasn't given up his crusade against the "road to nowhere," a rural pathway that ends at the property of Percy Heitz, in Harrison Township. Cain was challenged by Vernon County commissioners to meet with them or to call and he did, after a story in the Nevada Daily Mail outlined his concern that the road had been abandoned then rebuilt to the benefit of one citizen...

By Colette Lefebvre-Davis Herald-Tribune Constitutional Amendment 2: Stem Cell Research Initiative This bill sets out to amend the state constitution; therefore allowing and limiting stem cell research and therapies in the state of Missouri. The amendment will allow secured patient access to said therapies and cures, protection for the researchers and ensure safe research facilities and variables. ...

By Ralph Pokorny Herald-Tribune NEVADA -- The Nevada City Council plans to consider two emergency ordinances, during Tuesday night's council meeting, to raise water and sewer rates to a level that will cover the operation and maintenance costs of the system...

Matt and Samie Bennett, Fair Grove, Mo., are proud to announce the birth of their son, Maddox Lee Bennett. He was born Sept. 30, 2006, at Bolivar hospital, Bolivar, Mo. He weighed 8 pounds, 5 ounces, and measured 21 inches. Maternal grandparent is Tina Lines. Maternal great-grandparents are Bob and Sam Maris...

Phil and Mandi Reed, Harwood, Mo., are proud to announce the birth of their son, Benjamin Clayton Reed. Benjamin was born at 3:05 a.m., Oct. 20, 2006, at Nevada Regional Medical Center. He weighed 8 pounds, 4 ounces, and measured 21 inches. Paternal grandparents are Susan and Chris Maples, Schell City, and John Underwood...

Edoline Marie Harlow, 81, Lamar, Mo., died Wednesday, Nov. 1, 2006, at her home in Lamar. She was born Nov. 27, 1924, in Irwin, Mo., to Claude Parker and Dora (Rodebush) Gray. Funeral services will be at 10 a.m., Monday, Nov. 6, at the Konantz-Warden Funeral Home Chapel, Lamar. Burial will be in Lake Cemetery, Lamar...

Hi neighbors. It's going to take more than three cups of coffee to figure out who to vote for Tuesday. Just be certain to vote! If we don't vote, we can't control our government; and we don't want to see how that might turn out. The best proof of citizenship is voting...

Throughout the Civil War in Missouri, the "Union Hounds" were always pursuing the "Confederate Foxes" in an attempt to eradicate the enemy guerrillas and bushwhackers. The "Blue Bellies" never completely succeeded in this mission, but many famous or infamous Confederate guerrillas were killed. ...

If my dogs could have a movie name, they would go by the handle, "Thelma and Louise," the hit movie about two females who run away. Since both of my dogs are male, probably we may have to go with "The Wild Bunch." It all started innocently enough when I went to the farm to saw some wood and, as usual, took the two bird dogs along so they could get some exercise. ...

Mr. and Mrs. Joseph N. Davis will observe their 50th wedding anniversary on Nov. 16, 2006. "Joe," the son of Mr. and Mrs. Philip S. Davis of Harrisonville, Mo., and the former Carol Lee Diehr, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Eugene A. Diehr, of Nevada, Mo., were married Nov. 16, 1956, in the First Baptist Church of Nevada, with the Rev. Roy S. Dinkins officiating. The couple made their first home in Kansas City, Mo...

By Joe Warren Herald-Tribune NEVADA, Mo. -- The Cottey Comets are coming off their most successful basketball season in school history. Second place in the NJCAA Region 16 tournament, an NJCAA Division II all-american, and an overall gaining of respect from all their opponents...

Herald-Tribune HUTCHINSON, Kan. -- Fort Scott Community College's men's basketball team fell to Des Moines Area (Iowa) Community College in its season opener here Friday night, 64-59, at the Hutchinson Classic. DMACC came into the game holding the No. 19 spot in the National Junior College Athletic Association Division II pre-season poll. Fort Scott was scheduled to face the No. 7-ranked team in Division II, Hamilton (Neb.) here Saturday...

The Missouri Youth Deer Hunt weekend found weather well suited for the young hunters including 11-year-old Josh Vance, Bolivar, who had a near perfect hunt in Cedar County. Josh, accompanied by his father, Dr. Ronald Vance, climbed into their stand early Saturday morning. Josh was somewhat handicapped because his left arm was still in a cast from a football accident...

By Joe Warren Herald-Tribune NEVADA, Mo. -- They're tall, they're Swedish and they play basketball. That's about the extent of what most people know about two Cottey players that have joined the Comets this season. Elin Lindberg and Sara Sellin are indeed tall. At least for Cottey's level of basketball, playing NJCAA Division II...

Sometimes you learn things you wish you had never known. And so it was, when I picked up the Oct. 1 issue of Chiefs Extra and read the feature story headlined, Catching Otis. In the story by Joe Posnanski, I learned that Otis Taylor is suffering from Parkinson's Disease to the extent that he can barely get out of bed, you can't understand what he says and his memory fades in and out...