Stories from Sunday, November 12, 2006

By Michael Glover Herald-Tribune Fort Scott, Kan. -- Heather Steiger is relieved for the moment, but in two years her fears will resurface. The Kansas Parole Board allowed Steiger to breathe a little easier when it denied parole of Steven G. Smith last month...

By Brett Dalton Herald-Tribune Fort Scott, Kan. -- Along with family, friends and football, Thanksgiving Day is traditionally popular for the food. However, for various reasons, not everyone will be able to enjoy a hearty meal at their own home. Enter Fort Scott resident Marjorie Schwalm...

By Colette Lefebvre-Davis Herald-Tribune Nevada, Mo. -- Tuesday, voters rejected a proposal to replace the Vernon County Ambulance District property tax levy with a county-wide 1/2-cent sales tax, and now the district is looking for ways to pay the bills...

Janet Lou Clay, 49, of Burlington, Kan., died Thursday, Nov. 9, 2006, at Olathe, Kan. Services will be held at 11 a.m., Monday, Nov. 13, at the Coffel-Schneider Funeral Home, Mound City, Kan. Visitation will be one hour prior to service time. Contributions are suggested to the Janet Clay Memorial Fund in care of the funeral home. Interment will be in Richland Cemetery, Mound City...

Nellie E. Neese, age 99, a former resident of the Presbyterian Village and more recently of Gladstone, Mo., died Thursday, Nov. 9, 2006, at the Woodbine Healthcare Center in Gladstone. She was born Jan. 13, 1907, in a sod house at Orion, Kan., the daughter of David M. and Clara L. Seybold Dennis...

Tiffany Schaumburg and Bryan Boyd, Nevada, and Ricardo, Alejandro, Noah and Freedom, are proud to announce the birth of their daughter and sister, Althena Hallow Boyd. Althena was born at 7:02 a.m., Nov. 3, 2006, at Nevada Regional Medical Center. She weighed 7 pounds, 5 ounces, and measured 20 inches...

Hi neighbors. The election is over -- at least this election is over. I hope everyone got who or what they wanted, or at least made the effort to let their elected officials know what they wanted. Veterans Day was Saturday. I think it's a good thing both events happen so close together. There's a moral as well as historic tone to the link between to two national days...

Yesterday was Veterans Day or as it was traditionally named, Armistice Day when Veterans of all Wars, living and deceased are honored, recognized and remembered throughout the United States. Therefore, this column is dedicated to all veterans who have served, are currently serving and will serve in the Armed Forces defending the freedom we as a nation enjoy...

The following explanation is from "The Book of Totally Useless Information" by Don Voorhees: Why is North Carolina Called te "Tarheel State"? One product North Carolina was famous for throughout its history was tar. During the Civil War many heated battles were fought in North Carolina and the local regiments were dedicated rebel soldiers. ...

By Colette Lefebvre-Davis Herald-Tribune Nevada, Mo. -- Ivan J. Ostrander has lived in Missouri for 20 years. He was born in Pittsfield, Mass., in 1917, and Ostrander's life has been far from dull. World War II shook the globe and the nation, and Ostrander remembers the day he was drafted...