Stories from Saturday, August 11, 2007

Nevada, Mo. -- When Missouri State Senator Chris Koster switched allegiance to the Democratic Party it angered many Republicans and they now want the money they donated to Koster returned. Paul Sloca, communications director for the Missouri Republican Party, said that people are calling party headquarters to complain and demand the money they donated to Koster be returned...

Fort Scott, Kan. -- With the start of a new school year quickly approaching, parents and students can be found in the aisles of local department stores snatching up last minute school supplies. The constantly increasing cost of school supplies, tuition, and fees has some parents concerned. Since parents do not usually have a front row seat to their children's education, they may not understand the necessity of such expenses...

Fort Scott, Kan. -- The Fort Scott Community College Board of Trustees will conduct their regular meeting on Monday following a hearing in which board members will consider the approval of the college's nearly $12 million budget for the 2007-'08 school year...

UNIONTOWN -- The USD 235 Board of Education plans to crunch some numbers on Monday. The seven-member board, along with U-235 Superintendent Randy Rockhold and other school officials, will discuss and review the district's nearly $4 million budget for the 2007-'08 school year, during the board's regular meeting scheduled for 7:30 p.m. Monday in the Uniontown Junior Senior High School commons area, 601 Fifth St...

Nevada, Mo. -- As the Nevada R-5 School District gets ready for the influx of students Cliff Pettibon is busy. Pettibon is the district's transportation director and is responsible for the 47 busses the district owns. Those buses run 32 routes transporting approximately 1,600 students over the districts 1,200 or so miles each day. Pettibon is proud of his drivers...

David Leroy "Roy" Smith, 90, Nevada, passed away on Friday, Aug. 10, 2007, at Nevada Regional Medical Center He was born Aug. 8, 1917, in Missouri to Abner Smith and Della Pope Smith. Roy was known for his lawn care around town. He is survived by numerous nieces and nephews...

Orville Theodore "Scotty" Scott, 86, of Nevada, died Friday Aug. 10, 2007, in El Dorado Springs, following a lengthy illness. Mr. Scott was born Jan. 12, 1921, in Carrolton, Mo. to Albert Scott and Ida Jane Burkhart Scott. Mr. Scott grew up in Nevada and served in the U.S. ...

Ellen Mae Markham, 70, of Nevada, died on Friday Aug. 10, 2007, at her home in Nevada, following a short illness. She was born on Oct. 23, 1936, in Odessa, Mo. to Theodore H. Long and Vada Belle Tye Long. Ellen grew up and graduated from high school in Freeman, Mo. in 1956...

Marilyn Jean Volden, 71, of Fort Scott, passed away Friday, August 10, 2007, at the Mercy Health Center. Arrangements for Marilyn are incomplete and will be announced later by the Konantz-Cheney Funeral Home.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Shaun Marcum's right arm was better than his right leg Friday night. Marcum carried a no-hitter into the seventh inning, then left with a cramp in his right calf, before the Toronto Blue Jays held on to beat the Kansas City Royals 2-1...

FORT SCOTT, Kan. -- Fort Scott Community College's football team has finished a full week of practice under first-year head coach Jeff Sims and it appears that he's quite pleased with the men he has on his squad. "We have 85 guys on scholarship and, walk-on-wise, we have about another 20 guys here," Sims said Friday afternoon during a practice on the FSCC practice field. ...

CLEVELAND -- With Cleveland's quarterback derby a dead heat, Browns coach Romeo Crennel is flipping a coin to decide if Charlie Frye or Derek Anderson starts Saturday's exhibition game against Kansas City. ''That's the fairest way,'' he said. Who makes the call, coach?...

Jeff Garcia and Tom Brady know things will change as the preseason goes on. Garcia needs time to work with his new teammates. Brady just needs healthy teammates to work with. Both quarterbacks saw limited time in their teams' preseason opener Friday night, a 13-10 victory for Garcia and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers over the New England Patriots...

This column actually began the night of July 15 in the press box at Lyons Stadium, when former Daily Mail sports editor Joe Warren told me he had never heard of Hall of Famer Richie Ashburn. You may not think it sounds unusual that Warren, who now is the sports editor of the Atchison (Kan.) Globe, had not heard of Ashburn, but it absolutely floored me...

We renewed acquaintances with Honda/Acura's Robert Clarke at the recent American LeMans Series weekend at Lime Rock, Conn. Clarke, known as a true gentleman in racing circles, was named general manager of Honda Performance Development when the company established its racing division in 1993, and he was named company president in 2005. ...

ST. LOUIS -- The offense-starved Los Angeles Dodgers tried James Loney in the third slot for only the fourth time all season. He looked right at home there. Loney's two-run, ninth-inning home run off Adam Wainwright snapped a scoreless tie and the Dodgers held on to beat the St. Louis Cardinals 2-1 on Friday night...

The $200 Winner in the Mini-Stock Division was Scott Mohlfeld from Liberal. Today, the Late-Model Show-Me cars will visit Nevada. Lots of action will be on tap when these Late Model cars return to the speedway along with our Modified, Street Stock, Factory Stock and Mini-Stock cars...

With all the sweltering heat recently, its hard to realize that in less than a month, hunting seasons will start opening. On Sept. 1, the traditional opening day of the dove season gets things started for the hunters. The dove season runs through Nov. 9 with a a daily limit of 12 birds. Two other small migatory birds join the dove on Sept. 1. Snipe, yes, there is such a bird, and rail seasons help jump start the hunting seasons...