Stories from Saturday, September 15, 2007

Nevada, Mo. -- Four awards were presented to the Sunday Herald-Tribune during an awards luncheon at the Sheraton Westport Lakeside Chalet hotel in St. Louis, during the Missouri Press Association's annual conference. Awards were presented by Dave Bradley, 2007 MPA President and publisher of the St. Joseph News-Press...

Nevada, Mo. -- Sunday, Sept. 30, is the date set for the 38th Annual McGennis Youth Center Barbecue. Last year's heat wave prompted the Center's board to move the annual event from the first Sunday in August to the last Sunday in September. This year's barbecue also features a new meal time of 1 p.m. This will allow folks time to come from church and also allow plenty of time for the crafts auction before dark...

Fort Scott, Kan. --n Organizers of the Pioneer Harvest Fiesta have made some changes to the 51st annual event, which is scheduled for Sept. 27-30, at the Bourbon County Fairgrounds in Fort Scott. A parade of tractors and steam and gas engines that typically takes place on Saturday during the event has been moved to 6 p.m. ...

This is the second in a series of three stories featuring speakers at the 2007 Kaysinger Business Conference "Pursuit of Profits" on Sept. 27 at The Haidee and Allen Wild Center for the Arts at Cottey College in Nevada, Mo. Look for the last story in next week's upcoming edition of The Sunday Herald-Tribune...

Fort Scott, Kan. -- Since opening for business on Sept 4, Mercy Health Center's new urgent care facility has aided approximately 135 patients, Lynieta Leisure, a nurse practitioner employed at the urgent care facility said. According to Mercy Health Center Director of Marketing and Development Carla Farmer, the focus of the new urgent care center is convenience, pricing, physicians support and one patient-one record...

PITTSBURG, Kan. -- Josh Wilson's one-yard scoring run with just under four minutes left in the contest gave Pittsburg a 14-7 win over Fort Scott High School in an early battle for the lead in the Southeast Kansas League at Hutchinson Field here Friday night...

BUTLER, Mo. -- Despite substantial ball-control issues throughout the game, Nevada High School managed to fight its way to a 22-10 victory over Butler in a non-conference football game at Deaton Thomas Field here Friday night. Nevada's defense showed extreme prowess from the early going by holding the Bears to a short field goal after an impressive goal line stand on the game's opening drive...

Last week's column was the first part of a two-parter dealing with two of life's strongest emotions, hate and love, applied to baseball's New York Yankees. Part I outlined hate while this week's closer deals with love. Not love of the New York Yankees, mind you, but a love for what they had...

"What in the world was that?" Jim Hawkins, of Blue Springs, Mo., asked as he watched a small bird flush in front of him as he tromped through the marsh. "It looked like a small woodcock, only faster." When I told him it was a snipe, he just laughed and said, "Yeah right." A normal reaction for anyone who had ever been on a practical joke snipe hunt...

LYNDON, Kan. -- Union-town gave No. 5-ranked Lyndon a good challenge here Friday night before coming out on the short side of a 28-18 score. The Eagles, 0-3, led 18-13 after three quarters before Lyndon, 3-0, took control in the fourth with a pair of touchdowns...

MOUND CITY, Kan. -- Jeff Fairbanks scored all three touchdowns for Pleasanton here Friday night as the Blu-Jays defeated rival Jayhawk-Linn for the second consecutive time, 20-0 in Three Rivers League-Upper Division play. All the game's scoring happened in the second quarter. Fairbanks scored on two one-yard runs and a six-yard run. He rushed for 64 yards on 24 carries...

Maxine Simmons, 88, of Fort Scott, passed away early Friday morning, Sept. 14, 2007, at Medicalodge. in Fort Scott, Kan. She was born April 30, 1919, in Wheeling, Mo., the daughter of Virgil A. and Avis I. (Brobst) Patterson. She moved to Mapleton Kan., in 1924, and attended Mapleton schools through the eighth grade. ...

Edith A. Pettibon, 85, Nevada, Mo., passed away suddenly Friday, Sept. 14, 2007, at Nevada Regional Medical Center, Nevada. She was born Aug. 6, 1922, in Nevada, Mo., to Robert Lee Chrisenbery and Mina Shaw Chrisenbery. She was married June 6, 1963, in Miami, Okla., to Robert Lee Pettibon. He preceded her in death Jan. 22, 2005...

Richard Leroy Wrenn, age 84, resident of 1101 E. Oak, Fort Scott, Kan., died at his home Friday, Sept. 14, 2007, Funeral arrangements for Richard Wrenn will be announced by Cheney Witt Chapel, Fort Scott.

James Lee Zornes, age 95, a resident of Arma, Kan., died Friday, Sept. 14, 2007, at Mercy Health Center, Fort Scott, Kan. Funeral arrangments for James Lee Zornes will be announced by Cheney Witt Chapel, Fort Scott.

David and Connie Chapman of Mt. Vernon, Mo., announce the engagement and approaching marriage of their daughter, Jill Renee, of Denver, Colo., to Jerry Matthew Laflen of Denver, son of Jerry and Betty Jo Laflen, of Moundville, Mo. Jill is an account manager for Weaver Multimedia Group, a travel publisher, and Jerry is a senior manager for the accounting firm BKD, LLP...

Announcement is made of the engagement and approaching marriage of Ashley Yvonne Davisson to Brian Michael Johns, both of Grandview, Mo. Parents of the bride-elect are Kirk and Nancy Davisson, of Sheldon, Mo., and Joe and Vicki Pugh, of Lamar, Mo. Parents of the prospective groom are David and Cathy Johns, of Louisburg, Kan...

David Miles and Deanna Miles, both of Baldwin City, announce the engagement of their daughter, Rachel Miles, to Eric Black, son of Larry and Jeanne Black, also of Baldwin City. The bride-to-be graduated from Baldwin High School in 2004. She is currently pursuing a bachelor's degree in accounting from the University of Kansas...

Steve and Doris Lingreen, of Ames, Iowa, announce the engagement of their daughter, Megan Lingreen, to Roger Seiler. Roger is the son of Leroy and Diane Seiler, of Medicine Lodge, Kan. Megan is a 2007 graduate of the University of Missouri. She is employed as an auditor by Ernst & Young in Kansas City...

Cathy Haynes, of Rolla, Mo., and Rodney Pope, of Nevada, announce the engagement of their daughter, Randi Pope, to Adam Brockmiller, son of Dane and Joanne Brockmiller, of Union, Mo. Bride-elect Pope, a 2004 graduate of Nevada High School, graduated in 2005 from Fort Scott Community College with a certificate in cosmetology. She is currently a stay-at-home mom...

Ryan Leann Bailey and Billy Ray Miller III were married on Tuesday, June 26, 2007, at 4 p.m. at the Northwoods Wedding Chapel in Nevada, Mo. Larry Plush, elder, officiated the double-ring ceremony. Parents of the bride are Robert and Julie Bailey, Nevada. ...

The Community of Christ Church in Nevada was the setting for the Sept. 5, 2007, wedding of Dolores R. Bronaugh and Charles Hurst. Elder Tom Pyle performed the ceremony with families present.

Lauren Elise Hammett and Daniel Phillip Jones were married on July 1, 2007, in a double-ring ceremony at the Thorncrown Chapel, in Eureka Springs, Ark. Parents of the bride are Steven and Martha Cubbage, of Nevada, and Les Hammett, Parsons, Kan. Parents of the groom are Robert R. and Valo Jones, of Nevada...

The Northeast Vernon County FFA held its first annual fish fry to kick off the new school year. The event was held on Friday, Aug. 31, 2007 in the Walker, Mo. city park. This mixer gave the new Ag. advisor, Mr. Chris Dryer, a great opportunity to meet the parents and grandparents of FFA members. ...