Stories from Saturday, September 29, 2007

Fort Scott, Kan. -- Bourbon County Relay for Life planners are getting in the spirit of the fall season with the first big fund raising event of the organization's 2008 campaign; the Relay for Life Fall Festival. The organization's planning committee met recently to discuss details of the upcoming festival, which will be conducted from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 20 at 2478 Limestone Rd., the home of Bourbon County Relay for Life Co-chairwoman Lavetta Simmons...

Fort Scott, Kan. -- One of Fort Scott's best and brightest is gone. Charlotte Faye Lunt, 70, philanthropist, active volunteer, gracious hostess and caring friend, died Thursday as the result of a brief illness. Her passing took many by surprise. It happened so unexpectedly that some just didn't believe it. That just couldn't have happened to someone so full of life...

Nevada, Mo. -- Business leaders from around the state converged on Nevada Thursday for the Kaysinger Business Conference, the second year in a row the conference has been held in Nevada. Kathi Wysong, Nevada/Vernon County Area Chamber of Commerce, said Nevada and Cottey College were perfect places for the event...

Nevada, Mo. -- The Nevada Regional Medical Center Foundation will host its second annual gala Saturday, Oct. 6, at the Fraternal Order of the Eagles. Billed as Mardi Gras Masquerade Gala the event will start at 6 p.m. with a social hour, cocktails and appetizers. The Cottey College Jazz Combo will perform contemporary jazz favorites. Guests will then be served New Orleans inspired cuisine at 7 p.m. followed by the Gerry Kelly Comedy Hypnosis Show...

Fort Scott, Kan. -- Members of five visiting action teams spawned from a community-wide revitalization project two years ago provided reports on Thursday about how each group is progressing. Forty-one residents attended the two-hour meeting inside the Fort Scott Middle School to hear the update, as well as to pitch in ideas that could further the goals. Attendees got a chance to sit down and listen and ask questions to each of the five action team members...

Fort Scott, Kan. -- On Aug. 22, 2007, the lives of Shae, Tyler and Leslie Dobbs were changed forever. Shortly after 4 p.m., the minivan that the three children's father was driving was hit by an another vehicle traveling on the same road. This collision robbed the three Dobbs children of their father, Callie Dobbs, an eight-month-old brother Cecil, a seven-month unborn sibling and their father's girlfriend Kristel Pearson, who was like a mother to the children, Wanita Tate the children's grandmother said.. ...

NEVADA, Mo. -- And Earth turned on its axis 3,744 times ago. Ronald Reagan was in the third year of his presidency. The evil empire was still the Soviet Union and the Berlin Wall still separated west from east. And on the night of Oct. 21, 1983, jubilant Tiger football fans made their way back to Nevada from Webb City with their 33rd victory in 58 tries against the Cardinals...

FORT SCOTT, Kan. -- Miracles do happen. And from now on, Alex Bowman will believe in them for he was involved in one Friday night at Frary Field. Fort Scott High scored two touchdowns in the final 3:46 with Bowman's fourth-and-20, 36-yard reception from quarterback Matt Wheeler in the end zone with no time left giving the Tigers a comeback 33-32 victory over Labette County on Homecoming night...

To think, there are still fans out there so warped by the enthusiasm of rabidity, that they didn't see this coming. When Carl Peterson hired Herm Edwards as head coach of the Kansas City Chiefs, I realized right away that the days of plenty were behind us. It made little or no sense to hire a defense-minded coach to lead an offense-driven team. It also made little or no sense to hire a man whose recent record had been something less than stellar...

PLEASANTON, Kan. -- Pleasanton held visiting Oswego to negative total yards in a 35-0 Three Rivers League victory here Friday night. The Blu-Jays, who have defeated their two league opponents -- Jayhawk-Linn was the other -- by a combined 55-0, dominated the visiting Indians. Oswego, 0-2 in the TRL and 0-5 overall, recorded minus-46 yards rushing on 25 carries. They passed for 38 yards but that still left them with a total of minus-eight yards...

BAXTER SPRINGS, Kan. -- Uniontown could only cross its fingers and hope that somehow, Riley Edmondson would miss the extra point in the waning seconds of Friday night's game here, perhaps salvaging the possibility that the Eagles could still prevail in overtime...

Kenneth and Roberta Barbour, of Walker, Mo., announce the engagement of their daughter, Kelley Ann Barbour, to Ernest Lee Trivett, whose family is from King George, Va. Bride-elect Barbour, a 1993 graduate of Walker High School, is a 2002 graduate of Pittsburg State University, where she majored in accounting. She is currently employed by W.S. Badcock Corp. as a dealer advisor of the Southern Territory...

Mike and Schotzi Hutchens, of Nevada, announce the engagement and approaching marriage of their daughter, Melissa Hutchens, of Tucson, Ariz., to Lee Wisner, of Tucson, son of Karen and Johnny Wisner, of Tucson. Bride-elect Hutchens graduated from Nevada high School in 1998, Cottey College in 2000, and Southwest Missouri State University in 2004. She is currently employed by Tucson Medical Center, Department of Human Resources...

Daryl and Christy Roller, Fort Scott, announce the engagement and approaching marriage of their daughter, Sarah Gale Roller, to Trenton Neil Moots. Trenton is the son of Mike Moots and Kim Moots, both of Hutchinson. Sarah is a manager for GAP in Wichita. Trenton is an electrician for Jackson Dairy in Hutchinson...

Announcement is made of the engagement and approaching marriage of Rebecca Davis and Drew Esterbrook, on Oct. 27, 2007, in New Orleans, La. Parents of the couple are Dr. and Mrs. Ted M. Davis of Nixa, Mo., and Mr. and Mrs. James B. Estabrook Jr. of Pascagoula, Miss...

Debbie Chavis, Nevada, the daughter of Myrtle and Joe Hull of Fort Scott and Doug Moyer, Nevada, son of Debbie Horner and Jim Moyer, were married at the Northwoods Wedding Chapel Thursday, Sept. 20, 2007. The two were joined at the altar by their children from previous marriages; Levi Aaron Chavis, Josh Chavis, Berkley Chavis, Jordan Moyer, Michaela Moyer and Charli Moyer. Mark Harwell officiated at the ceremony...