Stories from Saturday, September 5, 2009

A graveside service will be held to inter the ashes of John Henry Snyder 1924-2009 and Marjorie Hoffmann Snyder 1924-2004, on Saturday, Sept. 12, Newton Burial Park at noon. They are survived by their daughter Sidney Snyder.

Carolyn Satterfield, 46, of Nevada, passed away on Friday, Sept. 4, 2009, at Freeman Health System West, in Joplin. She was born on March 13, 1963, in Kansas City, Mo., to Martin Dean Satterfield and Lois Ellen Slenker Satterfield. Carolyn is survived by her fiance of the past 11 years, Chris Griggs; four children, Michelle Satterfield, of Lebanon, Mo., Cassie Satterfield, of Lebanon, Austin Griggs, of Nevada, and Andrew Griggs, of Nevada; five brothers, David Satterfield, of Lebanon, Danny Satterfield, of Grove Springs, Mo., Dennis Satterfield, of Lebanon, Brad Buttram, of Conway, Mo., and Bryan Buttram, of Lebanon; three sisters, Amy Price, Alison Good, and Deana Pederson, all of Lebanon; stepmother, Linda Satterfield, of Lebanon; and numerous nieces and nephews, and two great-nieces. ...

Jennifer and Brandon Todd, of Nevada, and big brothers Colten and Donivan, are proud to announce the birth of their son and baby brother, Sylar Gabrial Todd. Sylar was born at 9:51 a.m., on Aug. 20, 2009, at Nevada Regional Medical Center. He weighed 9 pounds, 8 ounces...

George Washington Carver National Monument is hosting a volunteer-led effort to control invasive exotic plants identified at the park. This work will take place in the woodlands and on the prairie. Volunteers-In-Parks will remove these nuisance plants by pulling and cutting. Please join the dedicated VIPs of George Washington Carver National Monument as they help protect America's treasures...

Two area school districts have different plans concerning President Barack Obama's planned address to schoolchildren on Tuesday. According to a USD 234 statement on Friday, Obama's speech will not be shown in any of the district's classrooms. Instead, the speech is being recorded and the video will be shown two evenings next week for parents, students, teachers, and any community member who is interested in hearing the speech...

The Missouri National Guard is currently working on 21 stimulus-related projects that have brought more than $2.9 million federal dollars into the state. The projects include work at Camp Clark in Nevada, the Ike Skelton Training Site in Jefferson City, the Aviation Classification and Repair Activity Depot in Springfield, the Kingshighway Readiness Center in St. Louis, and the Guard's training area on Fort Leonard Wood...

Six candidates are vying for two seats on the Nevada City Council, and the field will be narrowed to a total of four candidates in a primary slated for Tuesday, Sept. 8. The Weekend Herald-Tribune asked each candidate identical questions. Following are their responses. ...

The Nevada, Mo., Area Habitat for Humanity will host a baked potato lunch on Wednesday, Sept. 9, 2009, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the First Christian Church Fellowship Hall, located on the corner of Austin and Cedar Streets in Nevada. The meal is offered for a suggested donation of six dollars and will consist of a baked potato with assorted toppings, a drink, and a slice of pie...

It was a beautiful evening for the Season Championship at Nevada Speedway. The evening of Saturday, Aug. 29 proved to be an exciting event for a good crowd of dedicated race fans to come out and see who would take the Championship in each class. There were driver introductions in each class before their features. They were all good races and close points for all, with the Modifieds and Late Models keeping close right down to their official finishes...

Together with the rest of the country, I guess, I switched off my adoration of the Kennedy name the moment I learned that little brother Ted had left his date Mary Jo Kopechne to drown at Chappaquidick, while he, drunk as a skunk, clamored for the shore all by his lonesome, to phone the police -- eight hours later...

Hi neighbors. Another Labor Day is upon us! Where did the summer go? If the last week means anything, we might as well start packing up all of our "summer stuff" early. It looks like another year where summer will simply "fall" into winter with no autumn to speak of...

FORT SCOTT, Kan. -- There was no scoring in the second half at Frary Field Friday night. But Nevada's offensive line was the clear winner as it controlled play in a 13-7 victory over Fort Scott. Nevada (1-1) rushed for 133 yards in the fourth quarter alone. In the game, it rushed for 303 yards on 57 carries with senior fullback Nathan Ryan going for 151 yards and a touchdown on 24 carries...

The Nevada Lady Tigers volleyball team added another win to their record Thursday as they traveled to Harrisonville High School and posted a very strong performance. "Varsity came alive last night," Lady Tigers head coach Beck Lowery said Friday. "The girls hustled and were excited all night."...

JOPLIN, Mo. -- The Nevada Lady Tigers tennis team competed in their third dual match of the year as they traveled to Thomas Jefferson High School Thursday afternoon. Thomas Jefferson seemed to have the Lady Tigers' number throughout the duration of the match as they took eight of the nine matches that were played. Daven Smith and Katlyn Short were the only ones to bring home victories for Nevada as they defeated Rebecca Humphreys and Samantha Kemp in the No. 2 doubles match...

September 1 marked the unofficial opening of the hunting season as hunters started off the dove, rail and snipe seasons. Opening day dove hunters at the popular James A. Reed Wildlife Area in Lee's Summit started off the season at noon Tuesday. Some 620 hunters took 1,987 birds. Bob Whitworth said it was a fair start of the season, but not as good as last year. The dove season runs through Nov. 9, but most of the birds are taken during the first week of the season...

Kerry King and Kenneth Wunderly were married October 25, 2008, at Mary Queen of Angels Catholic Church in Fort Scott. Father Darrin May presided over the ceremony. The bide is the daughter of Alan and Tracy King, Pleasanton, and the granddaughter of Neal and Pam Sharp, Chanute, and Mary King and the late Ernest King, Chanute...

Richard L. Kerley and Joyce Mae Briggs were married on Sept. 4, 1949, in Arcadia, Kan. Richard Kerley is the former owner and operator of the Sinclair Service Station on Third and Margrave Streets in Fort Scott. He is also a retired employee of USD 234. Joyce was a stay-at-home mom for many years and then worked for Whiteside's IGA before she retired...