Stories from Saturday, February 20, 2010

Charles Daniel VanBuskirk, age 74, resident of rural Mapleton, died Thursday, Feb. 18, 2010, at his home. He was born Aug. 30, 1935, in Bourbon County, Kan., the son of Don A. VanBuskirk and Letha Mae Beck VanBuskirk. He was a graduate of the Fulton High School. ...

Ted Thomas, 77, of Schell City, former Vernon County Sheriff, died Friday, Feb. 19, 2010, at Ellett Memorial Hospital, in Appleton, City. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m., Tuesday, Feb. 23, at First Baptist Church, in Schell City, with Doug Reynolds officiating. ...

Dear Editor: I am writing this letter to encourage Nevada to support a new youth outreach. Mr. Tony Wagner has recently started a children's theater here in Nevada located on the Square at 114 N. Cedar, where Daylight Donuts used to be. The production, "Narnia" started this week. For any young person interested in doing some acting, this is a great opportunity!...

Dear Ediitor: In today's world, we hear, see, read the opinions of many persons as they offer what seems to them wisdom. The problem is their ideas are so varied it is difficult to sort through them to find a pearl of great value. Such a pearl was found in the Feb. ...

Hi neighbors. Although I find the news depressing most of the time and take days off when I don't watch national political news, once in a while my Yahoo page will have a headline I can't ignore. The Supreme Court has come up with a ruling that says the government may not ban political spending by corporations in candidate elections...

Molly Brown and Matthew Smith announce their engagement. The couple plan to be married on May 8, 2010, at 4 p.m. at the Elks Lake in Compton Junction, Mo. Bride-elect Brown is the daughter of James and Lois Brown, Nevada, and the granddaughter of George and Glenda Brown, of Nevada...

Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey Fischer, of Appleton City, Mo., announce the engagement of their daughter, Krista Nicole, to Chadd Lyndon Greenlee, son of Mr. and Mrs. Lyndon Greenlee, of Nevada. Krista is a 2003 graduate of Appleton City High School and a 2006 graduate of Missouri State University. She is currently employed by Stephens Inc. in Little Rock, Ark...

Darryl and Betty (Hamlett) Robbins, of Rich Hill, Mo., and Ken and Deanie Mooney, of rural Adrian, Mo., announce the upcoming marriage of their children, Dustin Lynn Robbins and Meghan Michelle Mooney, on March 13, 2010, at 5 p.m. at Immanuel Baptist Church in Butler, Mo...

KANSAS CITY, Kan. -- At 10-years-old, Hannah Reel-Scott has shown more bravery than many will ever know. Hannah, along with four other patients of the Pediatric Cardiology Department at the University of Kansas Medical Center, were presented with the Brave Heart Award Thursday in Kansas City, Kan...

At a Lunch and Learn session presented at noon , Friday in the mezzanine conference room at Nevada Regional Medical Center. Kelly McLemore, cardiac rehab nurse, informed the lunch guests about women's cardiac health issues. "A lot of women aren't aware of the importance of their cardiac health," McLemore said...

Alleged kidnappers Douglas Stangeland of Nevada and Andrew Wadel of Rich Hill made an appearance in the Associate Circuit Court of Vernon County on Thursday, Feb. 18, in connection with a November 2009 home invasion at the rural Vernon County home of Charles Scammell. ...

NEVADA, Mo. --During an all-campus meeting on Thursday, Feb. 18, Dr. Judy Rogers, president of Cottey College, expressed her gratitude and appreciation to the faculty and staff campaign committee for their participation in the College's campaign, A Defining Moment...

Scott Nuzum's most recent award came as a surprise to the long-time sports editor at The Fort Scott Tribune. "I was floored," Nuzum said of his reaction upon learning he is the recipient of the 2010 Kansas State High School Activities Association's Oscar Stauffer Sportswriter of the Year Award for his coverage of interscholastic sports. "My reaction was, I didn't know what to think. I never thought it was something I'd be considered for."...

By Eric Wade Herald-Tribune COLUMBIA, Mo. -- As the end of day one came to a close at Mizzou Arena, the field of nearly 900 wrestlers present at the 2010 Missouri State High School Wrestling Championships had been cut nearly in half. The Nevada Tigers, however, remained strong into day two as all four of the wrestlers that Nevada High School brought to the tournament remained alive heading into Friday's competition...

By Scott Nuzum Herald-Tribune FORT SCOTT -- Fort Scott junior Megan McDermed stepped up with a season-high 23 points Friday night as the Tigers took control in the second half of a 42-29 victory in Southeast Kansas League play at the FSHS gymnasium...

By Scott Nuzum Herald-Tribune FORT SCOTT -- Visiting Iola made things tough for about 11 minutes here Friday night but Fort Scott High's boys ended the second quarter with a 19-2 run and went on to defeat the Mustangs for the 38th consecutive time, 63-32...

Herald-Tribune UNIONTOWN -- Uniontown's girls clinched second place in the Three Rivers League with a 62-34 victory over Crest here Friday night in their regular-season finale. Meanwhile, Crest boys wrapped up their third consecutive TRL championship with a 38-32 win over Uniontown...

Hunting seasons are all but over, however, as Fred Parker, Kansas City told me recently, "If you have people and wildlife, you will have violations. You will also have people who detest the violators and thus will turn them in if promised anonymity and a bit of caash incentive."...

Herald-Tribune Katlyn Douglas' 21-point game Friday night led the Bronaugh Wildcats to a 57-16 victory over the Northeast Vernon County Knights and put Douglas' name in the record books -- she scored her 1,000th career point Friday night. The Wildcats jumped ahead early with a 22-3 lead by the end of the first quarter and never looked back, ending the half at 32-7 and finishing the game at 57-16...

* Trick shooting star of the billiards world to present exhibition at YMCA. By Eric Wade Herald-Tribune NEVADA, Mo. -- Tom Rossman, also known in the world of billiards as Dr. Cue, has been an innovator in the world of artistic pool and trick shooting for decades. Throughout his career, Rossman has won 30 artistic pool discipline titles with wins in all eight disciplines...