Stories from Saturday, September 4, 2010

James Wayne Pursley, 90, Nevada, passed away Thursday, Sept. 2, 2010, in Nevada. He was born on Nov. 19, 1919, in Bolivar, Mo., to Mack Travis Pursley and Ettie Wheeler Pursley. He married Marjorie Eletha Shaw on July 17, 1946, in Fort Scott, Kan., and she survives of the home...

Louise Landers, 88, passed away quietly at NorthCare Hospice House in North Kansas City, Mo., on Wednesday, Sept. 1, 2010. Louise was born to Howard and Gladys (Hall) Campbell on June 21, 1922, in Moundville, Mo. Louise grew up in Moundville, later attending and graduating from Bronaugh High School. ...

Mildred J. Bobbett, 91, Nevada, passed away at her home on Thursday, Sept. 2, 2010, following a brief illness. She was born on March 11, 1919, in Percival, Iowa, to James Bobbett and Beatrice Lockhart Bobbett. She married Jacob Edward Bobbett on Dec. 26, 1936. He preceded her in death on May 18, 1986...

Velma Viola Madison, 88, Fort Scott, died Friday, Sept. 3, 2010, at the Mercy Health Center. Funeral arrangements will be announced by the Cheney Witt Chapel, 201 S. Main, Fort Scott.

Ruth L. Schwamb, 90, died Thursday, Sept. 2, 2010. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m., Tuesday, Sept. 7, at Heuser Funeral Home, Rich Hill. Interment will follow in Greenlawn Cemetery, Rich Hill. Visitation services will be held from 6-7 p.m., Monday, Sept. 6, at the funeral home...

Hi neighbors. Happy Labor Day weekend! This is our last big hurrah before fall hits. I can't wait to see if we actually have an autumn this year or if summer just falls right into winter. We've had that happen before. But until then, we can enjoy this mid-way point. From the weather updates on cable it seems Saturday will be a perfect day and Sunday and Monday won't be too bad either...

Sometimes, the day's least newsworthy event, say a hotdog-eating contest, gets front page coverage, for no apparent reason. Meanwhile, a story genuinely worth the telling, of probable interest to the whole town, gets nary a syllable of notice in the public media...

Most of us grew up with someone in our family that we described as "colorful." It was with special interest that I read a brief book titled, "How To Talk Dirty Like Granddad," by Tom Ladwig, in which he talks about his grandfather. When he was a boy growing up in the Ozark hills he was exposed to a variety of colorful remarks. His granddad called them as he saw them and sometimes even when he didn't see them. As I leafed through the book, I saw many sayings that were familiar to me...

During a routine audit of Farmer's Ag & Grain Supply Inc., Missouri Department of Agriculture Grain Regulatory auditors discovered a "negative grain equity position," according to a press release dated Sept. 3. The MDA said that a negative grain equity position is "a grain dealer marketing position in which grain related liabilities exceed grain related assets."...

FORT SCOTT, Kan. -- Thanks to a program sponsored by a local bank, many local residents have had the chance to travel around the United States and the world. The Citizens Bank Fun Seekers Travel Club was developed in 1990 as a way for the bank to show appreciation to its loyal customers, and has grown since that time, according to Cindy Schwalm, the coordinator of the travel program...

There was a lot of sound and fury Thursday night as the second storm in two days swept through the area leaving downed trees and road signs in its wake. The Little Osage and Marmaton are both above flood stage, the Marmaton is expected to crest approximately 2 a.m., Saturday, and the Little Osage some time before that...

Small, non-farm businesses in 95 Missouri counties and neighboring counties in Arkansas, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Nebraska and Tennessee are now eligible to apply for low-interest disaster loans from the U.S. Small Business Administration. "These loans offset economic losses because of reduced revenues caused by excessive rainfall, flooding, flash flooding and high winds that occurred in the following primary Missouri counties from Feb. ...

The steering committee for the 2010 Nevada High School All-School Reunion has announced the schedule of events for the two-day celebration slated for Friday, Oct. 15, and Saturday, Oct.16. The festivities will begin at noon on Friday at the recently remodeled Franklin P. ...

Sergeant Justin Lee Fisher, owner/operator of Son Light Landscape, was welcomed home by his family after a year long tour of duty in Egypt with the Kansas National Guard. Justin and his wife Amy have three daughters, Blaine, 13; Juniper, 2; and Jozie, 2. Family members said they are "so thankful to him for his service to our nation and most grateful to God for his safe return."...

A Kansas City Power and Light worker disconnects a power line that fell over a tractor-trailer owned by Celedon and driven by Scotty Yordt, of Muscatine, Iowa, at the Fuel Mart truck stop in Nevada, Friday after noon A tractor-trailer owned by Palmentere Brothers trucking was also draped with the wire. Yordt said he was temporarily blinded by the sun as he was backing up and misjudged the distance...

The Nevada High School's Tiger Pride Marching Band and Band Boosters are inviting the community to come out and support the band and have some fun at the same time. On Saturday, Sept. 11, the band will hold it's first 5K Run/Walk so students can raise money for a trip planned for the 2011-'12 school year...

Mr. and Mrs. Rick Jagels, Rich Hill, announce the upcoming marriage of their daughter, Suzanne Richelle, to Dallas Wayne Jennings, son of Brenda and Carlos Wethington and Kyle and Nina Jennings, Rich Hill. Suzanne is a 2004 graduate of Rich Hill High School and a 2008 graduate of the University of Central Missouri. She currently teaches kindergarten in Nevada. The bride's grandparents are Ruth and the late Gene Campbell, Rich Hill; and Marvin and Velda Jagels, Rockville, Mo...