Stories from Saturday, November 20, 2010

Clyde Thomas Beeman, 76, formerly of the Walnut, Kan., area, currently of Liberty, Mo., died Wednesday, Nov. 17, 2010, at the Kansas City V.A. Medical Center in Kansas City, Mo. He was born Jan. 4, 1934, near Walnut, Kan., the son of John Thomas and Lucinda Harriet Stanley Beeman. He served in the U.S. Army from 1956 until 1958...

Gerald Eugene Moore, 77, Moundville, Mo., passed away on Thursday, Nov. 18, 2010, at Via Christi Health System, Pittsburg, Kan. He was born May 19, 1933, in Nevada, Mo., to Harold Nester Moore and Bonnie Alma Roberts Moore. He married Martha Lee Key on Nov. 17, 1956, in Nevada, and she survives of the home...

Vineta Ruth Robb, 88, of Uniontown, Kan., died Thursday, Nov. 18, 2010, at the Guest Home Estates in Fort Scott. She was born in Hiattville, Kan., Oct. 19, 1922, the daughter of Loran and Blanche Myrtle (Pettit) Potter. She married Russell Don Robb Nov. 6, 1942, in Fort Scott. He preceded her in death Jan. 28, 2009...

Linda Diane Darnold Coale Diller , 71, of Liberty, Mo., passed away on Nov. 18, 2010, at her home in Liberty, following a lengthy illness. Linda was born July 22, 1939, in Greenfield, Mo., to Charles Leroy Darnold and Laura Ardena Bradley Darnold. Linda was married in 1960 to Maynard Coale and in 1978 she was married to Larry Diller...

Teddy Dean Taiclet, 58, died Thursday, Nov. 18, 2010, in Plano, Texas. He was born March 13, 1952, in Fort Scott, Kan., to Alvin Eugene Taiclet and Elizabeth Jane Cook Taiclet. A local memorial service will be announced later by the Cheney Witt Memorial Chapel, 201 S. Main, Fort Scott...

Shannon Lee Neth, 45, a resident of Fort Scott, died Friday, Nov. 19, 2010, at his home. The Rev. Jim Logan will conduct funeral services at 10:30 a.m., Wednesday, Nov. 24, 2010, at the Cheney Witt Memorial Chapel. Burial will follow in the Hiattville Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m., Tuesday, at the Cheney Witt Chapel. A complete obituary will appear in Tuesday's edition of the Fort Scott Tribune...

Kelsey Herring and Wayne West of Walker, Mo., are proud to announce the birth of their baby son, Ryker Alexander West. Ryker was born at 10:38 a.m., Thursday, Nov. 11, 2010, at Nevada Regional Medical Center. He weighed 9 pounds, 8 ounces, and measured 20 and 1/2 inches...

Eric Shrewsbury and Kayla Cushard of Nevada, Mo., and big brother Weston, are proud to announce the birth of their daughter and baby sister, Jaycee Quinn Shrewsbury. Jaycee was born at 5:02 a.m., Wednesday, Nov. 10, 2010, at Nevada Regional Medical Center. She weighed 6 pounds, 9 ounces, and measured 18 and 3/4 inches...

Women's colleges have an indispensable role to play in the 21st Century by teaching values-based leadership and seeing it put into effect in high places, Dr. Linda Basch of New York City said Thursday night at Cottey College. As inaugural speaker for the private two-year school's new Institute for Women's Leadership and Social Responsibility, Basch told 88 people at the Haidee and Allen Wild Center for the Arts that more progress has been made in education than in the political and financial realms.. ...

Bourbon County, Kan. -- In a constant battle with overcrowding, the Southeast Regional Correctional Center has found a temporary alternative. Jail administrator Jimmy Nichols addressed the Bourbon County Commission Nov. 15 requesting to purchase four bunk beds to prevent the need to send inmates to another county. The jail can currently house 50 inmates...

FORT SCOTT, Kan. -- The 31st Annual Homes for the Holidays tour and Moonlight and Mistletoe tour highlight one of the Historic Preservation Association of Bourbon County's busiest weekends of the year. Activities, which run Dec. 3-5, feature home tours, shopping, music, crafts and food...

BAXTER SPRINGS, Kan. -- Tickets are now on sale for the 13th Annual Horses of Hope Country Christmas Dinner Theatre. This year, the event will take place on four days in December -- Friday, Dec. 3, Saturday, Dec. 4, Friday, Dec. 10, and Saturday, Dec. 11, at the Horses of Hope indoor heated arena just south of Columbus...

Bronaugh, Mo. -- Santa Claus will be at the Bronaugh City Hall on Saturday, Dec. 4, from 6-8 p.m. The Bronaugh Community Club will provide the first 100 participants with a small gift bag. Children may choose to visit with Santa and have their photograph taken. Hot cocoa and cookies will be served. Door prizes, including a frozen turkey, will be awarded...

On My Own's third Annual Casino Night will be held Dec. 3, at the Nevada Elks Lodge. Dinner will start at 6 p.m, celebrity auction at 6:30 and casino events will begin at 7 p.m. All proceeds will benefit people with disabilities. Stop by On My Own at 428 E Highland to purchase tickets or contact On My Own at (417) 667-7007 for ticket information...

The home of Brian Leonard, a teacher at Nevada High School, was "flocked" with pink flamingos Friday morning, as part of a fundraising effort benefitting the American Cancer Society. Nevada High School Action class seniors Nathan Conley and Bethany Gregory ar placing the brilliant birds for a $10 donation. ...

The Harry C. Moore sign slowly reappeared as workers uncovered it this summer while giving a facelift to the old building at the southwest corner of Cherry and Washington streets. The building, an addition to the original landmark Moore's department store, which stood on the east, will soon become Hutchison Hardware...