Stories from Thursday, March 10, 2011

Ena Mae Forkner, 90, Joplin, Mo., formerly of Nevada, passed away on Tuesday, March 8, 2011, at Freeman Health System West, Joplin, Mo., following an illness of several months. She was born Feb. 7, 1921, in Nevada, to Robert Lee Chrisenbery and Mina Lee Shaw Chrisenbery. She married Harlan Herbert Forkner on Aug. 13, 1939, in El Dorado Springs, Mo., and he preceded her in death on Aug. 9, 1991...

Mary Mildred Schulz, 85, Nevada, passed away on Wednesday, March 9, 2011, at Mercy Hospital in Fort Scott, Kan., following a lengthy illness. She was born on Nov. 3, 1925, in Kansas City, Mo., to Joseph Leon Pottorf and Mildred Frances McCuiston Pottorf. She married Bill J. Schulz on Dec. 22, 1951, in Kansas City, Mo., and he survives of the home...

Amid a successful showing at the MSHSAA District Speech and Debate Tournament on Saturday in Carthage, Nevada High School's team qualified two students to the state competition. Senior Teryn Greer qualified for state for the third year in a row and will be taking original oratory this year. ...

Catch-22: Commis-sioners say zoning change would be inappropriate, but special use permit rules don't seem to have a provision for such facilities.

Friends of a Nevada native who lost limbs in a Jan. 3 train accident raised $1,672 for him in a Saturday benefit at Boomer's Roadhouse. Undergoing therapy in Chicago since the accident near Lafayette, Ind., Northfolk Southern Railway conductor Larry McVay and his wife Lisa had touched local hearts to an "awesome" degree, said Roadhouse co-owner Debbie Scotten Tuesday...

Editor's note: Second-year students at Cottey College are taking part in the school's "international experience," in which students visit another country and learn of its culture, history, and more through educational modules and experiences along the way. This year, the group is visiting France. Following is the second in a series of columns through which Cottey College Public Information Director Steve Reed shares the experience with readers...

Nevada High School Students advance to the State History Day Contest.