Stories from Saturday, October 29, 2011

Steven D. Page, 63, of West Palm Beach, Fla., died suddenly on Friday, Oct. 21, 2011. Born in Fort Scott, Kan., he was a resident of the Palm Beach area since 2003 and worked as a Property Manager at the Palm Club in West Palm Beach. Truly a man among men, Steve was a retired U.S. ...

Thomas Jerrold "Jerry" Morrison, 64, of Cheyenne, Wyo., died at the Denver VA Medical Center, Denver, Colo., on May 6, 2011. There was a cremation. William James Schafer will conduct memorial services at 1:30 p.m., Tuesday, Nov. 1, at the Cheney Witt Chapel. ...

Jeffrey Lynn Findlay, 44, Nevada, died Monday, Oct. 24, 2011, at his residence. He was born Oct. 26, 1966, in Bellevue, Neb., to John Albert Findlay and Lesley Jo McCarty Sifers. There are no local services planned. Cremation arrangements are under the direction of Ferry Funeral Home, Nevada...

Andy and Megan Smith, and older brother Aidan, are proud to announce the birth of their son and baby brother, Hudson Mark Smith. Hudson was born at 5:56 a.m., Friday, Oct. 14, 2011, at Nevada Regional Medical Center. He weighed 7 pounds, 2 ounces, and measured 21 inches...

FORT SCOTT, Kan. -- Kansas State Treasurer Ron Estes discussed unclaimed property with local residents during a visit to Fort Scott on Friday. Estes' office is currently safeguarding about 850,000 pieces of unclaimed property worth more than $230 million for their rightful owners or heirs. As part of his "Unclaimed Property Returns" tour, Estes and his staff members are traveling to all 105 counties in Kansas talking about and searching for Kansan's unclaimed property...

On Wednesday, Nov. 2, local folks will have the opportunity to learn all about energy audits, alternative energy sources like wind, solar, geothermal and ion battery energy, as well as tips on how to finance energy improvements and upgrades on the farm...

The weekly meeting of the Optimist Club of Vernon County slated for Monday, Oct. 31, has been canceled due to member involvment in other community events taking place that day. The club will resume meeting weekly on Monday, Nov. 7, at 6 p.m., in the community room at Vernon County Ambulance District. For more information about the club, call (417) 448-4529...

Kaysinger Basin Regional Planning Commission has completed the Vernon County Natural Hazard Mitigation Plan and is asking for public comment before submitting the completed copy to the State Emergency Management Agency. The plan is available on Kaysinger's Web site at www.kaysinger.com under the "programs" tab, click on "hazard mitigation."...

"My mom is the strongest, most willing, courageous person I've ever known." So said Necole Brown, 25, of Nevada, crediting the fact that she can sit next to her mom Linda, hug her and tell of her story of survival to early detection of breast cancer...

While most people in Washington, D.C., are more concerned with the federal government, one resident, a Nevada native, and his wife decided to come help rebuild Joplin. JR DeLaney grew up in Nevada. He and his wife Suzanne moved to Joplin for a few years prior to moving 1,200 miles east to the nation's capital, so they did not hesitate one second when they learned of the opportunity to volunteer with ABC's Emmy Award-winning show "Extreme Makeover: Home Edition" as it came to build seven houses in seven days in Joplin, Oct. ...

By Scott Nuzum Herald-Tribune FORT SCOTT, Kan. -- Paula Okrutna had 15 kills for Fort Scott Community College Friday night, leading the Greyhounds to a 25-21, 25-17, 25-15 sweep of visiting Cottey College at Arnold Arena. The 'Hounds (24-10), who will finish their season today, struggled to find consistency while the Comets (5-21) were unable to find a consistent second option on offense to go with Lindsey Aldridge. ...

Tigers miss playoffs with loss to Holden