Stories from Saturday, December 31, 2011

The city of Lamar has begun the process of designing, building and installing a third electric generator at the Prairie View Landfill just north of the city. The Lamar Democrat reports that the Lamar City Council voted to begin the project by hiring the engineering firm of Blakely and Associates of Chillicothe, Mo., to design and supervise the venture...

FORT SCOTT, Kan. -- The Bourbon County Commission approved an amendment to the 2011 budget during a public hearing Friday in the commission room at the Bourbon County Courthouse. During the meeting, commissioners discussed the need for the amendment, which will increase expenditures in the employee benefit fund from $2,034,200 to $2,135,460 and increase the expenditures in the road and bridge fund from $1,880,794 to $2,225,000...

How the state may best care for its developmentally disabled citizens, including the 63 still being looked after by Nevada Habilitation Center, will again be debated by the 96th Missouri General Assembly in its session starting Wednesday in Jefferson City...

FORT SCOTT, Kan. -- Some good things happened in Fort Scott in 2011 and local officials are hoping for continued progress in 2012. The Herald-Tribune recently talked to Fort Scott City Manager Dave Martin and Fort Scott Area Chamber of Commerce Executive Director Lindsay Madison to get their thoughts on 2011 and some things they're expecting in the coming year as they try to aid pro-gress in Fort Scott...

Herald-Tribune FORT SCOTT, Kan. -- The Fort Scott Area Chamber of Commerce has announced a grand opening and ribbon cutting event for Jukebox's Barber Shop, a new business owned by Jake Johnson and located at 15 E. Wall St. The event will be held at noon Tuesday and lunch will be served. All chamber members are invited to attend and congratulate Johnson on the opening of his new business in downtown Fort Scott, a news release said...

Norman E. Jones, 88, Bronaugh, Mo., passed away Friday, Dec. 30, 2011, at Freeman Health System West in Joplin, Mo., following a brief illness. He was born April 1, 1923, in Mindenmines, Mo., to Russell Eugene Jones and Bessie Mae Young Jones. He was married June 30, 1944, in Phoenix, Ariz., to Beth Carter and she survives of the home...

David Neil Gardner, 58, of Nevada, Mo., died Friday, Dec. 23, 2011, at St. Louis University Hospital. David was born in Kirksville, Nov. 17, 1953, a son of the late Roma (Alexander) and Charles Gardner. On June 24, 1978, he was united in marriage to Barbara Hollandsworth in Rosebud. ...

Marci and Michael Townsend of Overland Park, Kan., announce the birth of a daughter, Claire Avery Townsend, on Nov. 11, 2011, at 1:43 a.m. She weighed 9 pounds, 2 ounces, and measured 19 3/4 inches. Maternal grandparents are Mark and Janet Guthrie of Nevada. Maternal great-grandparents are Jim and Shirley Guthrie and Bus and Carol Faith. Her maternal great-aunt and great-uncle are Lee and Mary Love Guthrie, all of Nevada...