Stories from Saturday, June 9, 2012

Sylvia C. Cady, 89, Sheldon, Mo., passed away on Wednesday, June 6, 2012, at Christian Health Care, Nevada, following a brief illness. She was born April 22, 1923, in Sheldon, to Zeb Ambler and Annie Jobe Ambler. She married Leland E. Cady on Aug. 30, 1943, in Lamar, Mo., and he preceded her in death on Oct. 29, 2011...

John Ellsworth Holmes, 98, former resident of Prescott, Kan., and more recently of Presbyterian Village, Fort Scott, died Thursday, June 7, 2012, at Mercy Hospital, Fort Scott. He was born Sept. 28, 1913, in Prescott, Kan., the son of Arthur E. Holmes and Florence McLaughlin Holmes. John attended Shilo Grade School then went to Prescott High School where he graduated in 1931. John married Marian Washler on July 3, 1945, at Prescott. She preceded him in death on July 20, 2006...

Vernon Grant Holmes, 69, resident of Pleasanton, Kan., died Thursday, June 7, 2012, at the Fort Scott Manor Nursing Home. He was born April 6, 1943, in Fort Scott, Kan., the son of Vernon Edward Holmes and Minnie LeVerne Ashley Holmes. He graduated from Prescott High School in 1961. ...

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Hi neighbors. Here we are again celebrating Bushwhacker Days in Nevada. So why do we do this? The same reason most small towns celebrate Founders Day or Groundhog Day or any other historic event relevant to that particular community. It is to recognize a shared history and shared goals...

One of the dilemmas of writing about my companions on hunting trips is before long one doesn't have any companions. People say things like, "I'll go, but you can't write about me." Last Saturday was one such trip which was prefaced by, "You better not." Fortunately I didn't promise since I knew there would probably be some good material available...

ROCKVILLE -- A Missouri-based company is on track to re-open an existing meat processing plant here by summer's end. Rockville is in Bates County in western Missouri, a rural area hard-hit by job losses when the plant closed almost a year ago, a news release said...

By Angelique McNaughton Herald-Tribune On a warm June afternoon, a reserved 14-year-old Levi Ballou sits down on a concrete bench, hidden in the shade at Gunn Park near the trails. He doesn't take off his sunglasses and the blue, Yeti T-shirt he's wearing clashes with a yellow, Livestrong bracelet on his left wrist -- the only visible indication of Levi's interests. The wristband is a fundraising item for the Lance Armstrong Foundation, founded by the cyclist and cancer survivor Lance Armstrong...

One of the more interesting scenarios in Missouri politics this summer is the 31st Senate District Republican primary contest between State Rep. Scott Largent of Clinton and former Rep. Ed Emery of Lamar. The winner looks likely to succeed Sen. David Pearce, R-Warrensburg, who was moved north by redistricting and obliged to seek re-election in the realigned 21st District...

Members of a tour group who visited Fort Scott this week said they were impressed with people and places they encountered during their stay. About 20 people with the Central Plains Foretravel Camping Group arrived June 2 in 10 motor homes for a week-long visit, which included camping at the Bourbon County Fairgrounds. Members, who ranged in age from 52 to 83, toured local business, visited various local attractions, rode Dolly the Trolley and enjoyed activities during their free time...