Stories from Saturday, September 29, 2012

Phillip and Christy Witt of Richards, Mo., are proud to announce the birth of their daughter, Maggie Elizabeth Witt. Maggie was born at 8:29 a.m., Thursday, Sept. 6, 2012, at Freeman Hospital in Joplin, Mo. She weighed 6 pounds and measured 18 and 1/2 inches...

Douglas LaVerne Thompson, 52, of Iola, Kan., passed away Thursday, Sept. 27, 2012, at Freeman Hospital in Joplin, Mo. Douglas was born Sept. 10, 1960, in Fort Scott, Kan., the son of Glenn LaVerne and Bernita June (Stine) Thompson. He grew up in Bronson until the family moved to Iola where he graduated from high school in 1977. He joined the United States Army and served three years including a year in Turkey before he was honorably discharged...

Ruth Iva Waite, 89, daughter of Reuben A. and Iva Pearl (Perkins) Tandy, was born Jan. 31, 1923, in Osceola, Mo. She passed away Sept. 20, 2012, at Christian Healthcare in Nevada, Mo. Ruth grew up in the Osceola and Vista area, attending Bradford Elementary School and graduating at the age of 16 from Osceola High School in 1939...

Paige Schmidt and Jonathon Peterson exchanged wedding vows on April 12, 2012, at the Community Christian Church. Wade Russell officiated the ceremony. Yvonne Holloway provided music. A reception followed in the Liberty, Fort Scott. Paige is the daughter of Todd and Kenda Schmidt of Fort Scott, and granddaughter of Jarold and Ruth Schmidt of Larned, Kan., and Virginia Smith of Derby, Kan...

Two benefits and a bank account have been set up to help defray medical expenses for Nevada Daily Mail/Weekend Herald-Tribune Reporter Rusty Murry. Murry is undergoing cancer treatment. He will have been with the Nevada paper for four years in January. He also worked for the publication for a while in 2005 and has written for various other papers in the area...

Michael and Sharon (Fulton) Pruitt were married at the United Methodist Church in Pleasant Hill, Mo., on Oct. 6, 1972. The Pruitts, along with their children, J. Kent Pruitt, Sarah A. Pruitt Morris, and Timothy M. Pruitt and their families would welcome the presence of friends to share in the celebration of their 40th wedding anniversary on Sunday, Oct. 7, 2012...

Bourbon County Commissioners determined during their regular meeting on Friday that both the city of Fort Scott and Lane Cutler, who owns property that abuts city property near the south end of Lake Fort Scott, should share the cost of a fence between the properties...

FORT SCOTT, Kan. -- More than 80 people representing dozens of different countries were granted the rights and freedoms of U.S. citizens during a ceremony held Friday morning on the parade grounds of the Fort Scott National Historic Site. The U.S. District Court for the District of Kansas conducted the proceedings with the Honorable David J. ...

After more than two decades of service to Bourbon County residents, Joanne Long has resigned her post as Bourbon County clerk, effective Oct. 16 to begin work in the private sector. Long began her career with the county on March 23,1992, as a switchboard operator. In the mid-90s, she advanced to bills/payroll/election clerk, where she worked until the late 90s. She became deputy clerk before running for the first of her three terms as county clerk...

By Eric Wade Herald-Tribune NEVADA -- On a night in which multiple levels of football were showcased, the Nevada Tigers and head coach Wes Beachler took to Logan Field against a relative unknown opponent in the Vikings of Kansas City Northeast Law and Public Service...

Herald-Tribune NEVADA -- The El Dorado Springs Lady Bulldogs defeated Nevada Thursday night at Nevada Middle School. "Tonight, we struggled to find a rhythm and could never really get a hold of the game," Lady Tigers head coach Ashley Thoreson said. "We didn't look like the same team that came out and beat Joplin on Tuesday."...

Herald-Tribune BRONAUGH -- The Bronaugh Lady Wildcats hosted Golden City in varsity volleyball action Thursday night. The Lady Eagles didn't make it easy for Bronaugh, but ultimately didn't have quite enough muscle to come out on top. Bronaugh won the match in two sets by the final scores of 25-19 and 25-20...

Herald-Tribune WEBB CITY, Mo. -- The Nevada Middle School eighth grade football teams squared off against Webb City Thursday night in what proved to be two tough contests. Webb City kept Nevada out of the end zone throughout the entire night and ultimately came out on top in both contests with offenses that had little trouble putting points on the board. Webb City won the A game by a final score of 56-0 and completed the sweep in the B game with a 36-0 win...

Herald-Tribune NEVADA -- The Nevada Middle School eighth grade volleyball teams split a pair of matches against Joplin North Thursday night at Nevada Middle School. In the A game, Joplin North found itself in a hotly contested matchup, but ultimately came out on top, winning both sets by the same score, 25-23. The B game went much better for Nevada as Joplin North fell behind early and never came back, ultimately handing Nevada the victory by the final scores of 25-11 and 25-19...

Hi neighbors. Most people today take having food for granted. If you run out of food in your cupboard, there is always a variety of food at the local store. If you can't wait to go shopping, buying and bringing it home to cook; you can go to a local drive-through and be eating a hot meal within 10 minutes...

Another chapter in the successful modern day fall turkey season is set for the entire month of October. Fall turkey hunting is different from the spring hunt and many hunters pass up the fall season to concentrate on other hunting or fishing, which is still good in many streams and impoundments...

In an article in Training Magazine, Jack Gordon tells about the Lesson of the Trench. He was working on a construction crew in North Carolina on an apartment complex when they discovered the basement to one of the complexes was seeping water due to insufficient tar on the foundation. So, in order to expose the foundation, someone had to dig a trench next to the wall, 7 feet deep, 14 feet long, and wide enough to work in...

In wide-ranging interviews, Sheriff Ron Peckman and his Republican challenger Jason Mosher detailed their plans for the next four years and reviewed details of the 2009 murder case that has become a focal point of their race. Peckman, sheriff since beating incumbent Mickey Mason in their 2000 Democratic primary and a Vernon County deputy since 1992, touts his experience and success in operating the jail at a substantial profit, among other accomplishments...