Stories from Saturday, November 17, 2012

Hi neighbors. Many of you might have been spending time outdoors hunting the wonderful Missouri white tailed deer this week. I know many hunters who spend the first day of deer season sitting in a tree stand waiting for the perfect buck to come hopping along...

The opening of this year's quail season was really different. We arrived at the happy hunting grounds west of Blue Mound, Kan. only to find three sets of cattle haulers already stationed where we planned to hunt. The neighbor had some cattle get out and he had driven down from LaCygne trying to figure out where they were. ...

November 15 There was a report of a theft in the 300 block of South Washington Street. Cash was reported stolen from an unsecured vehicle parked in a business' parking lot. There was a report of a burglary in the 600 block of South Washington Street. Medication was reported stolen from an unsecure residence...

November 4 500 W. Ashland St., false alarm. 600 E. Cherry St., fuel spill. North Ash and West Floral streets, electrical emergency. November 7 900 N. Olive St., fire safety presentation. 700 E. Highland Ave., alarm system. 400 W. Lee St., fire drill...

Rodney and Leona Bastow of Amarillo, Texas, formerly of Nevada, Mo., are proud to announce the birth of their twin sons, Ryan Lee Bastow and Nathan James Bastow. The twins were born on Wednesday, Oct. 3, 2012, at Baptist St. Anthony's Hospital in Amarillo, Texas. Ryan was born at 10:45 a.m., weighed 4 pounds, 11.95 ounces, and measured 17.75 inches. Nathan was born at 10:46 a.m., weighed 5 pounds, 11.43 ounces, and measured 18.75 inches...

The 29th annual Fort Scott Community College Endowed Scholarship Dinner was hosted by the FSCC Endowment Association Nov. 15 at the Fort Scott Armory. Nearly 250 people attended the banquet, which serves as a unique opportunity for donors, who establish endowed scholarships, to be paired with and meet the scholarship student recipients, a news release said...

NEVADA, Mo. -- The 3M Foundation has donated $250 to the Vernon County Historical Society in recognition of retired employee Leon Shumaker's commitment to the community. Shumaker has donated 32 hours to the Vernon County Historical Society. As a volunteer, Leon has performed valuable duties in support of special events and as a tour guide. ...

The American Legion, 402 E. Cherry, Nevada, will host the 96th annual Thanksgiving Dinner on Thanksgiving Day, Nov. 22. Home deliveries will be available. For more information, call 667-9836.

Herald-Tribune NEVADA -- Following the Region XVI postseason volleyball tournament, the Cottey College Comets learned that three of their players were named to All-Region teams. Sophomores Kymee Bair and Alexis Self were both named to the first team, while sophomore Kristina Coverdell was named to the second team...

Herald-Tribune RICH HILL, Mo. -- Nine fall sports athletes at Rich Hill High School earned all-conference honors this year in the Western Missouri Conference. The WE-MO football second team included senior wide receiver Josh Robb, senior linebacker Trevor Norbury and sophomore defensive back Jacob Thompson. Senior offensive tackle Derek Sutcliffe, senior defensive tackle Jeremy Gilkey and junior defensive end Geoffrey Cumpton all earned honorable mention spots...

By Eric Wade Herald-Tribune NEVADA -- The Cottey College Comets got back into action Friday night after a three-day break, taking on the Fort Scott Community College Greyhounds in what head coach Dave Ketterman knew would be a tough contest before it even started. Ketterman was mostly right, but his squad didn't seem to mind the tough competition as the Comets dispatched Fort Scott by a final score of 70-51...

The opening weekend of the firearms deer season was a bust for many hunters as weather prevented the results that were expected. On Saturday, warm and windy weather kept the deer from moving and on Sunday, rain and cold kept many hunters inside. Bob Mason, Springfield, said, "I know the deer are out there, but you couldn't tell it last weekend. We still have a few days to get that trophy buck I have been watching for more than a month."...

Nevada Public Library's Board of Trustees appointed Jodi Polk as the library director on Nov. 15. Polk has been on staff at the public library since 2006 and had served as assistant director since 2011. As assistant director, Polk successfully sought a $4,520 grant from the Missouri State Library to support the 2012 program this past summer. ...

Decorated Army Sgt. Randall Kisner's mother is Nevadan Deborah Kisner, who spent five years in the Marine Corps and 17 years in the Army, participating in Operation Desert Storm in Iraq and Israel in the early 1990s. "We were in Israel, shooting down Scud missiles with Patriot missiles," the former captain said. "We shot down three."...

The Gordon Parks Museum at Fort Scott Community College will celebrate the 100th anniversary of Gordon Parks' birthday on the evening of Nov. 30, 2012 with a "Chair-ity Auction" fundraiser. Proceeds will benefit children's programming at the museum. ...

FORT SCOTT, Kan. --For the third consecutive year, a live nativity scene performed by the men and women of Bethel Community Church will be part of annual downtown Christmas festivities which include a parade, lighting of the Mayor's Christmas Tree, and of course, Santa Claus...

After more than two weeks of restoration work on the East Coast following Hurricane Sandy, approximately 170 KCP&L employees are headed home. Beginning late last week, crews started making the two-day trip back to the Kansas City metropolitan area, among them Chris Julian, Mike Woody and Adam O'Farrell, employees from the Nevada Service Center...

A 26-year-old Nevadan with the Army in Afghanistan has been awarded a Combat Infantryman's Badge and a Purple Heart for his dedication and injuries suffered when his Humvee was hit by an improvised explosive device. Sgt. Randall Kisner (kize-ner) is a 2005 graduate of Nevada High School who has been deployed to Iraq and Afghanistan three times since enlisting in 2006...

FORT SCOTT, Kan. -- It's now official. Students at both Fort Scott's Winfield Scott Elementary and Uniontown's West Bourbon Elementary may now call themselves world record holders after participating in 2012 STACK UP, sponsored by the World Sport Stacking Association on Thursday...

Ashley Elizabeth Aden and Nicholas William Schultz exchanged wedding vows on June 30, 2012, at Holy Trinity Catholic Church, Springfield, Mo. The Rev. Fergus Monaghan solemnized the vows of the ceremony. Angelina Gearke, soloist, and Paula Ringer pianist, provided music. Prayers and readings were given by Elizabeth Schultz, the groom's sister, and Erin Schultz, the groom's sister-in-law...

Family and friends of Mary Alice Wilson will host a celebration in honor of her 80th birthday, on Saturday, Dec. 1, from 2 to 4 p.m., at the Crawford House, 1117 N. West Street. Open to all. Omission of gifts is requested.