Stories from Sunday, October 1, 2006

n Depression symptoms can wax darker as seasons change. By Colette Lefebvre-Davis Herald-Tribune Nevada, Mo. -- The American Psychological Association and local psychiatrist and clinical director of the Nevada Mental Health clinic, Dr. Jerry Morris, say depression is real -- but it's a disease that can be treated...

Choice of Weapons Award winner says Parks was a mentor, someone to emulate. By Jason E. Silvers Herald - Tribune Howard Bingham first met Gordon Parks when Bingham was a young, budding photographer working in the Los Angeles area. Bingham, now 67 and living in Los Angeles, will receive the Choice of Weapons award created in Parks' name during a tribute dinner for the late Fort Scott native next week in Fort Scott...

By Steve Moyer Herald-Tribune Nevada, Mo. -- It was a different world 50 years ago, when 15 prominent Nevada citizens came together to form an organization, then known as the United Community Funds of Vernon County, for "charitable, benevolent, eleemosynary, educational, civic, social welfare, health, community improvement and recreational purposes..."...

William Gottfried passed away Sept. 7, 2006. He was born on Feb. 14, 1915, at New Home, Stutsman County, N.D. He was the son of Peter and Mary (Sperling) Gottfried. William was a member of the Seventh Day Adventist Church until his death. William worked as a farmer and a carpenter for 65 years...

Hi neighbors. Happy October! There's a lot going on in the wilds this month. Most wild things are either eating till they pop in order to survive hibernation, or heading south for warmer places. That must apply to more than wild life as I saw my neighbors cleaning out their RV last month. In anticipation for a stay in sunny Florida I expect...

One of the main reasons my father, a naturally bookish man who hated the prospect of a TV wrecking conversation in our house, allowed his family to buy a TV set in the early1950s was so my mother and I, in the baseball season, could watch Uncle Branch Rickey's Dodgers play in Ebbets Field...

One of the main reasons my father, a naturally bookish man who hated the prospect of a TV wrecking conversation in our house, allowed his family to buy a TV set in the early1950s was so my mother and I, in the baseball season, could watch Uncle Branch Rickey's Dodgers play in Ebbets Field...

Back in 1892, a conflict occurred in Wyoming over the use of open range. The large ranchers hired some killers from Texas, numbering 50 strong, to head into Johnson County, Wyo., to challenge the small ranchers. The result was several innocent deaths and a sheriff gathering up a posse of 200 men, which cornered the hired guns. This conflict became known throughout history as, "The Johnson County War."...

Herald-Tribune UNIONTOWN, Kan. -- Visiting Baxter Springs took a 20-8 win over Uniontown on Homecoming night Friday. The Lions (4-1) saw Zack Wilson and Brett Davis connect for two first-half touchdowns. Wilson hit Davis from 69 yards out in the first quarter and 17 yards away in the second...

By Scott Nuzum Herald-Tribune ALTAMONT, Kan. -- Jacob Lattimer had a heck of a night for Fort Scott Friday as he rushed for 115 yards and a touchdown on just nine carries in a Southeast Kansas League encounter with Labette County. Did we mention that this was his total for just the first quarter?...

By Joe Warren Herald-Tribune WEBB CITY, Mo. -- Webb City's balanced attack produced more than 400 yards of total offense as they rolled to a 49-14 victory over Nevada Friday. The Cardinals, ranked No. 1 in Class 4 by The Associated Press, had 340 yards at halftime, as they held a commanding 42-7 lead over the Class 3 Tigers...

This is for all the people who think you can't have your cake and eat it too. There used to be a saying that if it rained on Easter, it would also rain the following seven Sundays, or something like that. For that reason, none of the three of us were surprised when the skies opened up over Municipal Stadium on May 7, 1967, just as the first game of an afternoon doubleheader between the A's and New York Yankees wound to a close...

It's that time of year when footballs are filling the air and the hunting seasons are starting to open. The hunting prospects are good for most Missouri hunters. The traditional Sept. 1 opening day of the dove season was another good one for area hunters and the recent teal season was better than last fall...

Herald-Tribune PARSONS, Kan. -- Erin Zingre and Jill Query finished third for Fort Scott High School at the Labette County Tennis Invitational Thursday. Zingre and Query were 2-2 on the day in No. 1 doubles and stand at 8-13 on the season. They lost their first match, 8-6, to Brandie Eades and Kelsie Froebe of Independence. ...

Two Nevada area drivers captured Feature wins at Nevada Speedway on Sept. 23. Richard Luther (above), Nevada, raced Doug Chrisenbery's Street Stock car in the mechanic's race and handily captured the win in the Feature. Kerry Schulze (below), Moundville, drove the Jim Buzzard Late Model car and captured a hard-fought Feature win. The racing season is now complete at Nevada Speedway for 2006...

By Brett Dalton Herald-Tribune Fort Scott, Kan. -- The USD 234 Board of Education will conduct its regular monthly meeting at 5:30 p.m. on Monday, at the BOE office, 424 S. Main St. The board is scheduled to discuss various items at the meeting, including an audit review and a birthday celebration by one local elementary school...