Stories from Saturday, November 3, 2007

Sonja, James, Lillian and Andrew Hart are pround to announce the birth of their daughter and baby sister, McKenzy Anna Lee Hart. McKenzy was born on Sept. 15, 2007, at 8:05 a.m., at St. John's, in Springfield. She weighed 9 pounds, 15 ounces, and measured 21 inches long...

Justin R. Adams, 26 of Nevada, passed away on Thursday, Nov. 1, 2007, at his home in Nevada. He was born March 22, 1981, in Nevada, to Laurence Edward Adams and Kathi Diane Fleener Adams. Justin grew up in Nevada and graduated from Nevada High School in 2000. He had lived most of his life in Nevada and also did custom stereo installation...

Wayne Gretsky, the hockey great, once talked about being "in the zone." To him that meant he could see in his mind's eye where the puck was going, even before he hit it with his stick. My zone came a couple of weeks ago while hunting in North Dakota with both boys and an old college roommate. My old roommate and I are well into the Social Security age, ahead of the Baby Boomers by a few years, while my sons are still hard chargers...

During the Civil War, most after action reports describe what happened in a battle or engagement. The author of the report (normally the commanding officer) was not normally required to explain or justify his or his men's conduct. However, there were then and are very often in today's war occasions when a commanding officer was and is required to explain why he and his men did what they did! The following is an excellent description of a "Yankee" mission or "scout" that was typical of the total war that was waged in Missouri and why the commanding officer had to explain why things happened the way they did.. ...

Hi neighbors. It's good to be back home in Nevada! Last week I traveled to Des Moines, Iowa, to watch my daughter, granddaughter and son-in-law join the Aimes ISU Ballroom Competition Team perform at the college in their Halloween Masquerade Madness Show...

Nevada, Mo. -- On Tuesday, Oct. 30, the Redfearn Law Firm, of Kansas City filed a petition with the Vernon County Circuit Court on behalf of Wanita Tate, of Fort Scott. Tate is the mother of 32-year-old Calvin "Callie" Dobbs, of Richards, who was killed Aug. ...

Fort Scott, Kan. -- The Saints came marching in at St. Mary's Catholic School Thursday. Well, actually, the saints at the school on Thursday were students who dressed up in costumes to celebrate All Saints Day, which is a Christian holy day set aside to honor all saints of the church...

Fort Scott, Kan. â€" Brendan Meara is an artist who wants to make his work appealing to everyone. "I try to make work that is approachable by most anyone, or any artist, so that they might find something that maybe inspires them or that they might enjoy," Meara said during a Thursday interview with The Fort Scott Tribune...

Nevada, Mo. -- The Nevada Regional Medical Center board of directors were congratulated by Tim Wolters, from the accounting firm of BKD, during his presentation of the yearly audit findings for their performance the past year. Wolters noted that the hospital's annual audit revealed no material weaknesses and only the issue of segregation of accounting duties was noted as a concern...

Many homes in the Ozarks have had an unwelcome guest arrive this fall. "Lady beetles seem to make their way into homes during both the fall and, to a lesser degree, in the spring. This continues to be a problem for several rural homeowners." said Tim Schnakenberg, agronomy specialist, University of Missouri Extension...

COLUMBIA, Mo. â€" Here's some news straight from the horse's mouth: From now until Nov. 13, you can bid online on nine horses bred and raised at the University of Missouri. MU's College of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources Animal Science Division is hosting its first auction where bidders can go online, create an account and place bids on animals...