Stories from Saturday, December 8, 2007

An example of the impact that teachers make is shared in "Mentors, Masters and Mrs. McGregor:" "I had been a high school dropout at the age of 17, and finally I decided to go back to school to finish my high school diploma. The following September, I found out that community college was free. So I thought, "I'll try it," because college had always been a dream, and I didn't think I'd ever, ever get there...

One unique facet of the Civil War in Missouri was the internecine fratricidal warfare between civilians and vigilantes! This was not confined to Missouri because it also occurred in western North Carolina, eastern Tennessee, western Virginia, eastern Kentucky and northern Mississippi. However, as has been mentioned before, the Civil War in Missouri and eastern Kansas was more brutal and barbaric than in other areas...

Hi neighbors. It seems our little bit of winter got us all panicky this week. I just wanted to stay home and go nowhere. Knowing how I dread going out into cold weather and walking on icy sidewalks and streets, I cannot comprehend how people overcame their trepidation to journey into the wilderness as pioneers...

Melvin Thomas Davis, age 83, a resident of Fort Scott, Kan., died Friday, Dec. 7, 2007, at the Fort Scott Manor. He was born Sept. 20, 1924, in Fort Scott, the son of James Herbert Davis and Liddia Jane Babbitt Davis. After growing up in Fort Scott, Melvin served in the U.S. Navy during World War II. He then lived most of his adult life in Chicago before returning to Fort Scott in 1985...

Emily May Ivie Jackson, age 83, a resident of rural Redfield, Kan., died Thursday, Dec. 6, 2007, at the St. John's Regional Medical Center in Joplin, Mo. She was born Jan. 16, 1924, in Nampa, Idaho, the daughter of Bert Ivie and Ellen May Lloyd Ivie. May first married Robert J. Jackson on June 10, 1941. He preceded her in death on Feb. 14, 1976. She later married Delbert Barr on July 7, 2007...

Cindy and Timothy Bullard, of Nevada, are proud to announce the birth of their daughter, Shannon Abrams Bullard. Shannon was born on at 9:09 p.m., Dec. 1, 2007, at Nevada Regional Medical Center. She weighed 8 pounds, 9 ounces, and measured 20 inches...

Marc Kleven, Tracinda Yaw, and big brother Easton are proud to announce the birth of their daughter and baby sister, Alliyah Jade Yaw Kleven. Aliyah was born at 9:30 a.m., on Nov. 28, 2007, at Mercy Hospital in Fort Scott, Kan. She weighed 7 pounds, 5 ounces, and measured 19 inches...

FORT SCOTT, Kan. -- Visitors on the Homes for the Holidays tour won't want to miss the old Fort Lincoln School, at the northeast edge of the Fort Scott Community College campus, at the corner of Horton and 18th Street. For the tour weekend, volunteers from the Bourbon County Association of Retired School Personnel open the school for viewing from 1 to 5 p.m...

FORT SCOTT, Kan. -- The Fort Scott National Historic Site has been invited to spend Christmas at the White House this holiday season. When President and Mrs. George W. Bush chose the National Park Service as the theme for this year's holiday decorations, the Fort Scott National Historic Site contacted Gary Hawk, an artist from Iola. Hawk was asked to design and paint an ornament, which would represent FSNHS...

The National Weather Service is forecasting a possible severe winter storm that could leave areas of Missouri and Kansas under up to an inch of ice. Vernon County Sheriff Ron Peckman said the National Weather Service had set up a conference call with emergency responders in the affected area to prepare them for the weekend...

Nevada, Mo. -- A local teen appeared in court Friday for a pre-trial conference, defending his not guilty plea to 8 counts of tampering with a utility meter, all Class A misdemeanors. Brandon Fisher, the defendant's attorney, simply requested there be a new pre-trial date, which was granted by judge Neal Quitno and set for Jan. 3...

Nevada, Mo. -- Leonard Pope of Nevada has been farming most of his life; however, it was only about 20 years ago that he became interested in exotic animals. Seeing a Missouri rural magazine one day with an advertisement for an unusual animal sale, Pope drove to Cape Girardeau, Mo., where he purchased his first head of Watusi. This started him on the path of buying and selling animals not commonly found in this area, which has now lasted about two decades...

FORT SCOTT, Kan. -- Alex Barner established a new career high in points for the second time in eight days as he made 12 of 14 field-goal attempts and scored 28 points in Fort Scott High's 56-42 victory over Labette County in Southeast Kansas League play Friday night...

By Ralph Pokorny Herald-Tribune NEVADA, Mo. -- The Nevada Tigers kicked off a four-game home stand by losing in overtime before a small home crowd to the El Dorado Springs Bulldogs 53-51 Friday night and dropping their season record to 2-3. "We controlled the game early, but after the first four minutes they controlled the game," Nevada head coach John McNeley said afterwards...

HUTCHINSON, Kan. -- Fort Scott Community College's men snapped out of its scoring funk here Friday night, taking a 73-65 win over the Friends University junior varsity at the Airport Steakhouse Classic. Fort Scott, 4-5, scored just 82 points in total last weekend in its games at the Jayhawk Conference Shootout at Coffeyville. But the Greyhounds shot 51 percent from the field, making 30 of 59 field-goal attempts, and outrebounded the Falcons, 44-33...

FORT SCOTT, Kan. -- Kendra Frazier, a 6' 4" senior for Labette County who signed a letter of intent to play at the University of Missouri last month, scored 44 points and grabbed 20 rebounds as she led her team to a 62-51 overtime victory over Fort Scott High in Southeast Kansas League play Friday night...

With all the hunting seasons still going on including quail, pheasant, rabbit, squirrel, anterleas deer (Dec. 8-16) and the duck season in the south zone, fishing has taken a backseat, but there are many hunters who combine both sports into one trip this time of year...

By Josh Smith Special to the Herald-Tribune NEVADA, Mo. -- The Nevada Tiger wrestling squad traveled to Pleasant Hill, Mo. for the annual Pleasant Hill Tournament on Dec. 1. This year's tournament didn't track team scores and split the wrestlers into two pools. Nevada head coach Kevin Huck said he was very pleased with his team's performance as this was the first varsity tournament of the year...

BRONAUGH. Mo. -- Bronaugh's basketball teams suffered losses at the hands of Liberal Friday night in non-league play. Bronaugh's boys lost to Liberal, 66-32, as the Bulldogs had three players reach double figures in scoring. Nick Judd led the Wildcats with 19 points, which included a pair of three pointers and a nine-of-12 performance at the free-throw line...