Last Week's Most Read Stories

Fort Scott man sentenced for 2004 murder (05/03/08)
By Michael Glover Herald-Tribune Starr Marshall wore an oval-shaped picture of Karl "Rex" Schenker on her jacket. So did Kay Werling and Chad Schenker. And so did about a dozen relatives of Rex Schenker, the victim of a 2004 murder. Kohlby Freeze pleaded guilty to the murder last year...

Shane Schoeller, Ed Emery press releases regarding Aquila power plant (05/02/08)
Schoeller: Jefferson City, MO- Some have inaccurately cast Missouri House Bill 2468 (recently passed as part of HB 2279), which I sponsored, as legislation designed to save Kansas City's Aquila, Inc. the embarrassment of dismantling its South Harper peaking facility in Cass County. ...

Four injured in stabbing incident on Thursday (04/22/08)
A Thursday night squabble resulted in four of those involved suffering stab wounds. According to Vernon County Sheriff Ron Peckman two of the four were sent to Springfield with serious injuries and the other two were treated and released from the Cedar County Memorial Hospital. According to Peckman one of the two sent to Springfield has emerged from the Intensive Care Unit but is still in the hospital...

Man faces charges of sex crimes (04/26/08)
Fort Scott, Kan. -- A Bourbon County man was bound over for trial Friday, on two counts of sex-related charges. Sixth Judicial Magistrate Judge Rebecca Stephan ruled there was enough probable cause to bind over Randall K. Glover, 55, for jury trial, if the case reaches that point. In fact, no rape case in Bourbon County District Court filed since 2005 has gone to jury trial...

Drug-Free coordinator thanks community and steps down after nearly 10 years (05/03/08)
By Steve Moyer Nevada Daily Mail The last meeting of the Nevada R-5 Safe and Drug-Free Schools committee chaired by Ranea Schulze started off with tears, but then turned cheerful. Schulze has taken a new position in the library and ceded the responsibility for the drug-free program to new hands...

Payday loan office robbed Friday (04/26/08)

Professionally Physical (04/26/08)
By Scott Nuzum Herald-Tribune Mixed martial arts, commonly known among its fans as MMA, have been gaining a foothold in the sports landscape, particularly over the last few years. Many people feel MMA has, at the very least, equaled the popularity of professional boxing. The numbers, especially when it comes to pay-per-view revenue, show that it has even surpassed pro boxing in popularity...

Group home proposal meets with mixed reviews (05/06/08)
Jhan Hurn's proposal last Wednesday to the Nevada Park and Recreation Board to build five six-bedroom group homes adjacent to Marmaduke Park was met with responses ranging from support for the concept with reservations and questions about the location, to outright opposition to any more group homes locating in Nevada...

Nevada student accepted into University of Missouri academic program (05/01/08)
Ruth Prewitt, daughter of Wayne and Teresa Prewitt, Walker, has been accepted into a summer program at the University of Missouri-Columbia's Missouri Scholars Academy. The academy is an intensive three-week program offering a variety of courses for students to take. Only 330 of Missouri's best students participate in the program per year...