Stories from Sunday, September 3, 2006

By Steve Moyer Herald-Tribune Nevada, Mo. -- A group of Vernon Countians toured the Vernon, Bates, and Cass County jails on Thursday, to look at how other counties have handled prisoner housing needs. Sheriff Ron Peckman said it was a productive, if long, day...

By Jason E. Silvers Herald -Tribune Fort Scott, Kan. -- Barbecues. Picnics. Parties. Spending time with family. Taking a day off. Do any of these activities sound familiar? Labor Day, a federal holiday that originated in the late 19th century in New York City, will be celebrated by working people across the country on Monday...

By Colette Lefebvre Herald-Tribune Nevada, Mo. -- What is Labor Day? The last cookout of the summer, the first official week of the school year? A holiday declared by President Grover Cleveland more than 100 years ago in a response to workers strikes, it doesn't seem to have much meaning to many. ...

By Michael Glover Herald-Tribune Fort Scott, Kan. -- The ninth annual showcase of vintage and aerobatic planes will take place on Saturday, Sept. 9, at the Fort Scott Municipal Airport. This year's event will feature a new aerobatic performer. Jacquie Warda, Danville, Calif., will be the new performer this year, showcasing aerobatics in her Pitts S-IT biplane. ...

Hi neighbors. I hope you are holding to tradition and spending more time drinking coffee with your shoes off and your feet propped up, and less time attending to chores this weekend. It is, after all Labor Day weekend, which means no labor. That gives older folks a reason to sit around on the porch and discuss things of less importance than normal...

When my brother and I were growing up on the farm, we had a horse named "Red" that we rode to round up the cows for milking. Over a period of time, he developed a habit breaking into a run when the barn came into sight. I can only assume it was because he was happy to get us off his back. More recently, Julia Roberts starred in a hit movie, "The Runaway Bride," about a reluctant woman who bolts just prior to her wedding...

Retired Army Col. and Mrs. Robert C. Boyd will be married 50 years on Sept. 5, 2006. Robert Clark Boyd and the former Sherrill Jean Wise were married in the First Baptist Church, Nevada, Mo., Sept. 5, 1956. Robert graduated from Wentworth Military Academy, Lexington, Mo., before going on to receive a Bachelor of Science from Pittsburg State Teachers College, Pittsburg, Kan., in May of 1958. ...

Earl L. and Wanda Johnson of El Dorado Springs, Mo., observed their 25th wedding anniversary on Aug. 6. The couple were married Aug. 6, 1981, in Miami, Okla., and have lived in the present area since. Earl is owner-operator of Circle J. Western Saddles. Wanda has been employed by the Nevada Regional Medical Center since 1980. Both list their hobbies and interests as their grandchildren, gardening and horses. The Johnsons have nine children, 13 grandchildren, and four great-grandchildren...

Larry and Rosalita Allen, Fort Scott, Kan., announce the upcoming wedding of their daughter, Kacie Allen, to Kent Aiken, son of Charlie Aiken of Nacogdoches, Texas, and Cindy Aiken, Gilman, Iowa. The bride-to-be is a 2001 Fort Scott High School graduate. She also graduated from Fort Scott Community College and attended Pittsburg State University. She is employed by Othick Abstract Company...

Announcement is made of the engagement and approaching marriage of Carolyn S. Downing, Parsons, Kan., to Steven L. Ward, Pittsburg, Kan. Downing is the daughter of Donna Downing, of Parsons, and the late George Downing. Ward is the son of Jesse and Fay Ward, of Erie, Kan...

Meleesa Louise Younggren, daughter of the late Linda Colvin Adams and John Younggren, Fort Scott, Kan., and William Thomas Pruett III, son of Gerald and Eletra Pobst, Sikeston, Mo., were married June 10, 2006, at Prince of Peace Catholic Church, Olathe, Kan. The Rev. Ron Cornish celebrated the nuptial mass...

Announcement is made of the marriage of Christopher David Parker and Stacy Elaine Lichtenthaler. Parker and Lichtenthaler were married at 5 p.m. on July 1, 2006, at Gunn Park in Fort Scott, Kan. The groom is the son of Rosella J. Rock. The bride is the daughter of mother, Carol E. Scott, and stepfather Greg Prelogar; and father, James D. Lichtenthaler and stepmother Kathy Lichtenthaler...

By Scott Nuzum Herald-Tribune FORT SCOTT, Kan. -- This game was won in July. Chris Banks' 209 yards rushing and Jake Lattimer's four touchdowns led Fort Scott High School to a 35-15 Southeast Kansas League victory over a Parsons team that got progressively weaker as the game went on at Frary Field Friday night...

Herald-Tribune UNIONTOWN, Kan. -- Uniontown jumped out to a 39-6 lead on Erie and went on to take a 39-20 win over the Red Devils in the first game of the season Friday night. Chad Hays ran for two touchdowns and threw a TD pass to Gage McKinnis, who also had two rushing scores for the Eagles...

By Joe Warren Herald-Tribune NEVADA, Mo. -- On a night when memories of undefeated seasons and conference championships were stoked, the Nevada Tigers and their fans were left dreaming of better times. After a pregame ceremony to honor the induction of past Nevada football heroes into the NHS Athletics Hall of Fame, the current Tigers opened the season against the Bolivar Liberators of the Central Ozark Conference...

Herald-Tribune ARCHIE, Mo. -- Archie rudely welcomed Pleasanton back to 11-man football after six years of playing the eight-man game as the Whirlwinds routed the Blu-Jays, 45-0, here Friday night. Pleasanton had just 98 total yards, one via the pass, while Archie finished with 393 yards. The Whirlwinds gained 202 yards in the air and 191 on the ground...

While there was no way I could have known it at the time, June 9, 1966, might have been the most significant date for me in the past 40 years. Let me explain. It was another lazy, hot late-spring day in Rector, Ark, where I was visiting my grandparents. ...