Stories from Sunday, September 17, 2006

By Steve Moyer Herald-Tribune The Missouri Highway Patrol was created in 1931. Senate Bill 36 provided for a unit with a superintendent, Lewis Ellis of Bethany who would serve at the pleasure of the governor, 10 captains, and 115 patrolmen. Despite the fact the bill authorized that many patrolmen, it did not authorize money to pay for them, so the Patrol started with a superintendent and 55 men. ...

By Steve Moyer Herald-Tribune Want to get off of meth and turn your life around? Turn to Jesus Christ. That's the answer the authors of a book, "Ozark Meth: A Journey of Destruction and Deliverance," heard from 28 of the 30 people they interviewed. "These people didn't know each other, and they weren't all from the same group or organization," Laura Valenti, one of the authors, said. ...

By Lynn A. Wade Herald-Tribune An eclectic montage of budding local musical talent is being released Sept. 19. The Bands from the Back 40 compact disc is ready and waiting for listeners. Copies are available online through www.localearmusic.com and from featured artists at performances...

By Jason E. Silvers Herald-Tribune FORT SCOTT, Kan. -- The Fort Scott Community College Board of Trustees are expected to vote on Monday to officially discontinue a teaching contract with one of its long-time instructors. During their regular meeting scheduled for 5:30 p.m. ...

By Brett Dalton Herald-Tribune FORT SCOTT, Kan. --One of the first women to ever make the journey across the Santa Fe Trail will be at the Fort Scott National Historical Site next weekend for the site's annual Frontier Days celebration. Okay, so visitors won't meet the actual Susan Magoffin, the famed female pioneer who died in 1855, but they'll come darn close, though...

Pansy Imogene Rose, 81, Nevada, Mo., passed away on Friday, Sept. 15, 2006, at Barone Alzheimer's Care Center in Nevada, following an illness of several months. She was born on Dec. 10, 1924, in Overton, Mo., to Herman Henry Kosfeld and Altha Jane Rentschler Kosfeld...

Hi neighbors. I found out just today that September is Missouri Archaeology Month; funded by the Missouri Archaeological Society, the Missouri Association of Professional Archaeologists and the United States Department of Agriculture-Mark Twain National Forest...

In the summer of 1861, the "Kansas Brigade" was organized by Gen. James Henry Lane and was the first brigade organized to defend Kansas and carry the war to the enemy in Missouri. The life span of this brigade was very brief, as it only existed for approximately 20 months, but during that time it became an instrument of death and destruction in the state of Missouri and in the mind of its citizens, who had and have long memories to this day! The "Kansas Brigade" was also referred to as Lane's Brigade, and it was an unusual, atypical military organization. ...

Last week, when all of the family was gathered, the two boys and I took an early morning trip to the farm, where a couple of oak trees had died. Rather than let them go to waste, we cut the oaks into logs with the chain saw and then hauled the results back to the woodpile behind the garage...

Megan Lynn Neil and Sebastian Ghezzi, with their families, wish to announce their engagement and upcoming marriage. She is the daughter of Dwayne and Connie Neil, Fort Scott, and the granddaughter of Jean Younggren and Rowena Neil. He is the son of Massimo Ghezzi and Gianna Del Brenna of Castiglion Fiorentino, Arezzo, Italy, and the grandson of Alda Funghini and Vanna Cencini, Italy...

Mel and Marilyn Barker, Fort Scott, announce the upcoming wedding of their daughter, Ruthanne Barker, to Michael Arace, son of Nick and Karen Arace of Lenexa, Kan. The bride-to-be is a 2000 graduate of Fort Scott High School and a 2004 graduate of Pittsburg State University. She is currently teaching first grade in Kansas City, Kan...

Kristi Leigh Buck, of Nevada, and Dale Allan Nowak, of Montgomery, Texas, exchanged wedding vows Nov. 12, 2005, in a 5 o'clock ceremony at the Del Lago Resort, Montgomery Ballroom, in Montgomery. The Rev. John Nichols solemnized the vows before a magnificent chiffon canopy altar that stood stately over the bride and groom. ...

Perry and Barbie Thron of Portales, N.M., announce the marriage of their daughter, Tatum Thron, to Kody Vaughn, son of Terry and Judy Reid, of Clovis, N.M., and granddaughter of Bill and Joy Evans, of Nevada, Mo. The bride is a 2005 graduate of Portales High School and is currently attending Eastern New Mexico University, seeking a degree in dental hygiene. The groom is a 2003 graduate of Texico High School, and is currently employed by Roosevelt County Electric...

Rachel Zupan and Jason Keith exchanged wedding vows on June 17, 2006, at the First Presbyterian Church in Nevada. Greg Ferree, pastor, officiated the ceremony. Parents of the bride are Monty and Lori Sangl, of Nevada. The groom's parents are Michael and Debi Compton of Nevada...

Ashley Nicole Montee became the bride of Kenneth Wayne Knight on Dec. 3, 2005, at the Hannon FWB Church of Liberal, Mo. Parents of the Nashville, Tenn., couple are Gerald Jr. and Kay Montee of Arcadia, Kan., and Roger and Anna Knight of Taylor, Mich. Grandmothers of the bride are Lucille Wright, Bronaugh, Mo., and Lois Montee, Arcadia. Grandparents of the groom are June Knight, and Vernon and Mary Smith, all of Taylor...

Don and Martha Wood, of Nevada, recently celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary. The Woods were married on Sept. 8, 1956, at the First Presbyterian Church in Webster Groves Mo. The couple have four children, Mark and Cindy Wood, Houston Texas, Jill and Chuck Ruhlman, Benton Ark., Ann and Jeff Perkins, Atlanta, Ga., and Patrick and Brooke Wood, Raytown, Mo., and six grandchildren, Chip, Ben and Andrea Ruhlman, Mackenzie and Margana Wood and Breanna Wood...

By Scott Nuzum Herald-Tribune FORT SCOTT, Kan. -- Pittsburg's bigger offensive line dominated the line of scrimmage at Frary Field Friday night as the Purple Dragons gained 266 rushing yards in a 29-8 win over Fort Scott High in a battle of undefeated teams...

By Kelly Bradham Herald-Tribune NEVADA, Mo. -- It would appear as though 2006 would be a football season for evening old scores if recent events are taken into consideration. The Bolivar Liberators got back at the Tigers for the 39-0 drubbing the Tigers put on them the last time they met in 1963. ...

Even though we haven't seen one another in five years, a 40-plus years friendship between Tim Ephland and I has never dimmed. And, thanks to the inventiveness of one Alexander Graham Bell, we cover the distance bewteen Nevada and Fort Worth relatively easily...

Herald-Tribune PLEASANTON, Kan. -- Pleasanton recorded its first 11-man football victory in nearly seven years when it beat Linn County rival Jayhawk-Linn, 13-8, in Three Rivers League play Friday night. The Blu-Jays, who moved back up to 11-man this year after playing the eight-man version of the game since 2000, recorded their first 11-man win since defeating Lyndon, Kan., 41-16 on Oct. 5, 1999...