Stories from Sunday, January 14, 2007

Herald-Tribune Nevada, Mo. -- Nevada and Vernon County are starting the new year with good news -- an 11-year-old spec building on the northern outskirts of Nevada now has an occupant. A distribution company has purchased the structure and plans to move in as soon as possible -- they're hoping to begin operations within the next few months...

By Jason E. Silvers Herald-Tribune Brenda Boehm may not have children of her own, but that hasn't stopped her from helping other children who need it the most. The Mapleton resident has spent nearly the last 10 years working as a volunteer for the Court Appointed Special Advocates, an organization founded in 1990 that helps abused or neglected children during court proceedings. ...

Herald-Tribune Jefferson City, Mo -- State Representative Barney Fisher, R-125, recently announced that Vernon County has been awarded a $160,000 Community Development Block Grant from the Department of Economic Development. The grant is earmarked for street improvements in providing public infrastructure improvements needed to assist the development of Prairie Pride, Inc...

Joe Warren/Herald-Tribune Nevada, Mo. -- Two greyhounds that escaped from this overturned dog kennel trailer that overturned after skidding on ice on U.S. 71 Highway at about 11 a.m., Friday, appear to join the driver in inspecting the damage. Several greyhounds were on board and were spotted running nearby. The dogs were eventually recovered. Some ended up at Coonrod's, a short distance away, where they were kept inside to be returned to the owner. The dogs appeared to be uninjured at the time...

By Steve Moyer Herald-Tribune Nevada, Mo. -- The Nevada Daily Mail/Sunday Herald-Tribune is saying goodbye to Charles E. Bolling, pressman, who is leaving his position at the newspaper to pursue other opportunities. Bolling is a veteran pressman, with more than 40 years' experience in the newspaper industry -- most of it at the Fort Scott Tribune, moving to the Nevada facility after Rust Communications bought the Tribune in 2004...

By Michael Glover Herald-Tribune FORT SCOTT, Kan. -- Mark A. Ward promised he'll work hard and treat everyone fairly at his new job as a judge of the Sixth Judicial District. Ward was sworn in by Sixth Judicial Chief Judge Richard Smith as a district judge on Friday. The courtroom was packed with spectators for the occasion, despite treacherous roads caused by freezing rain and sleet...

By Ralph Pokorny Herald-Tribune Nevada, Mo. -- Mike Turnbull, who lives on Park Hill Drive, told the Nevada City Council during a Jan. 2 meeting that he was not happy with a recent decision by the Nevada Post Office to change how mail is being delivered to a neighbor across the street...

Hi neighbors. Are you one of those people who get your taxes finished by Jan. 2? Or do you gleefully ignore January and wait till February, March or even April to start worrying about it? Ah taxes! We all enjoy the thrill of waiting for the accountant to tell us how much we have to pay our favorite uncle. Occasionally, we hear we are getting money back...

Jan. 13, 2006, was the 143rd Anniversary of a very significant milestone in American history, African- American history and the history of the United States Army. On Jan. 13, 1863, approximately 500 black soldiers joined, in Fort Scott, Kan., a new Union regiment that was designated as the 1st Kansas Colored Volunteer Infantry Regiment. ...

Rita Johnson from Bronson shared the following Christmas letter from her daughter, whose husband is stationed in Hawaii. It is a reminder to all of us that the "season of giving" should be observed throughout the entire year. We live in Hawaii and there are lots of homeless that abound here. ...

Rose Mary Magnone Madar, 92, formerly of Colorado Springs, Colo., passed away on Jan. 11, 2007, while living at Moore-Few Care Center in Nevada, Mo. She was born Feb. 15, 1914, in Aultman, Pa., to Andrew Magnone and May Perry Magnone. Rosemary was one of eight children born to Italian immigrants. ...

Marion Ray Moore Jr., 80, Nevada, Mo., passed away on Thursday, Jan. 11, 2007, at Christian Health Care in Nevada. He was born Dec. 11, 1926, in Nevada, to Marion Ray Moore Sr. and Lulla Elizabeth Carroll Moore. Marion grew up and attended school in Nevada. He worked in commercial construction most of his working life. He had lived in Pleasanton, Kan., for 27 years. Following his retirement, he lived in Arizona for 6 1/2 years and had been back in Nevada for the past three years...

Herald-Tribune Friday afternoon, Fort Scott Community College announced its Jayhawk Conference-Eastern Division doubleheader against Cowley at Arnold Arena was pushed back from Saturday afternoon to Monday due to the weather. The women's game will tip off at 1 p.m. followed by the men at 3 p.m...

Herald-Tribune Nevada High School recently released the schedule for the Tiger and Lady Tiger Classics later this month. The Tiger Classic will feature six teams, split into two pools. Pool A will have the Nevada varsity, Kansas City Renaissance Academy and El Dorado Springs. Pool B will feature the Nevada junior varsity, Carthage and Kansas City's Southeast...

Herald-Tribune The Fort Scott Kids Wrestling Club took part in two tournaments the weekend of Jan. 6. One group went to the 13th Annual Woods Classic in Chanute on Jan. 6, while another went to the Bonner Springs Novice Tournament on Jan. 7. Over 300 kids from Kansas and Missouri took part in the tournament at Chanute. The Fort Scott club sent 21 kids with 18 bringing medals home...

Herald-Tribune NEVADA, Mo. -- Cottey College recently signed three girls to play volleyball for the Comets next fall, one with local ties. Ashley Beckett, a 2005 Nevada High School graduate, will play for coach Marla Kannady Foreman, after not playing the past two seasons...

The Maris myth. After more than four decades, it simply refuses to go away. I suppose I'll always remember the last time I saw Roger Maris. I bumped into him on the main concourse at Royals Stadium not that long before he died. Maris got a bad rap from the press. I didn't find him to be all that aloof and all the things they said about him. To me, he was always friendly...

With the unseasonable winter weather to start off the new year, fishermen are finding hitting the lakes can be rewarding as the crappie fishing has been good for the past several weeks and anglers like Robert Sawyer have been enjoying it. He has been catching crappie from the Lake of the Ozarks as well as from Truman and Stockton lakes using small jigs...