Stories from Saturday, September 22, 2007

Don Morris Thompson, 94, formerly of Bronaugh, Mo., passed away Friday, Sept. 21, 2007, at Barone Alzheimer Care Center, Nevada, Mo., following a brief illness. He was born Aug. 31, 1913, in Bronaugh, Mo., to Chauncey Lee Thompson and Nellie Pearl Feller Thompson. He married Eileen Kerr on May 9, 1941, and she preceded him in death on June 27, 1993...

Verlin Franklin "Hooch" Pitts, 37, Bronaugh, Mo., passed away on Thursday, Sept. 20, 2007, at Nevada Regional Medical Center. He was born Oct. 3, 1969, in Nevada. Mo., to Harry Franklin Pitts and Shirley Ann Orr Pitts. Hooch grew up in Bronaugh and graduated from Bronaugh High School, in 1988. He was employed by Rickett's Grain for more than 10 years. He worked for Cullison Ground Works and was currently self-employed in backhoe and dozer work...

Hi neighbors. If you've lost your footing a time or two today, it could be because the earth is tilting. Between five and six a.m. we enter autumn (at least those of us in the Northern Hemisphere.) Today (and today only race fans!) the hours of daylight and the hours of darkness are supposed to be the same. Guess the axis didn't take into consideration Daylight Savings Time before it slumped over...

Chuck Newman recently shared the following information on the military members who guard the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier. Upon reading the facts, you can't help but realize how truly dedicated these guards are: On "Jeopardy" recently, the final question was, "How many steps does the guard take during his walk across the Tomb of the Unknowns?" All three missed it. ...

This is the last in a series of three stories featuring speakers at the 2007 Kaysinger Business Conference "Pursuit of Profits" on Sept. 27 at The Haidee and Allen Wild Center for the Arts at Cottey College in Nevada, Mo. For more information about the Kaysinger Business Confer-ence, visit www.kaysing-er.org...

Fort Scott, Kan. -- The Fort Scott Community College Board of Trustees is scheduled to hear a report on the city's Neighborhood Revitalization Plan and also vote on the matter during their regular meeting Monday. At that meeting, which is scheduled for 5:30 p.m. ...

Fort Scott, Kan. -- Guests were welcomed to the United Way fundraising campaign kick-off breakfast by United Way of Bourbon County Chairman of the Board Dave Elliot Thursday morning at the Fort Scott Community College Cafe-teria. As guests entered the FSCC cafeteria, they were greeted by United Way of executive secretary Whendi Embry-Martin, who met each guest with a smile and invited them to enjoy various breakfast items provided by Great Western Dining Service Inc...

By Michael Glover Herald-Tribune Fort Scott, Kan. -- Bourbon County Attorney Terri Johnson has filed burglary and theft charges against a Fort Scott man for allegedly breaking into a home and stealing firearms and electronic equipment. Matthew D. Schweik-hardt, 21, was accused of breaking into a house at 608 Osbun St., owned Glenn Lamb, and stealing three rifles, a Playstation 2 console, assorted PS2 games, a DVD player and several DVDs, and a cell phone, all belonging to Lamb. ...

Q: Greg, I enjoyed your article on your visit to Lime Rock Park in Connecticut with your son. I just want to let you know I've been a Lime Rock race fan for many years, and saw every type of car run there, even stock cars and midgets. I'm now in my 70s and still go to several of the shows there each year. I really like the nostalgia races, and I'm sure you remember the race the midget car won. Roger Ward, that year's Indy 500 winner, drove it...

By Scott Nuzum Herald-Tribune FORT SCOTT, Kan. -- It was time to re-establish what Fort Scott offensive football is about. And that's about running the ball until the other team can't take it anymore, passing it for a little while and then running it some more while the opponent's hopes of victory disappear...

CARTHAGE, Mo. -- It is never easy going on the road and opening your conference schedule against a really talented team. It becomes even tougher when critical turnovers and injuries are added to the story. The Tigers visited Carthage's K.E. Baker Stadium Friday night for their first Southwest Conference game of the season and found their hosts in a foul frame of mind. ...

UNIONTOWN, Kan. -- Uniontown picked up its first victory of the season here Friday night while Jayhawk-Linn suffered its second consecutive shut out in a 20-0 Three Rivers League-Upper Division decision. The Eagles gained 352 yards of total offense in a balanced attack. Quarter-back Travis Aikins completed seven of 15 passes for 166 yards. Zack Mason ran for 113 yards on 15 carries and scored two touchdowns...

SEDAN, Kan. -- A 40-yard field goal in the final moments sent Pleasanton to a 23-20 defeat at the hands of Sedan here Friday night. The Blu-Jays, 2-2, rallied from a 21-7 deficit midway through the third quarter, getting within a touchdown when quarterback Jeff Fairbanks found Danny McCullough from 46 yards out on their second scoring connection of the evening...

"The weather was great Saturday for the opening of the long archery season," said Jim Franklin of Bolivar, Mo. "When I heard how cool it was going to be, I was torn between going to the Missouri football game or pick up the bow and head out to the deer woods. I thought MU wouldn't have too much trouble beating Western Michigan, so the urge to go hunting won out."...

A few random thoughts today: In early August, old friend John Mooney telephoned me from Springfield after tuning into the Little League World Series. Mooney noted that the 13-year old starting pitcher was 5-foot-3. "When I was 13," said the left-handed one-time fireballer, "I was 6-1. Yeah, and throwing from a 49-foot mound." That was less than fun to imagine if you were the one standing in the batter's box...