Stories from Saturday, October 6, 2007

Jim and Barbara Hurt of Pittsburg, Kan., announce the engagement and upcoming marriage of their daughter, Heather Hurt, to Brandon Spaur, son of William and Debbie Spaur, Nevada, Mo. Heather, a graduate of Frontenac High School, holds a bachelor of business administration degree and a master's degree in business administration from Pittsburg State University. She is employed by the Crawford County Clerk's Office as the Deputy County Clerk...

Dale and Melissa Klotz, of Nevada and Sheri Kauffman, of Windsor, announce the engagement of their daughter, Bailey Klotz, to Cody Roberts, son of Mike and Stacey Roberts, of Windsor, and Jenny Coburn, of Butler. Bailey attended Nevada High School and graduated from Butler High School in 2005. She is currently employed by 92.1 radio station in Butler...

Mitchel Stephen Spainhoward and Brandi Jo Johnson were married on May 19, 2007, at Rosie's Cabin in Uniontown, Kan. Mitchel is the son of Scott and Marthena Spainhoward, of Uniontown, and the grandson of Marvin and Margaret Hess, of Hume, Mo., and Don Spainhoward and the late Helen Spainhoward of Uniontown...

On May 5, 2007, Ashley Abart and Tony Cornell were married at sunset in the glass chapel of Powell Gardens, in Kingsville, Mo. The double-ring ceremony was performed by Aaron Brockett, former pastor of Berea Christian Church. Parents of the couple are Frank and Karen Abart, Bellingham, Wash., and Rich and Marty Patton, Walker, and Greg Cornell, Webb City...

Dr. R. Paul Drummond, 60, of New Franklin, Mo., entered into eternal rest Thursday, Sept. 27, 2007, after a courageous battle with cancer. A Memorial service will be held at 3 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 14, in Paul H. Linn Memorial United Methodist Church on the campus of Central Methodist University in Fayette, Mo. A reception will follow in the Dealy Room of the CMU Student and Community Center...

Frank Ola Sherrick, age 87, of Nevada, passed away on Thursday, Oct. 4, 2007, at his home, following a lengthy illness. Frank was born June 20, 1920, in Moundville, Mo., to Thomas Alpha Sherrick and Alice Rebecca Greer Sherrick Rutherford. On Dec. 25, 1940, he married Daisy Mae Matthews, in Lamar, Mo., who preceded him in death on March 31, 2006...

Kevin W. Broyles, 46, of Blue Mound, Kan. passed away Friday afternoon Oct. 5, 2007. A visitation is planned for Sunday evening, Oct. 7, 2007 from 7 - 8p.m. at the Konantz-Cheney Funeral Home. Funeral services will be 10 a.m. Monday, Oct. 8, 2007, at the Konantz-Cheney Funeral Home. The complete obituary will appear in Monday's edition of the Fort Scott Tribune. Expressions of sympathy may be e-mailed to expressions@konantz-cheney.com...

Springfield, Mo. -- Another Vernon Countian has been taken into custody in the wake of a multi-jurisdictional investigation. Zachery Erwin, 24, Nevada, was taken into custody Friday by agents of the Drug Enforcement Agency and members of the Community Narcotics Enforcement Team after being indicted Oct. 3 by a federal grand jury...

Nevada, Mo. -- Since his book, "Civil War on the Missouri-Kansas Border" came out in early 2006, Donald L. Gilmore has spent a lot of his time giving speeches throughout the area, holding book signings and holding his ground against a few contentious radicals...

The Sunday Herald-Tribune, Fort Scott Tribune and Nevada Daily Mail are taking advantage of National Newspaper Week, Oct. 7-13, to offer readers a chance to be the editor -- well, sort of, anyway -- to win a photo contest for a chance to have your photo featured in the newspaper, and maybe another surprise thrown in for good measure; and to show our appreciation for readers and customers with special activities, a drawing for prizes more...

Fort Scott, Kan. -- Local Fort Scott High School senior Catherine Sercer is known to many local residents as an avid athlete, but sports is not the only area that Catherine is diligent in pursuing. Earlier this year, Catherine was notified that she has earned her place as a National Merit Semifinalist, which is an honor allotted to only about 16,000 students per year, according to an online article published at www.careersandcolleges.com...

Fort Scott, Kan. -- About 200 people turned out on Friday afternoon to help celebrate the groundbreaking for the much-anticipated Danny and Willa Ellis Family Fine Arts Center at Fort Scott Community College. FSCC officials, city and state officials, local business leaders, and several other dignitaries assembled in the FSCC cafeteria for a special luncheon, and to view a virtual tour of the proposed facility through a computer presentation designed by FSCC information technology staff...

Herald-Tribune Commemorating a conflagration Fire Prevention Week was established to commemorate the Great Chicago Fire, the tragic 1871 conflagration that killed more than 250 people, left 100,000 homeless, destroyed more than 17,400 structures and burned more than 2,000 acres. The fire began on Oct. 8, but continued into and did most of its damage on Oct. 9, 1871...

Hi neighbors. It has been 11 years since I have purchased a car. I thought it was time to do so. Having done so just this week, I'm beginning to wonder if there is ever a good time to buy a new car. I know my memory isn't what it used to be, but I don't recall it being quite so traumatic the last time around. Of course, I was younger and fearless -- well maybe just less fearful...

On Friday, Oct. 5, on the Fort Scott Community College campus, golden spades were used to turn over soil -- to break ground -- for the Danny and Willa Ellis Family Fine Arts Center. The act of breaking ground is a symbolic act that is repeated with nearly every new structure. But Friday's groundbreaking means so much more than simply the beginning of a fine structure. As Danny Ellis said to me recently, "it's about so much more than bricks and mortar."...

On taking a stand Dear editor: This letter comes in response to your paper's Oct. 3 article on the upcoming candlelight vigil of the Pride Alliance of Cottey College and to a letter addressed to local churches from that group. I write to express two things: 1) outside of a just war, violence and hatred against those with whom we disagree is a sin for Christians and unacceptable in a democratic society; and 2) why sadly, I Will be unable to support this vigil...

Our local radio station has a feature called, "Bright Spot." It features the pastor from the Presbyterian Church -- in this case Steve MacArthur -- and it is a short, uplifting message that all of us can use. Recently, another bright spot has appeared in this community; The Southeast Kansas Retired Senior and Volunteer Program, headed by Marlene Arndt, has assembled a group of volunteers to greet children at the elementary schools here in Fort Scott twice a month. ...

INDEPENDENCE, Kan. -- Alex Barner started things off with an 89-yard kickoff return for a touchdown here Friday night as Fort Scott High whipped Inde-pendence for the 12th straight time, 55-7, in Southeast Kansas League play. Luke Halsey scored the next 14 points for the Tigers as he kicked the ensuing extra point, then scored from one-yard out and kicked the PAT, then booted 29- and 25-yard field goals. The second field goal made it a 20-0 game 47 seconds into the second period...

NEVADA, Mo. -- Barring any unforseen cicrumstances, a gridiron tradition that has been unbroken since 1929 will cease to exist next year when the Nevada Tigers and Neosho Wildcats will no longer meet On Friday at Logan Field, the Nevada Tigers suffered a self-induced 25-0 loss to the Neosho Wildcats and fell to 2-4 while the Wildcats improved to 3-2...

UNIONTOWN, Kan. -- Uniontown celebrated Homecoming in a very big way here Friday night, jumping out to a 21-0 first-quarter lead and going on to drub Oswego, 47-0 in Three Rivers League play. The Eagles won for the second time in three weeks after an 0-3 start...

RICHMOND, Kan. -- Bob Wolfe rushed for 330 yards on 24 carries and scored four touchdowns as Central Heights routed Jayhawk-Linn, 40-0, in a non-league game here Friday night. Jayhawk-Linn, shut out foe the second time in three weeks, fell to 2-4 on the season after the loss to the fellow future Pioneer League member...