Stories from Saturday, October 27, 2007

Theresa, Donald, and siblings Cassandra, Patrick, and Dustin, and Joshua Ellison and George McCartney III, are proud to announce the birth of their son and baby brother, Dillan Wyatt Ellison. Dillan was born at 4:42 p.m., Oct. 17, 2007, at Nevada Regional Medical Center. He weighed 7 pounds, 6 ounces, and measured 21 inches...

Hi neighbors. Is it spring yet? I'm ready to hibernate! Although the cold rain wasn't pleasant, it is surely welcomed compared to so much of the country's drought. If global warming is inevitable, this is only the beginning of a very hot and dry decade...

NEVADA, Mo. -- Nevada R-5 Assistant Superintendent Christi Peterson spoke to the officers about to be installed in the Phi Beta Lambda chapter 13689 of the Family Career and Community Leaders of America class Thursday at the Bowman Building. Peterson talked about importance of education and goal setting in achieving success...

Kelsey Smith, 2003 Nevada graduate, is now serving his country in his third deployment to Iraq as a US Marine. His first tour of duty ran from February 2004 to September 2004. That time he was in Al Qaim in northwestern Iraq. His second deployment was to Ar Ramadi in September 2005. There he suffered a broken ankle and leg. He also received shrapnel from a sniper shot resulting in being awarded a Purple Heart. In April 2006 that deployment ended...

Fort Scott, Kan. -- William E. Morris, of Fort Scott, has recently authored a book to be printed by PublishAmerica. Titled "One Man's Christian Redemption," the book tells the tale of two brothers, Woody and John, and how they grow apart throughout their lifetimes. John goes the way of fame and fortune, and Woody follow's the Lord's leading for this life, in a story that is reminiscent of the biblical prodigal son story...

Lamar, Mo. -- Lamar has cause to celebrate after several months of bad news following the closing of O'Sullivan Industries. A California company, Structured Equity Advisors of Newport Beach, Calif. has expressed interest in the property to convert part of it for a door manufacturing facility and part to house other tenants...

A rededication of a soccer field in Nevada, giving it a new name in honor of long-term soccer enthusiast Joe McHugh, who died in August, will be conducted at 5:30 p.m., Thursday, Nov. 1, at Walton Park. The field will officially be renamed the Joe McHugh Memorial Field, at the suggestion of the Nevada Parks and Recreation Board, and with the approval of the Nevada City Council...

Nevada showed character Friday night, even in defeat. Seneca scored the game's first 20 points, but the host Tigers battled back within 12 points until the closing seconds before the Indians notched a 46-28 victory at Logan Field. Nevada dropped to 0-2 in Missouri Class 4 District 11 play while Seneca upped its mark to 1-1 in the district and 3-6 overall...

SALINA, Kan. -- Jayhawk-Linn's volleyball team went 0-3 in Pool B at the Kansas Class 3A State Volleyball Tounrnament at the Bicentennial Center here Friday and was not able to advance to the semifinals. The Jayhawks were the No. 6 seed here. They started the day against No. 3 seed Silver Lake and lost in two matches, 25-11-25. 13. Next was No. 2 seed Hutchinson Trinity and a 25-12, 25-14 loss...

It was was of those important decisions that come up from time to time. It wasn't a matter of money in that box seats were $3 and grandstand reserve were $2.50. There were still some good seats remaining as there usually were for the Kansas City Athletics, even on Opening Day...

The weekend of Oct. 27-28 has been marked on the calendar of many young Missourians for some time. Those are the dates of the Youth portion of the 2007 fall deer hunt weekend. To participate in the Youth Hunt, the young hunter must be at least six and no older than 15 on the season opening day: however, there is no minimun age for resident landowner youth hunting on their own property and for lessee youth hunting on leased land they live on...

The following, concerning fathers and the empty nest, is from "Home with a Heart" by Dr. James Dobson. "The movie ‘Father of the Bride' is hilarious. But it's also a touching tribute to the love of a father for his daughter. When George, the dad, sits across from his daughter at the dinner table and learns that she's engaged, he takes the news hard. ...

On Oct. 25, 1864. the thunder of artillery echoed down the Marais des Cygnes, Little Osage and Marmaton River Valleys and across the eastern Kansas prairie. The sounds of Union and Confederate cannons being fired and the explosion of their ammunition caused much consternation, worry and fear on every farm and in every town, including Fort Scott, where the sounds of the big guns were heard...

Dear editor: The recent events at Cottey College (promoting and embracing the homosexual lifestyle) compels me to respond. I am not a violent person. I do believe bullying is wrong. However, I believe bullying can be demonstrated in many forms. In the last several years the homosexual agenda in our country has bullied their way into our schools, teaching our children it's just "a choice;"into our universities, teaching our young people to "think outside the box;" into our television, teaching our society it's just "a way of life;" and even into our churches, teaching the ignorant "it's really no big deal to God". ...

Ashley Dawn Carter and Jason Wayne Blight announced their engagement Aug. 11, 2007. Ashley is the daughter of Randy and Leah Carter of Fort Scott, Kan. She graduated from Fort Scott High School in 2000. After high school she attended College of the Ozarks near Branson, Mo. She received a Bachelor of Arts in Elementary and Middle School Education. Ashley teaches eighth grade social studies at Nevada Middle School...