Stories from Friday, November 28, 2008

You may have heard of a shotgun wedding, but have you ever actually seen guns at a wedding? You may have heard about wives hitting their husbands with rolling pins but have you ever known anyone to whom this has happened?Did you know that there was a marshal right here in Fort Scott who organized posses to go after lawbreakers?...

Glenn Rogers became the new chairman of the board of the Nevada Regional Medical Center after the board voted Tuesday evening on new officers for the hospital board. Chuck Edmonds was elected vice-chairman and Denise Nelson secretary. Steve Russ was named by the Nevada City Council as a replacement for the term-limited Sandy Thomas...

Proposal to move veterans' memorial from the Square meets opposition. ---------- Local veterans have no problem at all with the city of Nevada parks board's proposal to build a comprehensive veterans memorial in Earp Park -- so long as the existing memorial on the northeast corner of the Square stays put...

The notion that the past never dies, but reverberates on forever, receives a kind of confirmation from occasional looks back at a notable train wreck near Nevada in 1942. In 1997 the Vernon County Historical Society received the following letter from Frank Santorufo, of Port Richey, Fla:...

The American architect, author, designer, futurist, inventor, and visionary, Buckminster Fuller (as described in Wikipedia) formulated many scientific and personal beliefs. Among these was his belief that mankind's advancement could be traced and compared to man's ability to make ever stronger and lighter materials...

Martha Tywanna Shaw, 65, of El Dorado Springs, Mo., formerly of Nevada, passed away on Tuesday, Nov. 18, 2008. Martha was born on Jan. 5, 1943, the daughter of Jake and Eula Julian Shaw. Tywanna, as she was known by most friends and family, worked at Moore-Few Care Center, in Nevada, for many years as a CNA and then moved on to Key Work Clothes, in Nevada...

Norma Jean Taylor, 57, of Liberal, Mo., died Saturday, Nov. 22, 2008, at Truman Healthcare, in Lamar, Mo. Funeral services will be held at Konantz-Warden Funeral Home, in Lamar, from 6-8 p.m., on Nov. 29. Memorials may be made to the donor's choice.

Eldon Allen Williams, 82, Independence, Mo., passed away on Wednesday, Nov. 26, 2008, at the Kansas City Hospice House in Kansas City, Mo. Family information and funeral arrangements will be announced later by Ferry Funeral Home, Nevada. View obituary and send condolences online at www.ferryfuneralhome.com...

Nov. 23 A vehicle was reported stolen on the 1000 block of north Cedar, made by Rebecca Holt, of Nevada. She reported a red 2001 Saturn SC2, four-door car stolen. The vehicle was located the same day, at 11:24 p.m., in the area of Hickory and Cedar...

The Nevada Middle School seventh grade girls' basketball A and B teams competed against Neosho Tuesday evening with mixed results. Both games were very evenly matched and the two contests both stayed close right up to the end. The B team found themselves locked in one of their closest games of the year and were eventually able to come out on top, taking the contest by a final score of 16-15...