Stories from Saturday, June 27, 2009

Charles George Vincent, 74, Nevada, passed away on Thursday, June 25, 2009, at St. John's Regional Medical Center, Joplin, Mo., following a brief illness. He was born Sept. 24, 1934, in Vernon County, Mo., to Arthur Vincent and Pearl Waltz Vincent. He married Ovida Jadlot on May 11, 1957, in Springfield, Mo., and she survives of Nevada...

Truman Lee Bobbett, 65, Nevada, passed away on Thursday, June 25, 2009, at K.U. Medical Center in Kansas City, Kan. He was born June 27, 1943, in Nevada, to Jacob Edward Bobbett and Mildred Jaunita Bobbett. He married Polly Rowland in 1965 and to this union a daughter, Jodi was born...

Norma May Lindsay, 78, of Prescott, Kan., died Thursday, June, 25, 2009, at Olathe Medical Center. Services will be held at 11 a.m., Tuesday, June 30, at the Coffel-Schneider Chapel, in Pleasanton, Kan. Visitation will be fom 6:30 to 8 p.m., Monday, at the chapel. Contributions are suggested to the Disabled American Veterans...

June 24 Larry W. Kirkendoll, 19, of Nevada, was arrested and processed by the Nevada Police Department on charges of assault. He is being held in lieu of a $2,500 bond. Dennis L. Melton, 53, of Nevada, was arrested and processed by the Nevada Police Department on charges of two warrants out of Barton County for failure to appear. He is being held in lieu ofa $770 bond...

June 23 There was a report of a petty theft from a motor vehicle, in the 2200 block of east Lincoln, made by Jared Lord, of Pahrump, Nev. He reported medication and sunglasses stolen. June 26 There was a report of a burglary, in the 500 block of east Ashland, made by Jill Nelson, of Nevada. She reported a purse and contents, and medication stolen...

FORT SCOTT, Kan. -- A tragic misfortune, a grandmother's story and a little girl's caring nature resulted in a gift that touched the hearts of several people. When 5-year-old Anna Baldonado's grandmother told her about a structure fire that destroyed a good portion of a house occupied by Kala Scott and her two young daughters, she felt sad and wanted to do something to help the two girls. Baldonado said she went through her personal toy collection and picked out some toys to send to the girls...

FORT SCOTT, Kan. -- The Fort Scott National Historic Site hosted Ryan Kelly and his family for an extensive tour of the facilities here Thursday and Friday. Kelly, from Topeka, was one of five winners in the state of Kansas of an essay contest sponsored by Kansas' National Parks sites...

There's a new organization in town with a new approach to getting things done. Vernon County Plus is a grassroots non-profit volunteer organization whose objective is to strengthen Vernon County Communities. Their approach involves all communities in Vernon County and all sectors of the public square; Education, Business, Human Services, and Government. ...

Following an impassioned request from John Flynn, and receiving a supporting letter from Steve Moyer the Nevada Parks Board voted 5-0 Wednesday evening to rename the Nevada-Vernon County Community Center the Franklin P. Norman Community Center when it reopens late this fall...

Hi neighbors. How many of you are Baby Boomers? How many of you remember when we trusted our government to do the right thing -- for us and in our name? Why did we stop electing generals to run our country and start electing lawyers and politicians? Maybe that's where we went wrong...

With Father's Day weekend coming up, my plans were to go to the farm and get a lot of much needed work out of the way. The way things turned out, Father's Day really turned into a special day. The first item of business was to deal with a tree that had fallen across the road that allows me to cross Paint Creek. ...

David and Jill Sparks of Nevada, Mo., are pleased to announce the engagement and upcoming wedding of their daughter, Ashley Rose, to Kristopher Ryan McDonald. Kris is the son of Jack and Gilda McDonald of Kansas City, Mo. Ashley attended Missouri State and is a district director with The Wet Seal, Inc. ...

John Henry Snyder was born Dec. 3, 1924 in Carthage, Mo. Soon after his birth, the family moved to Nevada, Mo. He graduated from Nevada High School in 1942, spent one year at the University of Missouri, and was in th United States Navy during World War II. Also while in the Navy, he received a degree in engineering from Rice University in 1946...

Jay and Julie Leek, Fort Scott, Kan., and Susan Delong, Royal Oak, Mich., announce the engagement of Dr. Danielle Wiese and Jayson Leek. The bride-elect is a professor at Grand Valley State University, Grand Rapids, Mich. The prospective groom graduated from Fort Scott High School in 2000 and Northwestern University in 2004...

Tommy and Kathy (Gulliford) Wait, Bronaugh, Mo., will celebrate their 35th wedding anniversary on June 28. The couple were married in 1974, at Bronaugh Christian Church in Moundville. Tommy, a farmer, and Kathy, a second grade teacher at Bronaugh school, have lived in the area since their marriage...

Mr. and Mrs. Roscoe A. Norton Jr., of Appomattox, Va., celebrated their 65th wedding anniversary May 28, 2009, with their families in attendance. The couple has two children, Rosemary Metts of Batesburg, S.C., and Taunya Norton of Appomattox, Va.; four grandchildren, Gabriel Metts and Morgan Metts of Batesburg, S.C., Amanda Guerrero married to Juan Guerrero, of Statesville, N.C., and Alex Starke of Appomattox, Va.; and one great-grandson, Josiah Straws of Batesburg, S.C...