Stories from Saturday, July 18, 2009

Shelly and Doug Scotten, of Adrian, are proud to announce the birth of their son, Colt Douglas Scotten. Colt was born at 7:02 p.m., on July 13, 2009, at Nevada Regional Medical Center. He weighed 9 pounds, 9 ounces, and measured 20 inches long. Maternal grandparents are Greg and Ginger Peterson, of Olathe, Kan. Maternal great-grandparent is Hazel Orton, of El Dorado Springs...

Ever notice how our perception of reality changes with time and circumstances? Shoot, no, I don't expect you to jump from your easy chair and cry, to no one in particular, "Yes! I was thinking that very thought this morning at the breakfast table!!" But give it a quick think, and I suspect you'll agree. We're all rational folks who read this rag, no?...

Goldie Buerge, 96, was born Feb 12, 1913, in Western Kansas, to Abraham Jantz and Dora Loucks Jantz. She passed away at Culpepper Place, in Nevada, on July 14, 2009. On Feb. 22, 1937, Goldie was united in marriage to Gene Buerge. To This union, two children were born: Sonya Ilene Buerge Slabach and Scott Ellsworth Buerge...

Last week I went to Bolivar to watch the granddaughters play softball, and then brought them back to Fort Scott on Friday. Their parents were coming over as soon as they got off work. time they go by the place they have wanted to stop. ...

Yesterday was the 145th anniversary of the Battle of Honey Springs or Elk Creek that occurred near the present town of Checotah, Okla. This battle was a large Union victory that included both Union and Confederate infantry, artillery and cavalry forces. ...

Missouri Governor Jay Nixon has signed a bill that provides help to Missouri military families and veterans and will go into effect on Aug. 28. House Bill 427, supported by Representative Barney Fisher (R-Richards) and handled by Senator David Pearce (R-Warrensburg) in the Senate had overwhelming support with a 33-1 vote in the Senate and only seven no votes in the House...

The Sheldon City Council held a special meeting Thursday, July 16, to discuss the continuation of improvements at the city's baseball field. In attendance were the Sheldon Mayor Rob Sewell, city council president Jerod Lamb and aldermen Robert Moran and Larry Gardner; Clara Smith was unable to attend. Several members of the park board were present as well, to voice their concerns...

FORT SCOTT, Kan. -- An upcoming workshop at the Fort Scott National Historic Site is designed to teach area youth how to explore history and learn about the mission of the National Park Service. The site's 10th annual Trailblazer workshop, a five-day educational camp that exposes young people to the National Park Service's mission of caring for the nation's national parks and historic sites, is scheduled to take place from 8:30 a.m. to noon, Aug. 3-7, at the site...

Vernon County, Mo. --A homicide investigation into the death of Belinda J. Beisly is currently under way by the Vernon County Sheriff's Office and the Missouri State Highway Patrol. The investigation began after the Vernon County Sheriff's Office responded to a check-well-being call at approximately 4 p.m., July 15, and discovered the body of Beisly in her rural Deerfield residence...

A group of talented children in Fort Scott took to the stage on Friday. The parents of school-aged children who are enrolled in New Generation's Totally Awesome Radically Groovy Elementary Team day care program attended a special TARGET Talent show Friday morning...

The love of "old things" inspired Jack and Shirley Bastow and their son, Stephen, to take on an aging house and restore it to its former elegance. The house at 504 S. Cedar St., in Nevada, Mo., was built in 1880 by John Clack. He built the four south rooms and reception hall. ...