Stories from Saturday, July 24, 2010

Anthony Joseph "Tony" Karleskint, age 89, resident of rural Fort Scott, Kan., died Thursday, July 22, 2010, at Mercy Health Center in Fort Scott, following a brief illness. He was born June 3, 1921, in Miami, Okla., the son of Joseph C. Karleskint and Mary L. Hickman Karleskint. He married Buena Renfro on March 4, 1946, in Fort Scott...

Buster Jerome "Jerry" Bowen was born on August 16, 1920, to Velie Vina and James Daniel Bowen. The second oldest of eight children, including sisters Ellen, Doris Ann, Lucille and Esther and brothers John, Joe and Gene. Jerry went home to be with the Lord on the evening of July 12, 2010...

William Orland Hardy, 89, of Pleasanton, Kan., died Friday, July 23, 2010, at Countryview Nursing Home, Prescott, Kan. He was born to Edith (Hittle) Hardy and Leroy Leonard Hardy on July 3, 1921, on the family farm near Centerville, Kan., in Linn County. He attended Georgetown Rural School through the eighth grade, then attended and graduated from Parker High School in 1939. After graduating and working various jobs, he attended the Missouri Aviation Institute in Kansas City, Mo...

Dr. Pratt Irby, 97, of Fort Scott, died Friday morning, July 23, 2010, at the Fort Scott Manor. Arrangements are pending and will be announced by the Konantz-Cheney Funeral Home.

Michelle Worthington and Darrill Mize exchanged wedding vows on May 29, 2010, at the Franklin P. Norman City/County Community Center, Nevada. Minister Betty Plush officiated the ceremony. Decorations followed a New Moon Vampire theme. Music featured "Leave Out all the Rest" by Linkin Park...

Mr. and Mrs. Ronald Portwood, of Garland, Kan., and Ms. Cassandra Swank, of Fort Scott, Kan., on behalf of herself and the late Terry Swank, announce the engagement and upcoming marriage of their children, Anna Portwood and Bruce Swank.

Amanda Lee Loveland and Blake Austin Snyder announce their engagement and upcoming marriage on Aug. 6, 2010, at the Thorn Crown Chapel at Eureka Springs, Ark.

Herald-Tribune The city of Fort Scott has accepted an offer for reduction of payment from a local renewable fuels facility for the use of treated wastewater. Prairie Pride, Inc., a biodiesel facility located near Deerfield, Mo., halted operations Jan. ...

Herald-Tribune Nevada streets are looking a lot better today than they did before voters approved Nevada's 1/2-cent transportation sales tax for the first time in 1996. Since then, the city has used the money from this sales tax to rebuild about one-third of the city's 1,056 blocks of street...

Herald-Tribune NEVADA, Mo. --Cottey College, Nevada, Mo., a two-year, liberal arts college for women, is the recipient of one of the larger gifts in its 126-year history from 1975 alumna, Rebecca Christen Pohlad. The announcement of the gift was made at a campaign awareness event in Seattle, Wash., at a private residence atop the Four Seasons Hotel...

Herald-Tribune Nevada, Mo. --The 2010 All-Classes Reunion steering committee continues to work in preparation for this year's two-day event; the festivities are planned for Friday, Oct. 15 and Saturday, Oct. 16. All Nevada High School graduates are encouraged to make plans to attend this every-five-year celebration...

Herald-Tribune Young explorers will have opportunities to make plenty of discoveries during a youth workshop next month at the Fort Scott National Historic Site. The 11th Annual Trailblazer Workshop is designed to teach local youth how to explore history and about the mission of the National Park Service...

Herald-Tribune BAGRAM AIR BASE, Afghanistan -- Gov. Jay Nixon today traveled to Afghanistan on his official trip with four other governors to the Middle East. The Governor's schedule today included a meeting with U.S. Ambassador Karl Eikenberry and Commanding General David Petraeus. The governor also was able to visit with troops from Missouri, both from regular military units as well as from Missouri National Guard units based in Joplin and Poplar Bluff...

Nevada, Mo. -- A minor crash occurred at the intersection of Walnut and Lynn streets in Nevada at about 2:45 p.m. Friday, July 23 when a GMC pickup driven westbound on Walnut by Shawn Yockey, Nevada, turned into the path of an eastbound 1993 Jeep driven by Jim Dilley of Nevada. Neither driver was injured nor was Madison Dilley, a passenger in the Jeep...

Herald-Tribune CHICKASHA, Okla. -- The Nevada Griffons got play under way at the Washita Valley NBC Regional tournament Friday in very strong fashion. Though they have spent most of the past two years unable to find a way to get to Joplin Outlaws starter Zach Juliano, that all changed when it needed to. Much like last season, the Griffons finally found the offensive spark they needed to beat Juliano in the opening game of this year's regional as they blanked the Outlaws 8-0...

Nevada High School show choir students Ashley Coffer, Erica Magsam, Mallorie Ast, Rachel Pinci, Kaleb Claypool and Megan Hendrix joined 40 other students across the state as members of the 2010 Missouri All-State Show Choir. The rehearsals and performance were held during the summer convention of the Missouri Choral Directors Association, held July 20-22, in Jefferson City, Mo. ...

Herald-Tribune MINDENMINES, Mo. -- In honor of the 20th anniversary of the signing of the Americans with Disabilities Act, a parking area for motorists with mobility limitations has been re-dedicated in Mindenmines, Mo. The curb cut and marked parking is located on the West side of the 600 block of Main Street, directly in front of the Border Town Properties building. ...

Herald-Tribune Children of all ages will have a chance to step back in time at Poplar Heights Living History Farm in Bates County. The farm will have its grand opening celebration, Aug. 14-15. A series of special events for children will highlight this free event...

Herald-Tribune Can you prevent one of the United States' leading causes of death by taking an aspirin every day? At the June 24 Nevada Regional Medical Center Lunch and Learn, Dr. Sean Gravely spoke about stroke awareness and recommended this treatment for Stroke prevention...

Dear Editor, I would like to take this opportunity to say what an honor it was to be crowned the 2010 Vernon County Youth Fair Princess. As you may already know, the Vernon County Youth Fair is one of the biggest and best county fairs in the state of Missouri. A big part of what makes it a successful fair is the support of our local community...

After I washed my cell phone in my overalls, then frantically retrieved it from the washer, I opened the phone, took out the battery and threw the phone and battery in a bag of rice in an attempt to save it. After a couple of days, the phone was showing the effects of the water bath, but still was operating...

Hi neighbors. Do you remember when Johnny Carson would make a comment on the weather like, "boy it was hot today," and the well prompted crowd would respond with "How hot was it?" Johnny always had a well scripted reply that was more comical than accurate...

More than 1,800 bills and resolutions were filed by lawmakers during the 2010 regular session, which ran January through mid-May. Of those measures, 32 Senate bills and 74 House bills were sent to the governor for his signature, who had until July 14 to sign or veto them, or they would automatically become law on their effective dates. As is typical, the governor did sign most of the legislation we passed this year, and only vetoed five bills...