Stories from Saturday, November 13, 2010

Dave LeRoy Stone, 64, Milo, Mo., passed away on Wednesday, Nov. 10, 2010, at Mercy Health Center, Fort Scott, Kan. He was born Oct. 21, 1946, in McCook, Neb., to Dick LeRoy Stone and Etna Mae Thornley Stone. He married Mary Funk and she preceded him in death in 1996. He later married Sharon Goodwin on Oct. 4, 1997, in Compton Junction, Mo., and she survives of the home...

John "Jack" Gerald Moorhouse, 81, of Nevada, died Monday, Nov. 1, 2010, at Moore-Few Care Center. He was born Feb. 28, 1929, in Riverside, N.J. He married Eleanor "Ellie" Allison Kunz on June 22, 1956, and she preceded him in death on June 28, 2006...

As part of its Connections program, KCP&L is hosting an Energy Resource Fair at the Vernon County Senior Center at 301 N. Main St., Nevada, on Tuesday, Nov. 16, from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. This Energy Resource Fair is an opportunity for KCP&L customers to meet with company representatives and learn about payment options, energy savings ideas and assistance from local community resources. West Central Community Action Agency, a KCP&L community partner, will be at the fair to offer additional support...

Fort Scott High School Junior Bethany Phillips is organizing the first Active:Water 5k run/walk at 8 a.m. today at Gunn Park after making the commitment in July at a Christ in Youth event. Phillips attended the event through her local church, Community Christian Church, in which they discussed fundraisers with proceeds going to a nonprofit organization known as Active:Water, which is geared toward raising awareness and funding for clean water across the world...

NEVADA, Mo. --Cottey College has a series of special events planned to inaugurate its new Institute for Women's Leadership and Social Responsibility. The Institute is the umbrella under which Cottey will develop its proposed baccalaureate programs. The capstone events for the inaugural week will occur on Thursday, Nov. ...

Christmas is just six weeks away, and planning and registration for local holiday traditions has begun. Entrants can sign up for the Miss Merry Christmas pageant now through Dec. 1, in order to participate in the pageant, to be held at 6 p.m., Friday, Dec. 10, in the Franklin P. Norman City/County Community Center in Nevada...

Southwest Missouri farms are in a unique position to add value through agritourism according to Tim Schnakenberg, an agronomy specialist with University of Missouri Extension. "Small farms typical of the Ozarks can recreate an experience of a simpler time. That brings back memories for tourists who long for a simpler way of life or just create memorable farm activities for the non-farm public," said Schnakenberg...

On Nov. 6, volunteers with Mothers Against Drunk Driving and the Vernon County Sheriff's Office conducted alcohol compliance checks on 15 businesses in Vernon County who have licenses to sell alcoholic beverages. "Regular compliance checks remind both our community and the licensees how serious we are about strict enforcement, particularly of those laws affecting our county's young people," said Vernon County Sheriff Ron Peckman. ...

FORT SCOTT, Kan. -- Moviegoers who head out to the local cineplex this holiday season are in for a different experience. Des and Amanda Hale, owners of Fort Cinema, 224 W. 18th St., recently finished up plans to install digital projectors and sound, as well as 3-D film screens, in the theater's three auditoriums later this month. The new projectors will replace the film variety that are becoming outdated...

The Nevada R-5 School District will be using a Christmas card designed by Paxton Dahmer, a fifth grade student at Truman Elementary School this year. Diann Marti, Truman principal, said that an art instructor coordinated the contest and the top 10 designs were selected and forwarded to the superintendent's office. ...

NEVADA, Mo. --Cottey College has a series of special events planned to inaugurate its new Institute for Women's Leadership and Social Responsibility. The Institute is the umbrella under which Cottey will develop its proposed baccalaureate programs. The capstone events for the inaugural week will occur on Thursday, Nov. ...

Fort Scott High School Junior Bethany Phillips is organizing the first Active:Water 5k run/walk at 8 a.m. today at Gunn Park after making the commitment in July at a Christ in Youth event. Phillips attended the event through her local church, Community Christian Church, in which they discussed fundraisers with proceeds going to a nonprofit organization known as Active:Water, which is geared toward raising awareness and funding for clean water across the world...

On Nov. 6, volunteers with Mothers Against Drunk Driving and the Vernon County Sheriff's Office conducted alcohol compliance checks on 15 businesses in Vernon County who have licenses to sell alcoholic beverages. "Regular compliance checks remind both our community and the licensees how serious we are about strict enforcement, particularly of those laws affecting our county's young people," said Vernon County Sheriff Ron Peckman. ...

Christmas is just six weeks away, and planning and registration for local holiday traditions has begun. Entrants can sign up for the Miss Merry Christmas pageant now through Dec. 1, in order to participate in the pageant, to be held at 6 p.m., Friday, Dec. 10, in the Franklin P. Norman City/County Community Center in Nevada...

Southwest Missouri farms are in a unique position to add value through agritourism according to Tim Schnakenberg, an agronomy specialist with University of Missouri Extension. "Small farms typical of the Ozarks can recreate an experience of a simpler time. That brings back memories for tourists who long for a simpler way of life or just create memorable farm activities for the non-farm public," said Schnakenberg...

FORT SCOTT, Kan. -- Moviegoers who head out to the local cineplex this holiday season are in for a different experience. Des and Amanda Hale, owners of Fort Cinema, 224 W. 18th St., recently finished up plans to install digital projectors and sound, as well as 3-D film screens, in the theater's three auditoriums later this month. The new projectors will replace the film variety that are becoming outdated...

The Nevada R-5 School District will be using a Christmas card designed by Paxton Dahmer, a fifth grade student at Truman Elementary School this year. Diann Marti, Truman principal, said that an art instructor coordinated the contest and the top 10 designs were selected and forwarded to the superintendent's office. ...

Lance and Sharon Sears, of Hume, Mo., will celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary with a reception from 2 to 5 p.m., Saturday, Nov. 20, at the Hume Christian Church, Hume, Mo. Lance and Sharon were married Nov. 19, 1960, in Fort Scott, Kan. The reception will be hosted by their children, Kent Sears, wife Margaret and children Kristopher and Victoria of Hume, Mo., and Angie McChesney, husband Tom and children Michaela and Josey of Ash Grove, Mo...

Jenna Nichole Patton and Kristopher Charles Lowry were married Oct. 2, 2010, at the Creamery in Joplin, Mo. Parents of the bride are Rich and Marty Patton, Walker. Parents of the groom are Maurice and Robin Lowry, of Kifer, Okla. Minister Tim Chambers, formally of Berea Christian Church in Vernon County, officiated...