Stories from Saturday, November 27, 2010

Armaine W. Bjerk, 89, Nevada, passed away on Thursday, Nov. 25, 2010, at Moore-Few Care Center, Nevada, following an illness of several weeks. He was born Jan. 28, 1921, in Grand Forks, N.D., to Maynard W. Bjerk and Minnie Hazeltine Baile Bjerk. He married Betty Ann Malcom on Nov. 29, 1983, in St. Paul, Minn., and she preceded him in death on Aug. 8, 1998...

Karsten and Melynda Runkle of El Dorado Springs, Mo., and big sister Jenna Mae Florence Runkle, are proud to announce the birth of their son and baby brother, Jordan Adam Howard Runkle. Jordan was born at 4:25 p.m., Thursday, Nov. 18, 2010, at Nevada Regional Medical Center. He weighed 7 pounds, 6 ounces, and measured 19 and 1/2 inches...

November 6 11:30 a.m.: A three-vehicle accident occurred on U.S. 54 Highway and Cedar Street involving a car driven by Peggy J. Bauer, Nevada, a pickup driven by Donald J. Vaughn, Nevada, and a car owned by Patricia L. Holding, Nevada. No injuries were reported...

A Nevada woman is dead after an early morning fire in her apartment at 701 W. Garfield Street in Nevada early Friday morning. The body of Christie Hargrove was discovered when the Nevada Police Department went to the address on a request to check the well being of the resident, discovered that the apartment had been on fire and called the Nevada Fire Department...

Sara Capple Lawhorne accomplished a great deal during her 67 years and her children hope they can do as much in her name now that the former Nevada Regional Medical Center community relations director has fallen victim to pancreatic cancer. Lawhorne died Oct. ...

FORT SCOTT, Kan. -- A local adult-care facility is kicking off a new holiday event for its tenants and the public. The Presbyterian Village, 2401 S. Horton, will host a special event titled Tour of the Trees from 5 to 6:30 p.m. Tuesday. During the event, which is open to the public, guests will be able to view a variety of decorated Christmas trees throughout the facility, enjoy refreshments and take guided tours of the center's independent and assisted living apartments and pathways...

From national chains to local businesses, Fort Scott has had a successful "Black Friday," according to a random sample of outlets. Nevada businesses also were optimistic on Wednesday, looking forward to the big day. The day after Thanksgiving, also called Black Friday, is the traditional start of the Christmas shopping season. ...

Above, area residents line up for the traditional Thanksgiving Dinner provided by the Nevada American Legion Thursday. The Legion provides a Thanksgiving dinner each year for area residents who do not want to eat Thanksgiving Dinner alone. This year the dinner was delayed by about an hour because the stove at the Legion would not work properly and they had to take the dinner rolls to the Nevada Eagles Lodge to be baked. ...

Bill Tshoerner has met some unique individuals since buying the Osage Prairie RV Park. "In the last year I've had a gentleman bicycling across country for a charity," said Tshoerner, "then a father and daughter doing the same thing, and also a British couple who flew into New York, bought bikes and were riding to California where they planned to unload their two wheelers and fly back to Britian."...

Nole and Marvel Beerbower, 301 Cleveland, Fort Scott, celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary with family. With them were their children, Pam and husband, Eldon Korinek; Ed Beerbower and wife, Breanda; Gil Beerbower and wife, Lana; and Todd Beerbower and wife, Sherry...

The Nevada Tigers varsity basketball squad, under head coach John McNeley, has found a very welcome change this season. In past years, numbers have been far below what McNeley and his staff would like to see, but such has not been the case this year...

Nevada Lady Tigers head coach Brent Bartlett is entering his 14th season at Nevada High School -- 17th season coaching overall -- with what could be a very strong lineup with which to work. Returning eight letter winners and three starters from last year's team that finished 19-7 overall and placed second in the district tournament, the Lady Tigers are bringing into the 2010-'11 season all of the components of a competitive squad...