Stories from Saturday, February 18, 2012

Floyd Wilford Rich, 76, Nevada, passed away Thursday, Feb. 16, 2012, at the Nevada Regional Medical Center in Nevada. He was born June 24, 1935, in Nevada, to Floyd Jasper Rich and Mabel Elizabeth Kauffman Rich. He was married Nov. 27, 1955, in Nevada, to Sue Scott and she survives of the home...

Sue Bailey, 85, Nevada, passed away Friday, Feb. 17, at the Barone Alzheimer's Care Center in Nevada, following a lengthy illness. She was born Aug. 21, 1926, in Cotter, Ark., to Jonathan Calloway Beavers and Bertha Lena Bullen Beavers. She was married Feb. 6, 1946, in Harrison, Ark., to John Bailey and he preceded her in death Nov. 30, 1999...

Gilbert Douglass ("Doug") Sweetser, of Frontenac, Kan., died unexpectedly on Thursday, Feb. 16, 2012. He was 72. Doug was born at home in rural Walnut Township, Crawford County, Kan., on Aug. 2, 1939, to Glenn and Mildred (Huber) Sweetser. He attended primary schools in Walnut and Hepler and graduated from Girard High School in 1957. ...

Rural Vernon County resident Thomas Reardon has been issued a summons to appear in the 28th Circuit Court for arraignment on 18 class D felony counts of animal abuse/torture/mutilation while animal was still alive-persistent offender and seven misdemeanor counts of violating provisions regarding disposal of dead animals, court documents say...

A road repair project in Bourbon County is on a list of state highway construction and maintenance ventures recently approved by the Kansas Department of Transportation. KDOT announced this week it had approved bids for several statewide highway construction and maintenance projects. Bids were let Jan. 18 in Topeka...

Unidentified residents on horseback helped round up three cows at the Windy Acres Ranch on East First Street in Fort Scott on Friday afternoon. A total of seven cows found their way out after reportedly escaping their trailer via the open gate. Tom Harper, one of many Fort Scott police officers called to the scene, said traffic was stopped to prevent the cattle getting hurt...

CCPA to revive 'Of Mice and Men' for its third presentation in Nevada.

Herald-Tribune COLUMBIA, Mo. -- With a spot in the title match on the line, Nevada senior Tanner Charles lost a close decision in the semifinals on Friday at the MSHSAA Wrestling Championships at Mizzou Arena. Cory Lester of John Burroughs defeated Charles 13-9 in one semifinal at 126 pounds...

Herald-Tribune STOCKTON, Mo. -- The Nevada High School girls basketball team simply ran into a talented foe on Friday night. Defending Class 3 state champion Stockton defeated Nevada 61-44 in the final regular season game of the year. "They're really good," Nevada Head Coach Brent Bartlett said of Stockton. ...

Herald-Tribune ST. PETERS -- The Nevada High School girls swim team began competition at the 37th MSHSAA Girls Swimming & Diving Championships in St. Peters on Friday. A sophomore, Grace Reichard was 10th overall in the prelims of the 100 freestyle, finishing in 53.66...

Nevada boys beat El Dorado Springs 54-50

COLUMBIA -- Both Tanner Charles and Slade Stiles of Nevada won third place matches on Saturday at the MSHSAA Wrestling Championships at Mizzou Arena. A junior, Stiles won the Class 2 third place match at 113 pounds. A senior, Charles won the third place match at 126...

The children of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Palmer will host their parents' 50th anniversary on Feb. 26, 2012, from 1-4 p.m., at the United Methodist Church basement, Nevada, Mo. They were married in Northeast Kansas City in the Parsonage of the Assumption by Monsignor Ahern on Feb. 26, 1962...

Elizabeth Ann Sears and Michael Allen Rayburn Jr. announce their engagement and upcoming marriage. Elizabeth is the daughter of Gary and Wilda Sears, Hume, Mo. Michael is the son of Mike and Sue Rayburn, Liberal, Mo. Elizabeth is a 2000 graduate of Hume High School. She received a Bachelor of Science in Elementary Education in 2005 and a Master of Science for Reading Specialist in 2011 from Pittsburg State University. She currently teaches fourth grade at Sheldon R-8 Schools...