Stories from Saturday, June 23, 2012

Vernon L. "Sonny" Amberg, 77, a resident of Fort Scott, Kan., died Thursday, June 21, 2012, at the Mercy Health Center Emergency Room. He was born Oct. 11, 1934, in Chanute, Kan., the son of Merle Amberg and Edith McBride Amberg. Sonny grew up in Girard and later lived in Mound City and Uniontown prior to moving to Fort Scott in 2003. ...

Lyle Wayne Hoener, 77, a resident of rural Fort Scott, Kan., died Thursday, June 21, 2012, at his home. He was born Oct. 1, 1934, in Quincy, Ill., the son of George Hoener and Alice Ralph Hoener. He married Connie Louderman on Nov. 15, 1959, at Colchester, Ill. ...

June 7 Robert Friedli, Nevada, expired license plate, driving while revoked. Erika A. Gravely, Nevada, speeding 51/30. James S. Krohn, Nevada, improper lane change, driving while intoxicated. Brenda G. Petit, Bronaugh, Mo., driving while revoked. June 8...

Herald-Tribune The Nevada, Mo., Police Department on June 6 arrested Dustin H. Fishburn, 32, of El Dorado Springs , Mo., after conducting an investigation into a reported domestic assault case which involved the use of a firearm, a news release said...

Most hunters take up the sport of bowhunting for deer for the challenge. Brian Hollands of Nevada has taken that challenge one step further by choosing to film all of his hunting with a high-definition camera. Hollands doesn't just film animals; he films his hunt from start to finish, and footage from one of his 2011 hunts in Bourbon County was chosen to be featured on the Outdoor Channel...

Local residents can join members of the Riverfront Authority in a celebration of the continued development of the Riverfront Park from 5:30 to 8 p.m. Saturday, June 30, at the riverfront site located in the 400 block of North National Avenue. The fourth annual Riverfront Fest in Fort Scott will include an old-fashioned hot dog roast with watermelon and lots of desserts, a hot dog eating contest and activities for children. ...

Bourbon County Commissioners and representatives from the local Amish community crammed into a standing-room only meeting Friday morning at the county courthouse to revisit the issues stemming from the group's compliance with county and state sanitation laws...

Hi neighbors. I was driving to Joplin with my friend Flossie. As always we came across the highway nemesis "roadwork" at least four times between point A and point B. After the first two areas of four to 10 miles each of two way traffic I noticed something missing...

Lately there's been a lot of excitement about the horses running in the Kentucky Derby, the Preakness and the Belmont Stakes with the possibility that one of them could win the Triple Crown. My horse race is of a more modest variety and revolves around Ron Wood and I racing to see who will have the first ripe tomato. ...

Lynch earns save the hard way in ninth inning