Stories from Saturday, July 7, 2012

Oris M. Spencer, 91, former Deming resident, passed away Monday July 2, 2012, at the New Mexico State Veterans Home in Truth or Consequences, N.M. Burial will take place at Fort Bayard National Cemetery at Fort Bayard, N.M. Oris was born Nov. 28, 1920, in Walker, Mo., to Martha Gilbert and Elmer Spencer. ...

Dorothy Elizabeth Carr, 94, of Fort Scott, died Friday, July 6, 2012, at Guest Home Estates. Arrangements are incomplete and will be announced later by the Konantz-Cheney Funeral Home.

Shirley Ann Stogsdill, 76, of Pleasanton, Kan., died Friday, July 6, 2012, at her home. Services will be held at 7 p.m., Monday, July 9, at the Schneider Funeral Home and Crematory, Pleasanton Chapel. Visitation will be from 5-7 p.m., Monday. Cremation with inurnment in Wesley Chapel Cemetery, Mound City, Kan...

Shirley Jean McMillan, 73, died Tuesday, July 3, 2012. Funeral services will be at 2 p.m., today, at Lucas Funeral Home, 1321 Precinct Line Road in Hurst, Texas. Interment will follow at Bluebonnet Hills Memorial Park in Colleyville, Texas. The family received friends from 6 to 8 p.m., Friday, at the funeral home...

A 36-year-old Arma, Kan., man was arrested by Nevada, Mo., police about 8 a.m., July 2, for driving while intoxicated. An officer responded to a citizen's report of a suspected drunk driver in the area of the 400 block of North Osage Boulevard in Nevada...

A former high school standout will get his chance to mingle with current and former pro players today at Major League Baseball's FanFest in Kansas City, Mo. Mark Hall, 38, who averaged .835 during the state tournament in Garden City when as a member of the Fort Scott Dragoons -- senior Babe Ruth team, will be a "utility player" during the event at Bartle Hall...

The Nevada Parks and Recreation Department is celebrating Christmas in July. On Friday, July 13, the first Flick-N-Float will be offered. Attendees will be able to swim, float, splash and enjoy an evening at Walton Aquatic Center while watching "Home Alone" on the big screen...

FORT SCOTT, Kan. -- An upcoming special event for the Fort Scott Farmers' Market will be centered around a popular red fruit that comes in several different varieties and can be used in numerous ways. The fourth annual Tomato Festival is scheduled for 8 a.m. ...

Three southwest Missouri men were arrested late in the afternoon of July 4 after a pursuit involving a Bates County sheriff's deputy, two Rich Hill police officers and a Vernon County deputy, a news release said. At one point a local resident held Bob T. Beisly III at gunpoint until authorities could arrive. All three were charged with resisting arrest by fleeing during a dangerous pursuit, a news release said...

The 4th Congressional District tussle between incumbent Republican U.S. Rep. Vicky Hartzler and Democratic Cass County Prosecutor Teresa Hensley will be competitive, but political observers from both parties expect Hartzler to win a second term in the Nov. 6 general election...

Any animals seized on suspicion of animal cruelty in Bourbon County may now be placed for adoption or, if need be, euthanized after 21 days under a new resolution county commissioners passed Friday morning. The Kansas Legislature passed a law on July 1, 2011, giving any appropriate facility the authority to take any animals displaying evidence of cruelty into custody. ...

Hi neighbors. The Fourth of July has passed us by, and now instead of hot and noisy, it is just hot. Hot. That's a pretty small word to describe this week's inescapable heat. Here are a few phrases that come to mind: Incendiary atmosphere, skin scorching sunshine, and blinding, eyelid blistering hot winds...

Editor's note: The following story is an excerpt from "The Wit & Wisdom of Abraham Lincoln ..." by James C. Humes. Lincoln once represented a client indicted for assault and battery. Lincoln argued that it was self-defense. Lincoln told the jury that his client was in the plight of a man who, in going along the highway with a pitchfork over his shoulder, was attacked by a fierce dog that ran out at him from a farmer's dooryard. ...

The Nevada Tae-Kwon-Do team traveled to Joplin on June 16 to participate in the Midwest Martial Arts Southern Conference 4-State Open Karate tournament. There were 175 contestants. In front row is Avian Monroe, who received fourth place in Forms. In back row, from left to right, are Nikiya Feezell, who received first in Sparring and third in Forms; Amiya Feezell, who received second in Sparring and fourth in Forms; Lee Ogle, Nevada Tae-Kwon-Do Head Instructor; and Faith Gilbert, who received second in Sparring and fourth in Forms.. ...

St. Joe tops Nevada, Griffons home on Sunday night