Stories from Saturday, August 25, 2012

Dickie E. Hornback, 81, Nevada, died Aug. 23, 2012, at Moore-Few Care Center. Graveside services will be Wednesday, Aug. 29, at 9 a.m., at Moundville Cemetery, Moundville, Mo., under the arrangement of Konantz-Warden Funeral Home

Amelia Lucille Russell, 74, of Arma, Kan., passed away Friday, Aug. 24, 2012, at the Arma Care Center in Arma. She was born April 25, 1938, in Burgess, Mo., the daughter of Everett Eugene and Florence Violet (Whetzell) Richards. She married James Lee Russell and he preceded her in death June of 1995...

Charles Procyk, 87, a resident of Fort Scott, died Thursday, Aug. 23, 2012, at the Medicalodges of Fort Scott, Kan. He was born Nov. 25, 1924, in Greensburg, Penn., the son of Charles Procyk and Rosaila Jacina Procyk. He married Margaret Hamrock on May 12, 1945, at Youngwood, Penn. ...

TOPEKA, Kan. -- Kansas has had what is believed to be its first reported death from the West Nile virus since it first appeared in the state more than a decade ago, health officials said Friday. The state Department of Health and Environment also reported that the state has had 19 probable or confirmed cases of the mosquito-borne virus so far this year. Typically, most cases are reported in August and September...

Getting active as they would have during the 1800s is part of the aim of Labor Day festivities next month at Fort Scott National Historic Site. Programs are slated Saturday through Monday at the site, located near downtown Fort Scott, Kan. Ranger Barak Geertsen said the schedule ties in with National Park initiatives titled "Let's Move Outside" and "Healthy Parks, Healthy People."...

Sections of U.S. 54 Highway (Austin Boulevard) and Business Route 71 (Osage Boulevard) in Nevada are scheduled for resurfacing at night beginning Tuesday, Aug. 28, according to the Missouri Department of Transportation. MoDot said the resurfacing will take place on Business 71 (North Osage Boulevard) between U.S. 71 Highway and U.S. 54 Highway and on U.S 54 Highway (North Centennial Boulevard/Austin Boulevard) between U.S. 71 Highway and the west edge of Nevada...

FORT SCOTT -- Several different types of aircraft will once again take to the skies over Fort Scott when the 14th annual Airport Day flies into town next month. The show, set to take place Saturday, Sept. 8, at the Fort Scott Municipal Airport, is dedicated to members and veterans of the armed forces and is scheduled to feature aerobatic acts, military flybys, aviation exhibits, music and other activities. The show is free to the public...

Nothing is exempt from the ruthless damages of drought in vulnerable agricultural areas like Bourbon and Vernon counties. After good rains last fall and profitable hay and wheat crops in the spring, interminable rainless months of 100-degree heat have clobbered corn, put soybeans on the bubble, scorched ponds dry, zoomed hay prices into the wild blue yonder and pressured weather-beaten livestock producers to sell their cattle much earlier than they would have liked...

Jerry and Judy (Armstrong) Witt are celebrating their 50th anniversary today. They were married Saturday, Aug. 25, 1962, in the First Christian Church in Fort Scott by the Rev. Jim Grooms. The Witts note that their faith, love, and commitment to each other have brought them many blessings over the past 50 years. ...

Announcement is made of the engagement of Mollie M. Matlock to Nathan L. Chapman. Mollie is the daughter of Linda Matlock-Haner and Tom Haner of Nevada. Nathan is the son of Susan and Keith Chapman of Carthage, Mo. Mollie is a 2011 graduate of Nevada High School, where she was a Show Choir member and yearbook staff photographer. She is currently attending Missouri Southern State University majoring in Criminal Justice. Nathan is a 2010 graduate of Carthage High School...

NEVADA -- Nevada played with a good bit of skill and even more heart in a game against Holden that went just six seconds too long at Logan Field Friday night. After an exhaustive back-and-forth scrap-all game, the Tigers came back to take the lead on a 55-yard pitch from quarterback Alex Payne to wingback Dalton Hendren, who broke two tackles and almost fell down before carrying the ball into the end zone to ecstatic cheers from the standing-room-only home crowd...