Stories from Saturday, November 3, 2012

The image of a deer hunter has changed over the years. The orange clad hunters aren't just the grizzled men bent on killing a trophy buck. Today, the deer hunter might be a grandmother or grandfather, hunting with one of their grandchildren. Women and children are a growing part of the deer hunting community...

George Arthur Trout, 84, of Liberal, Mo., passed away, Thursday, Nov. 1, 2012, at his home surrounded by his family. He was born Dec. 7, 1927, in Girard, Kan., the son of George Fred and Pearl Edna (Watson) Trout. He attended school in Girard and graduated from the Girard High School with the class of 1945, he then went on to PSU where he received an electrician's degree...

Bethany Nevins of Nevada, Mo., is proud to announce the birth of her son, Damon Alexander Nevins. Damon was born at 10:06 a.m., Thursday, Oct. 11, 2012, at Nevada Regional Medical Center. He weighed 7 pounds, 9 ounces, and measured 21 inches. Maternal grandparent is Chris Marzi...

My youngest son had a story that made my hunting experiences sound good by comparison. It seems as though his friend, Aaron, was into his third season of hunting turkeys with no luck. Since he works in a bait shop in Manhattan, he gets to see a lot of hunters; and one guy who is particularly successful told him if he didn't get a bird by the last weekend of the season, to give him a call and he would take him out and help him get a turkey...

Hi neighbors. The spooks, ghosts, hobgoblins, werewolves, vampires and all other such things have been laid to rest again for another year. They have had enough chocolate, apples, oranges, popcorn balls and various types of chewing gum, and other candies to fill their ravenous little tummies for now. The streets are safe again. Well, as safe as they were pre-Oct. 31, at least...

Mr. and Mrs. Gene Davis will observe their 60th wedding anniversary with a family celebration on Saturday, Nov. 10. Gene and Patricia (Edgar) were married on Nov. 10, 1952, at Huntsville, Ark., at the Methodist Church by the Rev. Luther Wilson. The couple have four children, Gary Davis and wife Linda, and Linda DeMott and husband Gary, all of Fort Scott; Connie Peterson and husband Dallas, of Mound City; and Carol Graham and husband John, of Newark, Del. ...

Anthony Joseph "AJ" Elmer and Megan Ann Peterson announce their engagement and upcoming marriage. Megan is the daughter of Dallas and Connie Peterson of Mound City, Kan., and granddaughter of Gene and Patricia Davis of Fort Scott. She is a 2006 graduate of Fort Scott High School and 2008 graduate of Fort Scott Community College. She currently works at UMB Bank, Fort Scott...

Herald-Tribune Schell City's water treatment plant is in need of expensive repairs to meet Missouri Department of Natural Resources current regulations for drinking water. William McCaffree, attorney for the Consolidated Public Water Supply District No. 1, said Friday that the least expensive way for Schell City to get a supply of drinking water will be for the city to purchase water from the water district...

Herald-Tribune Seven polling locations in Vernon County will use electronic tablets to check voters in and verify addresses on election day -- the Vernon County Courthouse, First Baptist Church, YMCA, National Guard Armory, United Methodist Church, Vernon County fairgrounds home economics building, and Sheldon...

By Neoma Foreman Special to the Herald-Tribune "We are trying to restructure hours and not offices," Mark Inglett, manager of post office operation for the area, said at a meeting at the Walker Post Office, Thursday. "We've got to do something. We are losing money."...

Herald-Tribune The Bates County and Vernon County sheriff's offices concluded a lengthy drug operation dubbed as Operation Scarecrow. Operation Scarecrow was scheduled to conclude on Oct. 31, and has netted 27 arrests. The effort also included surveillance conducted on Oct. 31 to ensure that registered sex offenders were in compliance with the Halloween trick-or-treating laws...

Herald-Tribune SPRINGFIELD, Mo. -- The Nevada Tigers boys' swim team completed its run in the Southwest Missouri Championships at Hillcrest High School Thursday. The Tigers were only allowed to take four of the seven members of the team to the event and all four posted strong enough preliminary times to come back and compete in the finals...

Nevada Daily Mail JOPLIN, Mo. -- The Nevada Middle School seventh and eighth grade girls' basketball teams took to the road to square off against Joplin East Middle School Thursday night. The seventh graders left Joplin North Middle School with a clean sweep, posting two strong victories. In the A game, Nevada blanked East, dominating in a 52-0 victory to improve to 2-0 on the year. The B game was a much closer affair, but there still wasn't much competition as Nevada earned a 38-13 victory...