Stories from Saturday, November 3, 2007

During the Civil War, most after action reports describe what happened in a battle or engagement. The author of the report (normally the commanding officer) was not normally required to explain or justify his or his men's conduct. However, there were then and are very often in today's war occasions when a commanding officer was and is required to explain why he and his men did what they did! The following is an excellent description of a "Yankee" mission or "scout" that was typical of the total war that was waged in Missouri and why the commanding officer had to explain why things happened the way they did.. ...

Hi neighbors. It's good to be back home in Nevada! Last week I traveled to Des Moines, Iowa, to watch my daughter, granddaughter and son-in-law join the Aimes ISU Ballroom Competition Team perform at the college in their Halloween Masquerade Madness Show...

Wayne Gretsky, the hockey great, once talked about being "in the zone." To him that meant he could see in his mind's eye where the puck was going, even before he hit it with his stick. My zone came a couple of weeks ago while hunting in North Dakota with both boys and an old college roommate. My old roommate and I are well into the Social Security age, ahead of the Baby Boomers by a few years, while my sons are still hard chargers...

Sonja, James, Lillian and Andrew Hart are proud to announce the birth of their daughter and baby sister, McKenzy Anna Lee Hart. McKenzy was born on Sept. 15, 2007, at 8:05 a.m., at St. John's, in Springfield. She weighed 9 pounds, 15 ounces, and measured 21 inches long...

Justin R. Adams, 26 of Nevada, passed away on Thursday, Nov. 1, 2007, at his home in Nevada. He was born March 22, 1981, in Nevada, to Laurence Edward Adams and Kathi Diane Fleener Adams. Justin grew up in Nevada and graduated from Nevada High School in 2000. He had lived most of his life in Nevada and also did custom stereo installation...

Karl T. Keller, passed away on Oct. 22, 2007, at Alexandria Hospital. He ws born in Nevada, to Karl E. and Lulu Keller. A dedicated Marine Crops Aviator, Col., Keller served 28 years, which included World War II, Korea, and Vietnam wars, retiring in 1970. He continued his love for flying as a piglet with several companies until 1996...

Ladies and gentlemen of the jury, I have nothing for you this week. That's right: nothing. All the things happening in Kansas this weekend take place after the deadline for our Sunday edition, so there are no game stories. There was somebody I wanted to talk to for a story but they're going to be out of town, so there went that idea...

The weekly column of Kelly Bradham, former longtime Sports Editor at the Nevada Daily, will return Sunday, Nov. 11.

One day last week, before the duck season opened in the north zone, the quail opener and having already shot my two turkeys, I tried something different on a good October day. Woodcock hunting ... Not a popular bird to hunt in Missouri, but in New Hampshire, Vermont or Maine, it's THE bird...

Fort Scott, Kan. â€" Brendan Meara is an artist who wants to make his work appealing to everyone. "I try to make work that is approachable by most anyone, or any artist, so that they might find something that maybe inspires them or that they might enjoy," Meara said during a Thursday interview with The Fort Scott Tribune...

Nevada, Mo. -- The Nevada Regional Medical Center board of directors were congratulated by Tim Wolters, from the accounting firm of BKD, during his presentation of the yearly audit findings for their performance the past year. Wolters noted that the hospital's annual audit revealed no material weaknesses and only the issue of segregation of accounting duties was noted as a concern...

Fort Scott, Kan. -- The Saints came marching in at St. Mary's Catholic School Thursday. Well, actually, the saints at the school on Thursday were students who dressed up in costumes to celebrate All Saints Day, which is a Christian holy day set aside to honor all saints of the church...

Nevada, Mo. -- On Tuesday, Oct. 30, the Redfearn Law Firm, of Kansas City filed a petition with the Vernon County Circuit Court on behalf of Wanita Tate, of Fort Scott. Tate is the mother of 32-year-old Calvin "Callie" Dobbs, of Richards, who was killed Aug. ...