Stories from Friday, May 9, 2008

Tribune Staff Report _ Evangelist Norman Moore will hold revival services for four days next week at the First Church of the Nazarene, 801 E. Third St. The services will start at 10:30 a.m. and 6 p.m., Sunday, May 11, and 7 p.m., from Monday to Wednesday...

Unionbend Birthday Club Unionbend Birthday Club met with Estalee Simpson on Tuesday, May 6. President Linda Center read "18 reasons I owe my mother". Roll call was answered by eight members reciting a "Quick Quip". Sheila Blubaugh and Kim Harris were winners in a game called "What's in your purse?"...

Fritter-- Dani Jean Fritter, a girl, was born at Mercy Health Center in Fort Scott at 3:41 p.m. on Saturday, April 24, 2008, to parents Daniel and Debi Fritter, Richards, Mo. She weighed 6 pounds, 15 ounces and was 19 and a half inches long at birth. She joins siblings Austin and Denton. Maternal grandparents are John and Connie Findley, Fort Scott. Paternal grandparents are Jack and Marilyn Fritter, Richards, Mo. Paternal Great Grandmother is Irene Fritter, Richards, Mo...

Johnson-- Caleb Miles Johnson, a boy, was born at Mercy Health Center in Fort Scott at 8:19 p.m. on Tuesday, May 6, 2008, to parents Daniel and Jessica Johnson, Prescott, Kan. He weighed 8 pounds, 14 ounces and was 21 and a half inches long at birth. ...

Robert "Bob" McClenahan, age 62, passed away at his home on May 7, 2008, after a lengthy illness. He was born to Mildred Barrett McClenahan and Everette McClenahan on July 20, 1945, in Brooklyn, N.Y. The family moved back to the Fort Scott area. Bob graduated from the Fort Scott High School and Fort Scott Junior College. ...

Horace Leland Hawkins, age 74, lifelong resident of Fort Scott and a 60 year Boy Scout, died Wednesday, May 7, 2008, at Guest Home Estates. He was born August 12, 1933 the son of Melvin Hawkins and Edna VanArsdale Hawkins. Horace was a 1953 graduate of Fort Scott High School and attended one year at Fort Scott Community College. ...

100 YEARS AGO (1908) The Military Bridge, which was condemned by the board of county commissioners a little while ago, has never been closed. Placards have been posted at either end of the structure stating that the bridge is unfit for travel. Despite this, however, teamsters drive over it each day. ...

Maintaining American history To the Editor, Historic preservation is an issue that often gets overlooked until it is too late to do anything about it. As with natural preservation and conservation/environmental situations, once it is gone, it cannot be replaced...

As part of National Nurses Week, Mercy Health Center celebrates the diligent work of those in its employ. Since Florence Nightingale, whom many consider to be the founder of modern nursing, was born on May 12, 1820, National Nurses Week, which is May 6-12, coincides with her birthday, according to information obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau, www.census.gov...

The arrival of May means summer is getting closer, and so is the beginning of one long-standing Bourbon County tradition. The 2008 season of the Bourbon County Area Farmers Market, where area producers are able to sell their fresh fruits, vegetables and baked goods at one location, is scheduled to officially open on Saturday, May 10. The twice-weekly market will be open from 7 to 9 a.m. every Saturday, and from 8 a.m. to noon every Wednesday starting May 14. The market will run through October...

Tribune Staff Report The unidentified body of a white male was found in rural Anderson County 35 years ago last month. The body was found in a rural area southeast of Garnett. The victim was described as a white male, 18 to 20 years old, 5-foot, 8 inches tall, weighing 150 pounds. He apparently had long, wavy brown hair...

The number of motorcycle fatalities has steadily increased nationwide since 1997, and unfortunately, Kansas is no exception. Motorcycle fatalities now account for 11 percent of total road fatalities in the United States and have increased each year from a low of 2,116 in 1997 to 4,810 in 2006. ...

Humor was rare in the after action reports or letters of the Civil War or of any war for that matter because of the horrific nature of war itself. However, occasionally a little bit of humor work's it's way into a piece of correspondence and the title of this column is not a misstatement. ...

By Chris Patch Nevada Daily Mail Hume, Mo. -- Hume baseball may be a class 1 team without much publicity, but this year an ace pitcher by the name of Ryan Austin has commanded attention by putting up unheard of statistics. Austin has been virtually unhittable this season, and that's not hyperbole. ...

Herald-Tribune Nevada, Mo. -- Nevada baseball wrapped up the regular season with a 7-5 loss at Carthage Friday night in a preview of the first-round district tournament game Monday night at Carthage. Carthage (8-15, 5-3) took advantage of the absence of four Nevada seniors due to a previously-planned trip to hit the Tigers nine times and win its fifth conference game of the year despite committing six errors...