Stories from Friday, May 1, 2009

Fort Scott City Hall is hosting its first open house Wednesday, May 6. The purpose of the event is to allow the department heads to mingle with the citizens and for the citizens to ask questions out side of a commission meeting. The event will begin at 9 a.m. ...

Fort Scott City Commissioners as well as department heads assembled at City Hall Thursday evening for the first work session under the new commission. Attendees discussed the task list with Fort Scott City Manager Joe Turner then began work on developing the 2010 budget...

D 234 school district recently reaped the benefits of a wellness fair sponsored by the district. According to USD 234 school nurse Pam Brown, the school has been conducting similar health and wellness inservices for the past 15 years in order to help its employees understand the importance of living healthy lifestyles...

Bernelda Joan Mashek, 77, Richards, MO, passed away on Thursday, April 30, 2009, at St. John's Regional Medical Center, Joplin, MO., following a lengthy illness. She was born on April 12, 1932, in Stuart, NE, to George Bolen and Fern Luella Cadwalder Bolen. She married James John Mashek on March 22, 1952, in O'Neill, NE, and he survives of the home...

"Just." In most instances when it is used as an adverb it is such an unobtrusive word, isn't it? "I just arrived." Or, "Your timing is just right." Or, "He just missed the bus." Of course, such unobtrusive uses of the word "just" are not always the case. A recent conversation clearly brought that reality home to me...

By Jason E. Silvers Herald - Tribune FORT SCOTT, Kan. -- Fort Scott Community College officials are looking into a possible collaboration with Allen County Community College in Iola. The FSCC Board of Trustees has scheduled a special meeting for 6 p.m. ...

The Nevada Fire Department will be hosting a Liquid Propane Emergencies class Saturday, May 2. The training provided by the University of Missouri Fire Rescue Training Institute and the Missouri Propane Education and Research Council. Liquid Propane gas is a potential hazard present in most communities. ...

Herald-Tribune Heavy rain throughout southeast Kansas and southwest Missouri has caused river waters to rise; and continuing rainfall is expected to keep water levels up, according to the National Weather Service. The NWS also warns that, given the saturation of soil, any additional amount "could easil result in flash flooding" or additional river flooding in both Kansas and Missouri. ...

FORT SCOTT, Kan. -- Bourbon County Commissioners talk trash with Kansas Department of Health and Environment representatives during the county commission meeting Friday morning. Commissioners met with KDHE representatives, Ryan Weiser and Bob Jurgens, to discuss the maintenance of the old landfill located just south of the "Seven Mile Loop". Also in attendance were Bourbon County Attorney Terri Johnson, Bourbon County Public Works Supervisor Clyde Killion, and Landfill Operator Bill Keith...

Because of their diligence, a group of Fort Scott students will be taking a trip to the University of Maryland in College Park, Md., in June. On Saturday, April 25, three students from Fort Scott High School and 10 students from Fort Scott Christian Heights competed in the State History Day competition and won the right to participate in the National History Day competition in June. ...

Brittney Irwin and James Lynch Jr., formerly of Nevada, would like to announce the birth of their son, Andrew Michael Lynch. Andrew was born on April 7, 2009 at Freeman Hospital in Joplin. He weighed 9 pounds, 5 ounces, and measured 21 3/4 inches. The family currently lives in Carthage...

Leon and Holly Morgan, of Nevada, are proud to announce the birth of their son, Braydon Alexander Morgan. Braydon was born at 6:58 p.m. on April 27, 2009, at the Nevada Regional Medical Center. He weighed 8 pounds, 2 ounces and measured 20 inches. Paternal grandparents are Robert and Deborah Ballinger, of Houston, Texas. ...

Betty JoAnn Butler, 74, Nevada, Mo., passed away on Friday, May 1, 2009, at Moore-Few Care Center in Nevada. Family information and funeral arrangements will be announced later by Ferry Funeral Home, Nevada View obituary and send condolences online at www.ferryfuneralhome.com...

Joseph L. Leo, 52, Milo, Mo., passed away on Friday, May 1, 2009, at Freeman Health System West, Joplin. Funeral arrangements and family information will be announced later by Ferry Funeral Home, Nevada. View obituary and send condolences online at www.ferryfuneralhome.com...

David L. Jones, Sr., 61, Nevada, Mo., passed away on Friday, May 1, 2009, at Nevada Regional Medical Center in Nevada following a sudden illness. Family information and funeral arrangements will be announced later by Ferry Funeral Home, Nevada. View obituary and send condolences online at www.ferryfuneralhome.com...

Dr. Randall Harry Weiss, 55, Canton, Mo., passed away on April 29, 2009, at his home in Canton. He was born on April 14, 1954, in Milwaukee, Wis., to John Weiss and Sylvia White Weiss. He attended high school in Chicago, Ill. He later attended college in the Chicago area and obtained his Ph.D. ...

Submitted Photo Cody (left) and Gage Wilson went on a hunting trip with their father on April 24 and came home with this 24-pound turkey. Gage was the one who fired the shot that brought down the bird. Its beard measured 11 inches and its spurs were 1 5/8 inches. Cody and Gage are the sons of Clint and Tina Wilson of Fort Scott...