Stories from Saturday, January 29, 2011

Robert "Bob" Purdy, 77, of Mound City, Kan., died Friday, Jan. 28, 2011, at the Prescott Country View Nursing Home at Prescott, Kan. Services will be held at 2 p.m., Monday, Jan. 31, at the Coffel-Schneider Funeral Home, Mound City, Kan. Burial will be in the Woodland Cemetery at Mound City, Kan...

Anthony L. Wimer, 46, passed away Tuesday, Jan. 25, 2011. Anthony was very proud of the work he did in the aircraft industry. He is preceded in death by grandparents, Raymond and Mamie Wimer, and Woodrow Pritchett. He is survived by parents, Harry and Gayle Wimer, Fulton, Kan.; sisters, Kimberley Richards and husband, Larry, Potwin, Kan., and Brenda Mendoza and husband, Joe, Olathe, Kan.; grandmother, Vera Pritchett; nephews, Kiplee Richards, Ryan, Braden and Nathan Mendoza; as well as many aunts, uncles, and cousins.. ...

Dorothy Hamilton, 75, Nevada, passed away on Thursday, Jan. 27, 2011, at St. John's Regional Medical Center, Joplin, Mo., after a short battle with cancer. She was born Jan. 14, 1936, in Claflin, Kan., to Anthony Straub and Mary Kimpler Straub. She married Harry Hamilton on Sept. 20, 1954, in Decatur, Ind., and he survives of the home...

Missouri State Rep. Barney Fisher, R-125, said Friday that two worker's compensation-related bills just passed by his House Committee on Workforce Development & Safety are the latest chapter in a power struggle between the Missouri General Assembly and the judiciary...

In the Friday, Jan. 28 edition of the Nevada Daily Mail, the answers to questions posed to four of seven candidates for the Nevada City Council were published. "Unfortunately, due to errors made in the production process, an answer from one of the candidates was omitted," said Nevada Daily Mail editor Lynn A. Wade. "Voters need this information, and it's only fair to publish that additional information, which was provided by the candidate prior to the deadline."...

Nevada, Mo. -- A Kid's Fair is coming to the Vernon County Health Department Feb. 3 and 22, from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., according to a press release from the Vernon County Health Department. A variety of agencies, organizations and programs will be available with helpful information and free give-a-ways all about the kids. ...

Community Blood Center, the provider of blood services to local hospitals, will conduct a blood drive at Cottey College on Tuesday, Feb. 1, in the lobby of the Haidee and Allen Wild Center for the Arts. Community Blood Center is here to meet the needs of local patients, and individuals in Nevada can help meet the local needs by donating blood on Tuesday, February 1, from 3-7 p.m. ...

Though most calendars do not indicate any special events for the first day of February, the day does hold special significance for the United States. On that day, Frank Woodruff Buckles, the only surviving U.S. veteran of World War I, will be 110 years old. He has been the subject of numerous articles and interviews, especially in the past three years since he became the "last man standing."...

USD 234 students have been learning a lot from a couple of dummies this week -- to help promote seatbelt usage. Fort Scott Police Department School Resource Officer Toby Nighswonger said students in the Fort Scott schools have been meeting Vince and Larry, two crash test dummies, played by Fort Scott firefighter Drake Downing and Fort Scott Animal Control Officer Adam Miles, respectively. ...

COLONY, Kan. -- Uniontown's girls rolled out to a 20-1 lead after one period as the Eagles went on to roll by Crest in Three Rivers League play, 58-28. Hope Jurgensen led the Eagles (1-1 TRL, 6-7 overall) with 20 ponits and Breanna Esslinger added 11. Tayler Shook dished six assists...

FORT SCOTT -- Fort Scott High's boys saw the outside shot desert them and Independence took advantage to take control in the second half and go on to a 44-41 victory in the Southeast Kansas League opener for both teams at the FSHS gymnasium. "Hopefully, we come out next week and get back after it next week because we haven't been clicking on all cylinders these past couple of games," Fort Scott head coach Jeff DeLaTorre said. "We battled at the end but we put ourselves in a big hole."...

FORT SCOTT -- Southeast Kansas League play opened Friday night with Fort Scott High's girls fighting off Independence for a 42-37 victory on Homecoming night. The visiting Bulldogs tied the score 31-31 halfway through the fourth quarter and were able to tie the score at 37-37 on a pair of Jordan Sutton free throws with 1:49 remaining...