Stories from Saturday, August 20, 2011

Debbie Vonne Mitchell, 56, has left this earth to be with her heavenly father on Aug. 14, 2011. Daughter of Shirley and Bobby Glen Mitchell, Debbie was born Feb. 12, 1955, in Miami, Ariz. Survived by her mother, Shirley Mitchell; her four children, Brett, Ryun, Glen and Mindi; and one grandchild. ...

Delores Lee (Weaver) Davis, 84, of Nevada, passed away Saturday, Aug. 6, 2011, in Moore-few Care Center, Nevada. She was born May 24, 1927, in Seligman, Mo., the daughter of L.F. "Buck" and Blanche (Roller) Weaver. In 1945, she was united in marriage to Lee Wayne Reed and to this union two children were born. In 1965, she married Dr. Braxton Davis, who preceded her in death. Also preceding her in death were her parents and one sister, Shirlene Voegle...

Christopher and Shawnda Edwards of Schell City, Mo., and older brothers, Dayton and Ernest, are proud to announce the birth of their daughter and baby sister, Layna Nicole Merle Edwards. Layna was born at 10:17 p.m., Saturday, Aug. 13, 2011, at Nevada Regional Medical Center. She weighed 6 pounds, 12 ounces, and measured 19 and 1/2 inches...

August 10 Edward Yahne was arrested for probation violation. No bond. Karen Govoro was arrested for hold. Bond is $200. Brenda Moreland was arrested for probation violation. Bond is $5,000. Jail population: Total census, 46; state, 6; Bates County, 2; and Cedar County, 7...

UNIONTOWN, Kan. -- Area bikers will be revving their engines for a poker run early next month that will take them through four Southeast Kansas counties and benefit the Uniontown High School junior class. The Sixth Annual Old Settlers' Poker Run, part of the 106th Annual Old Settlers Picnic, is scheduled to take place from 12:30 to 5 p.m. ...

With an average of 60 people attending last year's inaugural Southeast Kansas Innovation Summit, organizers are hoping for the same success this year. The event takes place on Sept. 14-15 at Memorial Hall and Civic Center in Independence, Kan. A brainstorming lunch is scheduled for 11:30 a.m. Sept. 14 with additional sessions running from 1 p.m.-4 p.m. A social time will start at 5:30 or 5:45 p.m. and dinner is at 6:30 p.m...

An Overland Park company has faltered on its commitment to install new lighting and insulation in Northeast Vernon County Schools before the schoolyear starts Sept. 1. NEVC Superintendent Charles Naas told school board members Thursday that Energy Solutions Professionals had still not sent crews to do the work in Walker and Schell City despite having signed a contract to do so...

Justin Hancock grades the track for Friday night's lawn tractor pull at the Sheldon Old Settlers' Picnic. The 107th annual festival continues Saturday with events including a softball tournament at 11 a.m., a car show, 6:30 p.m. parade, antique tractor pull at 7 p.m., 9 p.m. street dance with the Marci Mitchell Band and 10:30 p.m. fireworks display...

The green of the ninth hole at Woodland Hills Golf Course in Fort Scott gets a nice shower early Friday morning. The course was taken over by the city in March and the first nine holes were open late May while the rest of the holes opened in July. Citizens Bank of Fort Scott recently received a grant in the amount of $25,000 to go toward the city's rehabilitation of the course...

FORT SCOTT, Kan. -- Although he will be unable to attend the Fort Scott Community Gala Aug. 27, Bob Crain will be with his fellow honorees in spirit. This year's theme, "Honoring the Past, Celebrating the Future," will recognize Crain and his peers for their military service and their contributions to the community. A second lieutenant in the Army Air Force from February 1943 to November 1945, the Fort Scott native was sent to the 8th Air Force in England...

FORT SCOTT - Fort Scott High School's girls' tennis team has two returning seniors this season. But younger players have the most varsity experience as the 2011 season gets underway with a home junior varsity tournament Monday and a varsity outing Thursday...

Two Fort Scott residents are dead and one is seriously injured after a collision involving two all-terrain vehicles Friday night. The accident occurred at 8:37 p.m. on Locust Road at 255th Street, .2 miles south of U.S. 54 or two miles east of town on Locust Road, according to the Kansas Highway Patrol crash log...