Stories from Saturday, November 17, 2007

Dr. Carol Penny Holman (ne. O'Lear), of Nevada, died Monday, Nov. 12.  Born in Passaic, N.J., Penny lived in Mahwah, N.J., before beginning graduate studies at Syracuse University where she met and married her husband Dr. Loyd Bruce Holman. She is survived by her husband, and their son Dr. Alexander Holman, his wife Emily, and their son Liam.  Penny was sister to Linda and Bill Dator, and aunt of Lisa, Rebecca and Will...

Vicky A. Smith, 42, Nevada, died suddenly on Thursday, Nov. 15, 2007. She was born July 9, 1965, in. Nevada, to Floyd Dwayne Fahnestock and Betty A. Buckner Fahnestock. Vicky grew up in Nevada and graduated from high school here. She worked for Key Work Clothes for 20 years and had worked for Vain Merchandisers in Fort Scott, Kan., this past year. She attended Crowder College in Nevada for two years. Vicky was a member of the First Baptist Church in Pineville, Mo...

Frances "Maxine" Klewien, 92, Nevada, passed away on Tuesday, Nov. 6, 2007, at Freeman Health System West Joplin, Mo., following a brief illness. She was born Oct. 10, 1915, in Fort Scott, Kan., to Ezekial John Boring and Allie Viola Ricketts Boring. She married Wilford Edwin Streich on Oct. 9, 1943, in Fort Scott. and he preceded her in death on Nov. 9, 1963. She later married Fancy Klewien on Feb. 26, 1965, and he also preceded her in death...

Lawrence F. "Jr." Groves, 79, Grandview, Mo., passed away Friday, Nov. 16, 2007, at Research Medical Center, Kansas City, Mo. He was born March 20, 1928, in Kansas City Kan., to Lawrence and Josephine Johnston Groves. "Jr." was a school bus driver in Nevada, for six years prior to moving to the Kansas City area in 1983. He was a security officer for Unity Village until his retirement in 1991. He enjoyed fishing, hunting and especially dancing...

Erin and Bill Sullivan, Pittsburg, Kan., have announced the births of their daughters, Alana Jean, Tenley Ann and Ella Lynn Sullivan, May 18, 2007, at St. Luke's Hospital, Kansas City, Mo. Maternal grandparents are Ron and Kathy Snyder, Fort Scott. Paternal grandparents are Allen and Mary Sullivan, Girard, Kan...

Announcement is made of the engagement of Misty Rae Voigt to Travis Keith Anderson. The couple plans to be married Feb. 22, 2008, at the Cornerstone Baptist Church, Nevada. Parents of the couple are David and Ethel Voigt, of Nevada, Keith Anderson, of Nevada, and the late Lisa Tyler...

Roy Lee Dawson and Bettie Jean Streich were married on Nov. 29, 1947, at the home of the Rev. Pliney Elliott, in Nevada, Mo. The Rev. Elliott was the minister of the First Christian Church. Roy and Bettie Dawson were both born and reared in Vernon County and have lived in the county all their lives. They are lifelong farmers in the Rinehart area and belong to the Rinehart Christian Church...

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- New Supreme Court of Missouri Judge Patricia Breckenridge took her oath of office during a 2:30 p.m. ceremony Wednesday, Nov. 14. Chief Justice Laura Denvir Stith presided over the formal ceremony in the Supreme Court's en banc courtroom in Jefferson City...

Fort Scott, Kan. -- As she has for years, a Fort Scott woman is giving up the comforts of a cozy Thanksgiving dinner at home with her family to host a heartwarming event that includes community members from all walks of life. Local resident Marjorie Schwalm will host a Community Thanksgiving Dinner free of charge to the public beginning at 11:30 a.m. and concluding at 1:30 p.m. on Nov. 22, at the Elks Lodge, 111 W. 19, in Fort Scott...

The snow falls lightly on the streets. Christmas tree lights twinkle through frosted windows. Everyone is snug in their warm homes with their families, awaiting the morning light. Almost everyone. While the holidays are a time for family togetherness, many families across southeast Kansas and southwest Missouri will experience a holiday season away from a family member serving overseas...

Fort Scott, Kan. -- To help improve recent lower-than-normal passing rates on certification exams and to lessen the burden on students in the Fort Scott Community College Nursing Program, the FSCC Board of Trustees plans to consider revising the existing program...

evada, Mo. -- A lot of family, big dinner and turkey -- these are the things American Thanksgiving is known for to foreigners. This is the image of the holiday created nowadays by media news, Hollywood movies and English textbooks all around the world...

Nevada, Mo. -- Tom and Tricia Peelen have been contracted Butterball turkey farmers for more than 10 years. Butterball, headquartered in Mount Olive, N.C. has several plants including one in Carthage, Mo., which holds about 120 contracted farmers in Missouri alone...

The snow falls lightly on the streets. Christmas tree lights twinkle through frosted windows. Everyone is snug in their warm homes with their families, awaiting the morning light. Almost everyone. While the holidays are a time for family togetherness, many families across southeast Kansas and southwest Missouri will experience a holiday season away from a family member serving overseas...

Once upon a time, there was a boy in Lamar who dreamt of great and lofty things. He was forever putting himself in different costumes and acting as the hero of whatever scene he was playing. Then one day, his folks took him to Washington, D.C. where they visited the U.S. ...