Stories from Saturday, December 1, 2007

Dr. Philip Marion Jones, 90, passed away Thursday, Nov. 29, 2007, in San Antonio, Texas. He was born June 30, 1917, in Sheldon, Mo., to Philip and Della Jones. In 1946, Philip married the former Dorothy Hjelm, of Springfield, Mass. Dr. Jones was a proud father and grandfather. ...

Keith Ray Pettibon, of rural Nevada, passed away on Thursday, Nov. 29, 2007, at Mercy Hospital, in Fort Scott, Kan. Keith was a corporal in the Marine Corps and served during the Korean War. He was employed at Beech Aircraft in Wichita, Kan., for 20 years as an engineer. He later moved to Nevada, where he farmed for 35 years and also worked at 3M for 15 years...

Dru Allyson Hancock, the loving daughter of Jesse Lee Hancock and Crystal Dawn Mason-Hancock, left this world the morning of Nov. 28, 2007, at Children's Mercy Hospital, in Kansas City, Mo., after a sudden illness. Dru was born on May 11, 2005, at a healthy 7 pounds, 11 ounces. She was loved dearly by her two older brothers, Draven and Drake Hancock, of Nevada. She was an angel in her short time in this world, and will be dearly missed...

Meaghan Annette Jackson and Matthew Don Russell were married on July 7, 2007, at 7 p.m. in an outdoor ceremony by the lake at Uniontown High School. Meaghan is the daughter of Dale and Alicia Jackson, Uniontown, and the granddaughter of Alice Walker, Blue Mound. Matthew is the son of Curtis and Amber Russell, Redfield; he is the grandson of Don and Eunice Russell, Redfield, and Frank and Shirley Hildebrand of Grove, Okla...

Hi neighbors. Hanukkah is the best known American Jewish holiday. Hanukkah begins every year on the 25th of the Hebrew month of "Kislev." This year, the 25th of Kislev corresponds to the evening of December 4th, 2007. Hanukkah is celebrated with traditional food, gift exchanges and lighting menorahs...

I was reading an article the other day in the newspaper titled, "The Sounds of Silence." The author was describing the need to wear a hearing aid, but like his grandpa, he soon discovered that the world's idle chatter is sometimes best left unheard. ...

Fort Scott, Kan. -- Fort Scott residents Ryan and James Jackson escaped their burning home at 112 N. Crawford St. without serious injury early Friday morning. Fire broke out around midnight, when a loud boom woke James, who was sleeping on the floor. He got up only to see flames inside the house...

=Bronaugh, Mo. -- At 5 feet, 6-and-a-half inches tall, Buffy Coleman doesn't look much like a professional basketball player, that is until he gets onto a basketball court and actually starts handling a basketball. "I had two things going against me from the start," Coleman said. ...

By Rayma Silvers Herald-Tribune A Scottish setting with King Robert the Bruce's castle in the background; several chamber settings; a ruined city similar to King Solomon's Temple; a Roman portico showing a lake and buildings; an Egyptian Sphinx -- these are the wonders that hang in Fort Scott's Scottish Rite temple -- stunning stage backdrops that transport the viewers into other times and places...

Nevada, Mo. -- On Monday, Nov. 26, parties from several organizations gathered out front of Elmwood Estates for a ribbon cutting ceremony, celebrating the completion of a full structural rehabilitation of the apartment complex. All 80 apartments in the property based Section 8 housing facility were rebuilt and remodeled from the ground up...

The Bourbon County Sheriff's Office regular phone lines will be out of service for the weekend. During the outage, non-emergency calls should be made to (620) 223-1700. For emergencies, call 911.

Vernon County, Mo. -- With approximately 60,000 acres of Vernon County leased for oil exploration Colt Energy is serious about extracting the heavy crude that permeates the area. The current operations aren't the first for the Kansas based energy company -- back in the 1980s, they had a project at Stotesbury, but extracting the substance is expensive. Now that the cost of crude oil has risen dramatically, it's more cost-effective to try to bring it from the ground...

Special to the Herald-Tribune Christmas trees have been sold commercially in the United States since about 1850. One-third of American homes still prefer to display fresh cut Christmas trees. Last year, 34.6 million real Christmas trees were sold in the United States at an average price of $40.50, according to the National Christmas Tree Association...

Missouri firearm deer hunters took more then 214,000 deer during the recent firearm season and when your hunter brings home that deer, get ready for some mighty tasty eating. Even beginners can create some gourmet delights from this largest of Missouri's game animals...

Fort Scott, Kan. -- A group of young business leaders in Fort Scott have taken the initiative to get the next generation of business leaders more involved in the community. A local five-member planning committee, called the Young Professionals League, recently began working to create an avenue for young area business professionals, who are 45 years of age and younger, to network socially and for business reasons, according to Gary Palmer, a local business owner and committee member...

The following two incidents occurred within a few days of each other at opposite sides of southern Missouri and illustrate that during the Civil War the "mayhem" that was Missouri occurred throughout the entire "Show-Me-State!" Both incidents maybe found on Pages 761-764 of Series I, Vol. 22 of the Official records of the War of the Rebellion...