Stories from Saturday, August 28, 2010

Lauren Silvola, Nevada, and Andre Clark, Ianham, Md., are proud to announce the birth of their son, Adrien Jace Clarke. Adrien was born July 14, 2010, at Freeman Hospital, Joplin, Mo. He weighed 6 pounds, 1 ounce, and measured 19 1/2 inches. Maternal grandparents are Tom Silvola, Stephanie Swearingen, Tim Gotschall, and the late Jeff Swearingen, all of Nevada...

Flora Rae Johnson, 77, Nevada, died Wednesday, Aug. 25, 2010, at St. John's Hospital in Joplin, Mo. Services will be announced at a later date. Arrangements are under the direction of Konantz-Warden Funeral Home in Lamar.

Mary Jane (Janie) Roden, Nevada, died on Aug. 26, 2010, from sudden illness. She was born to Edward V. Zagst and Doris M. van Order Zagst on April 18, 1925, in El Dorado, Ark. She was married on Feb. 5, 1982, to Robert A. Roden, who survives of the home...

Mary Ann (Budd) Barley, 89, of Bedford, Texas, passed away Aug. 21, 2010. Mary Ann was born April 2, 1921, in Chanute, Kan., to William LaVerne and Marcella (Flannery) Budd. She was united in marriage to John Nichols Barley, in Chanute, on Dec. 27, 1944...

JOPLIN, Mo. -- The Peers Against Secondhand Smoke (PASS) student organization at Missouri Southern State University, will gather at 8:30 a.m., Tuesday, Aug. 31, to bring awareness to the 50 foot perimeter smoke free zones around buildings on campus. Students wishing to help chalk and paint these areas can meet at the flagpole for instructions and supplies...

Cottey College is an independent, two-year, liberal arts college for women located in Nevada, Mo. The College's residential student capacity is 350, and the typical student body is composed of young women from 40 states and 14 countries. After completing two years of their education at Cottey they transfer to colleges and universities across the world...

Skyler Scotten, 12, of Nevada, received Grand Champion Meat Goats in the Sale Of Champions on Aug. 21, at the 2010 Missouri State Fair. Missouri Goat Producers bought the goat for $5,050. Skyler is the son of Shannon and Krista Scotten. From left to right: Mike Williams, Bob Harlow, Bob Reasoner, Merle Fleener, Commissioner Ron Scheiderer, Commissioner Barbara Hayden, 2010 Missouri State Fair Queen Megan Westhoff, Wayne Yokley, Skyler Scotten, Commissioner Elizabeth Schlueter, Missouri State Fair Director Mark Wolfe, Commissioner Dr. ...

Mr. and Mrs. Alan Eck of El Dorado Springs, Mo., announce the engagement of their daughter, Sara Kay Eck, to Taylor Boone Rainey, son of Mr. and Mrs. Bill Rainey, of Nevada. Sara graduated from Drury University in 2008 and is currently teaching second grade at El Dorado Springs. Taylor is a 2009 graduate of Pittsburg State University and is employed by the El Dorado Springs School District as a Middle School Special Education teacher and an assistant high school football coach...

William Madison Jones and Pamela Denise DeBoutez were recently married. The couple exchanged vows Aug. 6, 2010, in Greensboro, N.C. Pam was a 1981 graduate of Nevada High School and owned her own hair salon in Nevada for more than 10 years. Bill was a 1977 graduate of NHS and recently returned to work for his long-time employer, Green Tree Servicing, LLC, of St. Paul Minn...

Herald-Tribune The morning of Thursday, July 29, 2010, six students and two teachers/advisers from Sheldon High School, traveled to Blue Springs, Mo., so that they could attend the Team Spirit Leadership Training Conference. Those students attending were seniors, Ali Textor and Kassidy Fry, Juniors, Cole Worsley, Kendall Mitchell, Dustin Rhoades, and Dustin Ford. Advisers that attended were Christy Lockard and Christy Worsley...

There were more than 10 boats scattered over the flats that morning when I dropped the trolling motor over the stern and began fishing. We were using worms, but the fishing was slow. "Hey," one of my fishing friends said, pointing to a boat pulling alongside one of the fishing boats. ...

FORT SCOTT, Kan. -- Fort Scott High School's varsity volleyball team took the floor for the Red & White Scrimmage in the FSHS gymnasium here Friday afternoon. And, as it turned out, it was the first time since practice began on Aug. 16 that the Tigers have had a chance to scrimmage at all...

PARSONS, Kan. -- Fort Scott High School's varsity tennis team opened its season Thursday at a five-team round-robin tournament. The Tigers swept Coffeyville but lost their other three duals to Pittsburg, Independence and Parsons. "This was a good opening match," Fort Scott head coach Lynn Barr said. ...

Hi neighbors. Can you believe it is almost September? As the summer dims the school house lights go on -- and those out on the football and track fields. Once school starts there is no end to the after hours activities for most students -- and their parents. ...

Yes, now in our early dotage, wife Ginny (67) and I (70) have switched our collective physical activities from rebuilding and gussying-up run-down, but architecturally promising, old Nevada houses (which we could buy for about $5,000 in the later years of the last century), to introducing Nevada's discerning gardeners to a plethora of hostas, other perennials, and ornaments you can't buy at Wal-Mart. ...

(A recent e-mail from a friend) Men are just happier people -- What do you expect from such simple creatures? Your last name stays put. The garage is all yours. Car mechanics tell you the truth. You never had to drive to another gas station restroom because this one is just too icky...

NEVADA -- In their toughest test of the young 2010 season to date, the Nevada Lady Tigers came through and passes the test in a big way as they beat Carthage 11-10. Head coach Tammy Holcomb's Lady Tigers came into Thursday's contest against the Carthage Lady Tigers already on the winning track after defeating the Lady Cardinals of Clinton, 6-2, on Monday. ...

WARRENSBURG, Mo. -- The wait is finally over. The day many area fans have waited nearly a year for came on a sunny Friday evening at Tiger stadium as the Nevada Tigers opened the 2010 football season against the Tigers of Warrensburg. Both squads are in the process of rebuilding and by many accounts, are making strides in the right direction. ...

FORT SCOTT, Kan. -- If nothing else this season, Fort Scott High School head football coach will have his team executing plays to the utmost of their ability. The No. 1 offense looked especially crisp in Friday night's Red & White Scrimmage at Frary Field, keeping mistakes at a minimum as they scored on both of the drives that they were allowed to run in full. ...

A meeting of the minds was held Friday morning to discuss the economic future of Fort Scott. The result of that meeting was that the future of Fort Scott rests on the health of the downtown area ... and the downtown area hinges on the Western Insurance building...

Members of the Nevada Planning Commission let Jackie Carlson and Sarah Downing, planners from Shafer, Kline & Warren, Inc., know Wednesday that they are not pleased with what they have seen so far of the process of updating the city's comprehensive plan...

Herald-Tribune "Plans are progressing nicely for this year's two-day affair," saidNevada High School All-School Reunion chairperson Jeff Tweeten. The festivities will be held on Friday, Oct.15 and Saturday, Oct. 16. Planned events include decade reunions, dances, dinners, football game and other festivities scheduled at various venues across town. ...

A residential structure fire in Sheldon forced the cancellation of the fireworks display Saturday, Aug. 21, during the Old Settlers' Picnic. The fire started at approximately 10:30 p.m. in the home of Robert Spencer at First and Main streets. The Sheldon Fire department requested mutual aid from the Lamar and Milo fire departments until the fire was contained...

The Northeast Vernon County R-1 school will conduct a Town Hall meeting on Tuesday, Aug. 31, at 8 p.m., in the high school gymnasium at the Walker campus, following a volleyball triangular between Ballard, Sheldon and NEVC. The district will provide information and conduct a question-and-answer sesson. All interested district patrons are encouraged to attend...

Works of art by Josie Mai, assistant professor of Art at Missouri Southern State University, will be displayed at art galleries in Kansas City, Mo., and Nevada, Mo., this fall and winter. The display titled "A Sense of Order" will be featured at the Leedy Voulkos Art Center in Kansas City, Mo. from Sept. 3-Oct. 30...

Incoming Fort Scott City Manager Dave Martin (left) and out-going city manager Joe Turner laugh as they converse during a retirement reception for Turner on Friday at Fort Scott City Hall. Martin is expected to start his new job Wednesday after being named the new city manager earlier this month. Friday was the last day on the job for Turner, who announced his resignation in June after serving in the position for two years...

At first glance, Andrew McNair wouldn't draw a second one on Nevada streets, but the Detroit native isn't your typical Vernon Countian. McNair is an artist who moved to Nevada with his wife, Karen, about a year ago and found he likes it here -- so he is opening a gallery on East Cherry with his and other artists works for sale...