Stories from Saturday, March 3, 2012

Eula Irene Hays, 87, a resident of Fort Scott, Kan., died Monday, March 1, 2012, at Mercy Hospital of Fort Scott. She was born Feb. 13, 1925, in Fort Scott. She married James A. Hays on June 15, 1947, at Pittsburg, Kan. He preceded her in death on April 15, 1991. In her earlier years, she had worked for Kress and Key Work Clothes. She later moved to Shawnee, Kan., where she was employed by Pyramid Life Insurance Company and Baker's Florist. She loved working with flowers and being outdoors...

Douglas Allen Nuzum, 59, of Derby, Kan., Spirit employee and former Boeing employee, passed away Thursday, March 1, 2012. Douglas is preceded in death by his daughter, Victoria, and his parents, Daniel and Elizabeth Nuzum. Survivors include his wife of 39 years, Sandy; daughters, Ericka (Jean Claude) Suhl -- Clarksville, Tenn., and Angela Nuzum, Wichita; brothers, Darren (Darla) Nuzum, Wichita, Duane (Diana) Nuzum, Douglass; sister, Diana (David) Brooks, Wichita; and grandson, Otto Suhl...

Norma Johnece Molder, 82, passed away at her home in Nevada, Mo., on Monday, Feb. 27, 2012. Norma was born on Sept. 28, 1929, in Kansas City, Mo. She is preceded in death by her husband, Mason William Molder of Stockton, Mo., and her daughter, Sharon Kaye Bobbett of Nevada, Mo. ...

Timothy Ross and Angela Hallam of Nevada, Mo., and older siblings Brianna, Destiny and Anthony Ross, and Taylor Miller, are proud to announce the birth of their son and baby brother, Wyatt Scott Ross. Wyatt was born at 8:37 a.m., Friday, Feb. 24, 2012, at Nevada Regional Medical Center. He weighed 7 pounds, 5 ounces, and measured 20 inches...

Missouri politics are popping even more sharply than usual this spring with the imposition of yet another redistricting map that leaves Vernon County with an open state Senate seat. Previous lines drawn by appellate judges moved 31st District Sen. David Pearce of Warrensburg to a different jurisdiction while shifting Bolivar Sen. Mike Parson's 28th District west to take in Nevada and Vernon County...

Hail in the Nevada area came through early Friday morning courtesy of the same system that wreaked havoc on an area from the Gulf Coast to the Great Lakes. National Weather Service meteorologist Steve Linden-berg in Springfield, Mo., said this was just the beginning of tornadic activity that was steaming through the Tennesse and Ohio region late Friday afternoon...

Experts say identity theft is on the rise, but local residents should be wary to help prevent becoming a victim of the growing crime. LifeLock, an American identity theft protection company based in Tempe, Ariz., is trying to educate consumers about potential identity theft threats. ...

While kids across the country buried their noses in books in celebration of Friday's Read Across America day, students at Winfield Scott Elementary had somewhat of a different experience. The Winfield Scott Leadership Club hosted Kansas illustrator Brad Sneed at Winfield Scott Elementary on Friday in their effort to inspire young readers to look at literature in a different, more exciting way...

This was the sight about 2:30 a.m. Friday morning in a Nevada yard when some potentially dangerous weather came through.

Misty Anderson, 29, of Nevada, kneels over her twin sister Kristi Dagget, of Nevada, and tries to comfort her while Vernon County Ambulance District personnel prepare her for transport after an accident at the intersection of East Walnut and Lynn streets in Nevada about 2:30 p.m. ...

UNIONTOWN, Kan. -- Uniontown erased an 11-point deficit in the fourth quarter, but ran out of steam late, as Northeast-Arma held on for a 41-38 victory in a Kansas Class 2A Sub-State semifinal on Friday night. With the win, the Vikings advance to tonight's title game against Madison, a 75-44 winner over Sedan in the other semifinal...

LOUISBURG, Kan. -- Fort Scott High's boys, the top seed at the Louisburg Class 4A Sub-State, will have to stop the Cinderella of the tournament if they want to advance to state. The Tigers held off an Anderson County squad that was desperate not to let its season end in Friday night's first semifinal, 72-61, while sixth-seeded Paola beat Miami County rival Osawatomie, 61-52, in the second. ...