Stories from Saturday, February 19, 2011

FORT SCOTT, Kan. -- Two of the best ways to warm your heart during the winter is with a good bowl of soup and the company of friends. One local church provides that very combination for the community each winter. Walk down National Avenue on the third Friday of November, December, January, February, and March and there on the corner of National Avenue and Third Street a little sign shows the way to the entrance for the basement of the First United Methodist Church and their fellowship soup lunch. ...

FORT SCOTT, Kan. -- At least 75 people turned out Friday for open interviews to fill spots at the Goody's store, set to open April 20 at the South Main Shopping Plaza, 2400 S. Main St., Fort Scott. The 9,000-square-foot store, which will include 8,000 square feet of selling space, is part of a former Wal-Mart. Hibbett Sports and Rent-A-Center are also open at the same plaza, which includes Tractor Supply Co. and is expected to feature Family Dollar as well...

During the coming week. On My Own, Inc., in Nevada will be hosting a trio of community events. The first event on tap is a Legislative Advocacy Lunch and Learn, Feb. 22, noon -- 1 p.m., in the On My Own Conference Room located at 428 E. Highland. A free lunch will be served to all participants. Pre-registration is required and can be accomplished by calling (417) 667-7007. Bingo will be played, 1-3 p.m., in the conference room, immediately following the lunch and learn...

Donald Pickering, 11, of Nevada sits patiently while Patrick Ogle of the Niles Hair Salon cuts the long hair it took Pickering two years to grow. Pickeriing saw a commercial on TV with some children who had no hair because they were undergoing cancer treatment. ...

Nevada, Mo. -- The days are gone when an athlete could "play myself into shape" after the season started. Modern sports take year-round dedication so coaches can polish technique and be less worried about conditioning. Enhancing performance and avoiding injury are the watchwords at Nevada Regional Medical Center's Show-me Acceleration fitness center, where trainer Emelia Whiteaker is schooling 12 elementary, middle school and high school students from Liberal, El Dorado Springs, Lamar, Fort Scott and Nevada in the perspiring arts.. ...

Bobbie Lee Tennison, 66, resident of Fort Scott, Kan., died Thursday, Feb. 17, 2011, at the Mercy Health Center, Fort Scott. He was born Jan. 3, 1945, in Boone County, Ark., the son of Robert Grant Tennison and Stella Mary Slape Tennison. He grew up in Kansas City, Mo. ...

Phyllis Diane Offret, 72, Nevada, passed away on Thursday, Feb. 17, 2011, at her home in Nevada. She was born on Feb. 5, 1939, in Mason City, Iowa, to Vincenzo James DiMarco and Kunchetta Cecelia Abbate DiMarco. Phyllis exemplified the role of wife, mother, friend, sister, aunt and grandma. ...

Cindy Gooden of Nevada, Mo., is proud to announce the birth of her baby son, Kordell Howard Gooden. Kordell was born at 10:21 p.m., Thursday, Jan. 27, 2011, at Nevada Regional Medical Center. He weighed 8 pounds, 10 ounces, and measured 20 and 1/2 inches...

UNIONTOWN, Kan. -- In their final home appearance of the season here Friday, Uniontown's girls took a 57-24 victory over Northeast in a Three Rivers League contest. Uniontown's boys were not as fortunate, falling to the Vikings, 64-54. Both teams were swept by Oswego in make-up league games here Thursday...

Herald-Tribune ST. PETERS, Mo. -- Nevada High School freshman Grace Reichard qualified for all eight of the individual swimming events at the 36sth Missouri State High School Activities Association Girls Swimming and Diving Championships, but due to MSHSAA rules can only compete in two of them. She chose Women's 50 Freestyle Women's 100 Freestyle, the two events in which she and coach Amyl Bishop felt she had the best chance of success...

FORT SCOTT -- What's it mean when your post player leads your team in assists? It means one of two things. First, your center is a good passer. Second, it means that he's doing his job of getting defensive attention so that his teammates can hit some open 3-pointers...

FORT SCOTT, Kan. -- Fort Scott Community College's baseball team will has moved scheduled Saturday and Sunday home doubleheaders with North Central Missouri to Jaycee Ball Park in Pittsburg. FSCC has seen five doubleheaders postponed this season and has yet to take the field. They were to host the Bethany JV February 5 and 6 and Southeast Nebraska February 12 and 13. A scheduled doubleheader at Crowder College in Neosho, Mo., Wednesday was also called off...

NEVADA -- A short-handed Nevada girls' squad stayed with Stockton for best part of three quarters during their final regular season game Friday night, but were unable to keep up with a fleet-footed Stockton team, losing in the stretch 67-46. "It was a great effort," Nevada head coach Brent Bartlett said. "Stockton is a very talented team. They played with a lot of passion," he said...

COLUMBIA, Mo. -- Three of Nevada's wrestlers went into the second day of the three-day Missouri State High School Activities Association Class 2 Wrestling Championship tournament at Mizzou Arena still contending. Friday's contests had mixed results, with just one wrestler, Slade Stiles, still in the competition...

FORT SCOTT -- An injury-and-illness decimated Fort Scott High team, missing three of its starters, shook off a nightmare first quarter as one of the Tigers' seniors played the best game of her high school varsity career in leading her team to a 48-33 victory over Columbus in Southeast Kansas League play at the FSHS gymnasium Friday night...