It was a night of hope for family, friends and community members of Kortne Stouffer. A vigil was held at the missing 21-year-old’s former high school.
About 200 people gathered at Northern Lebanon High School, they all talked and thought about Kortne. Their purpose was a night of hope to bring her home.
43 days after Kortne Stouffer was last seen, her family walked into a stadium packed with family and community members.
“Everyday is hard, gets harder, doesn't get easier,” mother Wendy Stouffer told us.
Kortne's mother Wendy is living a nightmare, one she says is only made a tiny bit easier by events like this.
“I Guess we didn't realize how many people loved us, even people that did not know Kortne supporting her,” Wendy added.
Kortne has been missing since July 29, the day she was last seen at her Palmyra apartment. Her grandmother says the prayer vigil gives the family strength.
“We're helpless nobody can do anything we have to depend on prayer,” her grandmother, Maryann Smith, commented.
For friends, coming together is a way to not only hope for Kortne, but support her family.
“The Stouffers are big in the Lebanon area they would help anybody if this was somebody’s daughter or son,” stated friend Blair Ciccocioppo.
Brian Boyer is selling signs and all money goes to the reward fund.
“Mostly just to keep her name out, people don't know about it people travel see signs and stuff,” explained Boyer.
Pastors spoke to the stands, even drawing young sports players from a field over.
Anything to keep Kortne's story out there, and a mother’s hope alive.
“Hope and prayer and family and how much we want her and love her and want her home,” Wendy Stouffer said when asked how she gets by.
The reward for information about Kortne is now at least $30,000.
About 200 people gathered at Northern Lebanon High School, they all talked and thought about Kortne. Their purpose was a night of hope to bring her home.
43 days after Kortne Stouffer was last seen, her family walked into a stadium packed with family and community members.
“Everyday is hard, gets harder, doesn't get easier,” mother Wendy Stouffer told us.
Kortne's mother Wendy is living a nightmare, one she says is only made a tiny bit easier by events like this.
“I Guess we didn't realize how many people loved us, even people that did not know Kortne supporting her,” Wendy added.
Kortne has been missing since July 29, the day she was last seen at her Palmyra apartment. Her grandmother says the prayer vigil gives the family strength.
“We're helpless nobody can do anything we have to depend on prayer,” her grandmother, Maryann Smith, commented.
For friends, coming together is a way to not only hope for Kortne, but support her family.
“The Stouffers are big in the Lebanon area they would help anybody if this was somebody’s daughter or son,” stated friend Blair Ciccocioppo.
Brian Boyer is selling signs and all money goes to the reward fund.
“Mostly just to keep her name out, people don't know about it people travel see signs and stuff,” explained Boyer.
Pastors spoke to the stands, even drawing young sports players from a field over.
Anything to keep Kortne's story out there, and a mother’s hope alive.
“Hope and prayer and family and how much we want her and love her and want her home,” Wendy Stouffer said when asked how she gets by.
The reward for information about Kortne is now at least $30,000.