Stories from Wednesday, March 24, 2004

The Mary A. McGennis Agricultural Park and Youth Center board held their annual meeting Thursday evening at the Faming Lantern in Butler. Board members represent Vernon, Bates, St. Clair, and Henry Counties, and the board has the responsibility of maintaining and developing the McGennis Youth Center located north of Metz in Vernon County...

100 Years Ago -- May 24, 1904 Hon. James A. Reed, Democratic candidate for Governor spoke to a large and enthusiastic meeting of Democrats at Walker Wednesday afternoon. He made a splendid Democratic speech with telling effect on his audience. FROM NEW YORK -- The first steamship load of Easter lilies has arrived there from Bermuda...

Ellen Imogene Howell, 86, Nevada, Mo., passed away Monday, March 22, 2004, at Nevada Regional Medical Center following a lengthy illness. She was born on Aug. 27, 1917, in Metz, Mo., to Claud Ashby Tough and Ola Johnston Tough. She married Bob Howell on Feb. 14, 1941. He preceded her in death on Sept. 22, 1986...

By Ralph Pokorny Tuesday afternoon, Nevada High School senior Jenny McCullough signed with Longview Community College to play volleyball. McCullough will be an outside hitter at Longview. Front row: Kelly Daniels, Longview Community College, Jenny McCullough, Marie Wessley and Andy McCullough. Back row: Stephani Beckett, Sharla Wilkerson, NHS volleyball coach, Dalton Wessley, Brittany Crockett and Billie McCullough...

By Steve Moyer They come from across the United States -- from Florida to California and from Texas to Maine, cattle buyers from several states were in town Monday to buy Angus cattle from Hinkle's Prime Cut Angus ranch. Kenny Hinkle, owner, said that people came from so far because they were looking to improve herds. ...

By Nick Wright A 45-year-old Nevada woman was seriously injured in an early Tuesday morning traffic crash in her SUV, according to a report from the Nevada Police Department. Officers responded at 4:50 a.m. to the one-vehicle accident at the intersection of Highland and West that occurred when a 2000 Ford Explorer driven by Della R. ...