Stories from Thursday, March 1, 2007

Nevada Daily Mail The Nature Reach Program from the Biology Department at Pittsburg State University will be presenting a program for school-aged children at the Nevada Public Library on Tuesday, March 7, at 3:30 p.m., called "Raptors, Birds of Prey."...

Nevada Daily Mail St Louis -- More than 1,800 Vernon County taxpayers received more than $3.57 million in Earned Income Tax Credits in Tax Year 2005. "The EITC is a refundable tax credit of up to $4,536 for eligible families who work, but do not earn high incomes," said IRS spokesman Michael Devine. ...

By Steve Moyer Nevada Daily Mail Phones at Nevada Regional Medical Center were down part of Monday and Tuesday. The outage created problems for both patients and the hospital since both incoming and outgoing lines were affected. NRMC CEO Judy Feuquay said she was told the problem was not within the facility...

Nevada Daily Mail A Vernon County Precision Ag Workshop will be held March 8, 2007, at the Vernon County fairgrounds home economics building in Nevada. Organization and hosting of the workshop is provided by Shirley Peckman of USDA NRCS. This seminar is aimed toward farmers and other agriculturists. Guest speakers will discuss many points such as Nutrient and Pest Management Incen-tives, Producer Testimonies of Technology on the Farm and the Benefits of Precision Equipment...

Grand champion and division winners of the annual Nevada Middle School Science Fair, sponsored by the Nevada Rotary Club were announced Wednesday. Back row, left to right: Joseph Ferry, Scott Hampton, Cody Jordan, Shannon Jones, Rees Noble, Bailey Harbit, Shelby Thorns and Tyler Raney. Front row, left to right: Jerry McBeth, Rotary representative, Todd Hampton, Allie Irwin, Danielle Hadler, Ty Peckman, Rusty Johnson and Jared Bobbett...

Chad and Heather Marushin, Nevada, are proud to announce the birth of their daughter, Baylee Jolynn Marushin. Baylee was born at 4:44 a.m., Feb. 17, 2007. She weighed 6 pounds, 15 ounces, and measured 20 inches. Paternal grandparents are John and Lynn Marushin of Minnesota...

Lola Mae Luney Capell, 75, of Jerico Springs, Mo., formerly of Carthage, died at Hillcrest Hospital, Tulsa, Okla. She was born Nov. 5, 1931, in Jasper County and was the daughter of the late Charles W. and Susanna Ruth "Armstrong" Watkins. She lived in the Carthage area for many years and she was a homemaker and a full time mother...

Doris Hines, age 91, of Joplin, Mo., formerly of the Metz, Hume, area passed away Feb. 28, 2007, at Freeman Hospital Joplin, Mo. She was born Oct. 3, 1915, in Foster, Mo., the daughter of Truman and Hazel Journey Kratzer. Doris was a member of the Hume Methodist Church. ...

When Lester was in seminary training for the ministry, one of the professors had this advice. Preach about what happened to you this week. I am taking that advice. Last week I drove, uneventfully, over to the YMCA of the Ozarks to lead a class in the Elderhostel called "On the Bright Side." I had a wonderful class and they liked my games and humor so we got along well. My sister was with me and she also had a couple of hours on Ozark heritage...

Notwithstanding its soporific title, its origin as a doctoral dissertation, and its suggestion of a pricey, slickpaper "coffeetable" book, "Evolution of the Missouri Militia into the National Guard of Missouri," by Dr. John Glendower Westover, turns out a surprisingly readable as well as informative volume. A publication of the Missouri Society for Military History, it tells much about an important subject of which most people know far too little...

By Joe Warren Nevada Daily Mail SEDALIA, Mo. -- The scene was depressing as the clock ticked off the final seconds of the Class 4 sectional game at State Fair College Wednesday. Bolivar was putting the final touches on a 66-35 whipping of the proud Nevada Lady Tigers, sending the Vernon Countians home for the season...

By Joe Warren Nevada Daily Mail The Southwest Conference might soon be history. With scheduling issues at the forefront, Webb City is reportedly leaving the conference after the 2007-'08 season, which could set off a domino effect that has other conference athletics departments wondering what's going to happen to them...