Stories from Tuesday, February 12, 2008

Lindsey and Jim Schlotzhauer, of Boonville, Mo., are proud to announce the birth of their son, Caden James Schlotzhauer. Caden was born at 5:31 p.m., on Feb. 5, 2008, at Boone Hospital Center, Columbia, Mo. He weighed 8 pounds, 1 ounce, and measured 21 inches...

Justin and Sara Servos, of Nevada, and siblings Mickayla, Austin and Jaci, are proud to announce the birth of their son and baby brother Grayson Matthew Servos. Grayson was born at 4:30 a.m., on Feb. 8, 2008, at Mercy Hospital, in Fort Scott. He weighed 9 pounds, 10 ounces...

Donald Leeroy Mace, 77, of Nevada, died on Saturday, Feb. 9, 2008, at his home in Carthage, Mo. Funeral services were held at 10:30 a.m., Feb. 12, at Ferry Funeral Home, in Nevada. Interment will be in Ozark Memorial Gardens, in Rolla, Mo., at 11 a.m., on Wednesday, Feb. 13...

Bernard Calvin Wooldridge, 78, of Sheldon, passed away Saturday, Feb. 9, 2008, at his residence following a sudden illness. He was born June 23, 1929, in Jerico Springs, Mo., to Floyd Pearl Wooldridge, and Beulah Jane Kirksey Wooldridge. He was married Jan. 10, 1952, in Eureka Springs, Ark., to Marlene Hutchison and she preceded him in death in March 1999...

Marjorie Caroline Grabau, age 97, of Nevada, passed away on Saturday morning Feb. 9, 2008, at the Moore-Few Care Center, in Nevada, after a long and full life. Marjorie was born on Aug. 7, 1910 in Lincoln, Mo., to Henry and Caroline Rohning Wenig. On Feb. 21, 1933, she was married to Fred J.L. Grabau in Kansas City, Mo., and he preceded her in death in 1978...

Donald Jeffrey Day, 52, of Nevada, passed away on Monday, Feb. 11, 2008, at his home in Nevada, following a lengthy illness. He was born on March 16, 1955, in Phoenix, Ariz., to Obie Day and Donna Lee Long Day. Don was born in Phoenix but was reared in El Dorado Springs. He served in the United States Army in the 1970s. He has lived in Nevada for the past three years. Don was a Presbyterian and a member of the American Legion Leon Ogier Post No. 2, of Nevada...

Money, as we all know, can't buy happiness. Oh, come on, you didn't fall for that one, did you? According to a recent study, money can buy happiness -- or at least rent it for a short time. Researchers asked people to sip wines ranging from $5 to $90 a bottle...

Here are excerpts from recent editorials in Missouri newspapers: Feb. 5 The Examiner, on stopping meth usage: State lawmakers are considering changes to make Missouri's meth laws tougher. They're on the right track. Meth has been a scourge for years. ...

Dear editor: Thirteen or 14 years ago, when my younger son was playing football at Nevada High School, we began having fund-raising golf tournaments and other events to raise money for a new field house to replace the dilapidated structure that the boys and coaches were using -- the same cinderblock building that my husband used when he played in the 1960s. ...

For the second year in a row the Nevada High School wrestling team outscored teams from 12 other schools to win the Class 2 District 3 state wrestling tournament in Monett this past Friday and Saturday and qualified wrestlers in ten of the 14 weight classes for the Missouri State Wrestling Championships this February 14-16 at the University of Missouri-Columbia...

Serious offenses declined in Nevada during 2007 in many areas, including burglary, stealing, auto theft and assault. There were 111 burglaries in 2006 and 74 in 2007 a drop of 37. Stealing went from 550 cases in 2006 down to 425 in 2007. Auto theft went from 46 to 40 and assaults dropped from 281 to 246...

In 2007, producers found that Asian soybean rust could indeed make it to western Missouri, and breakfast sessions are aimed at addressing many of the questions producers have for the coming season. Certain weather conditions were factors in the appearance of soybean rust. Could they happen in 2008? Corn, soybean and wheat prices are climbing. What's the price outlook for this year?...

A Nevada man pleaded guilty Tuesday, Feb. 5, to four felony counts and two misdemeanors for illegal drug possession as the result of a Nevada Police Department drug sting operation, which led to two arrests. Greg Lovewell, 44, was arrested on Aug. 6, 2007, for six felony counts of drug possession and distribution...

On Friday, Feb. 8, Nevada third and fourth graders received a special gift from the Nevada Rotary Club -- dictionaries, each with the name of the recipient inside. The project is undertaken each year by the local club, and is spearheaded by library director Susan McBeth. Members gathered at Truman Elementary to distribute the volumes that can be used to support the efforts of the children in education for years to come...