Stories from Tuesday, May 13, 2008

Maurita Garnette "Rita" Russell, age 58, a resident of Fort Scott, died unexpectedly Saturday, May 10, 2008, at the Mercy Hospital Emergency Room following an apparent heart attack. She was born Nov. 18, 1949, in Kansas City, Kan. She married Carl West on April 23, 1966, in Fort Scott. ...

Philip Norman McCarty, 86, of Nevada, passed away Friday, May 9, 2008, at Moore-Few Care Center. He was born April 25, 1922, in Jameson, Mo., to Harry I. McCarty and Maude Frankie Smith McCarty. Mr. McCarty was born in Jameson, Mo. After graduating from high school, he was inducted into the Army Air Corps, Dec. ...

Nevada Daily Mail JEFFERSON CITY -- As Southwest Missourians begin to recover from the powerful storms that ripped through their communities over the weekend, Gov. Matt Blunt encourages residents to be wary of scammers seeking to profit from mother nature's destruction. Vernon County escaped the carnage, but some local people do have family and friends directly affected by the weekend storms and may be helping others with cleanup efforts and repairs...

A 24-year-old Sheldon resident was injured in single car roll over accident according to a report from the Missouri State Highway Patrol. The accident occurred at around 9:15 p.m., May 10. Brian T. Wright was travelling eastbound on County Road 1700, in a 1997 Chevrolet Lumina when it left the road, struck the embankment, and rolled over. Wright was transported to Nevada Regional Medical Center with moderate injuries, the patrol said...

Nevada police reported a juvenile male had been assaulted Sunday at Radio Springs Park at approximately 8:30 p.m. The victim stated that he had been jogging around the park when he was attacked by an unknown assailant who was concealed beside the trail...

Virginia Habjan is getting ready to retire after 20 years as Vernon County's public administrator for 20 years. Her work has not been unnoticed by her peers, she was recently honored as Missouri Public Administrator of the Year. Not only her peers but those who work with her have nothing but praise for Habjan...

The Nevada Tigers baseball team's season came to an end in Carthage with a 6-2 loss Monday evening, in the Class 3 District 12 playoff game hosted by Carthage at Lawton Stadium. This was the second time in four days these two teams have faced off...