Stories from Tuesday, September 30, 2008

Marjorie Ruth Hansen, 80, Harrisonville, Mo., died Sunday, Sept. 28, 2008, at St. Mary's Hospital in Blue Springs, Mo. Funeral services will be at 2 p.m., Wednesday, Oct. 1, at the Atkinson Chapel, Harrisonville. Visitation 6 to 8 p.m., Tuesday, Sept. 30, at the chapel. Burial in Wills Cemetery, Peculiar, Mo...

Lindsay and William Barnes, of Harwood, Mo., are proud to announce the birth of their daughter, Taylor Kay Barnes. Taylor was born at 7:11 p.m., on Sept. 18, 2008, at Nevada Regional Medical Center. She weighed 6 pounds, 5 ounces. Maternal grandparents are Kim Souza, of Harwood, Mo. Maternal great-grandparents are Don and Joyce Sanders, of Harwood, Mo...

Sept. 26 There were reports of a traffic stop in the Nevada area, a juvenile in the Nevada area, a vehicle accident in the Nevada area, a 911 wrong number in the Nevada area, a controlled burn in the Horton area, harassment in the Nevada area, suspicious activity in the Bronaugh area, an animal in the Nevada area, an abandoned vehicle in the Milo area, an abandoned vehicle in the Milo area, threats in the Montevallo area, a careless and imprudent driver in the Sheldon are, a vehicle vs. ...

Sept. 25 An accident occurred at 12:05 p.m., on Austin and Tower, involving a motorcycle operated by Lyle D. Lent, of Nevada. The accident occurred as Lent reportedly had to dump the bike in order to miss a car that pulled out in front of him. Lent was listed with evident but not disabling injuries...

Sept. 16 Glenda S. Dirks, Nevada, dog running at large. Linda J. Fanning, Nevada, dog running at large. Robby D. Stafford, Nevada, speeding 43/30. Sept. 17 Cody A. Boultinghouse, El Dorado Springs, Mo., expired license plates. Tiffany L. Delk, Nevada, speeding 41/30...

As part of his commitment to battle skyrocketing gas prices, Republican David Pearce has announced his pledge to file a resolution in the Missouri Senate urging Congress to allow oil exploration offshore and in Alaska to increase domestic production in order to provide some relief at the pump for the people of the 31st State Senatorial District...

State Senate candidate Chris Benjamin (D-District 31) announced recently that he has received the endorsement of the Missouri Fraternal Order of Police, the largest professional police organization in the country. The FOP, which was started by two police officers in Pittsburgh in 1915, now has more than 2,000 local lodges and more than 299,000 members nationwide. The Missouri Chapter of the FOP was founded in 1973 and has more than 25 lodges across the state with more than 5,000 members...

United States Senator Kit Bond urged his colleagues in the House to keep in mind the need to protect Main Street families and workers, as they reconsider action on the financial rescue plan, on Monday. "Americans are angry about the prospect of using their tax dollars to fix Wall Street's problems and I share this outrage, but what I really care about is protecting Main Street families and workers from this crisis which is why I am disappointed in the House's failure to act today," said Bond...

Vernon County Clerk Tammi Beach wants voters to have all the information they need before this November's upcoming election. She pointed out that much information is available online and can be accessed through either Vernon County's Web site or the Missouri Secretary of State's Web site...

The Nevada Middle School seventh grade volleyball A and B teams competed against Carthage on Monday. Carthage was able to take both matches in two sets, but the Tigers were able to hold on and keep them reasonably close. In the B match, Carthage took the first set in dominant fashion with a final score of 12-25...

The Nevada Lady Tigers softball team showed a strong performance against the Pleasant Hill Chicks Monday afternoon but fell short, losing 4-0. The Chicks came out firing in the first inning as Brittany Clement came up with a lead-off single on the very first pitch of the game off Nevada starter Rachel Kennedy. Clement eventually came around to score the game's first run after Pleasant Hill was able to put up two more hits in the inning to make it 1-0...

The Cottey College Comets won two of three matches in their home tournament over the weekend. In match one against East Central, Cottey was defeated in two sets 22-25, 12-25. Ashleigh Bryson, Chrissy Echevarria and Jesse Jargowsky each finished with one ace in the match, while Bryson led the team with six assists and Lauren Jenkins had five kills...

The Liberal Bulldogs took a dominant win over the Jasper Eagles Friday night. The Bulldogs got on the board first in the game with 5:03 to go in the first quarter when Ethan Bray ran the ball eight yards for the score to make it 7-0 after the Colten Selvey kick. Just over two minutes later, Liberal added to their lead on a 75-yard run by Jordan Meadows to make it 13-0...

The Nevada Lady Tigers tennis team competed in the Harrisonville tournament over the weekend. Whitley Del Rosario got back to her winning ways as she was able to take the victory in her singles match. Nevada had two doubles teams that were able to place in the top four as Daven Smith and Cheyenne Whitson took third and the team of Leah Creasy and Caitlin Wagner took fourth...

Nevada Daily Mail The U.S. Army Kansas City Recruiting Battalion is proud to announce this week's nominees for the Army Iron Man Award, honoring the best two-way high school football player in Missouri. Fans can vote for the weekly winner online at www.thesportsflash.com. Here are this week's nominees for the U.S. Army Iron Man Award:...

Is the glass half full or half empty? What do you think? I like to think it's half full. I'm the kind of person who wants to believe, but that doesn't make me a fool. I've been around long enough to know there are two sides to every story, just like there are two sides to a coin. I just prefer living on the positive side...

Editor While I heartily agree with Carolyn Thornton's Sept. 25 column about fall wildflowers, "Spanish blossoms" is a name I've never heard. I believe she refers to the very ubiquitous wildflower usually known in this area as "Spanish Needles." It is also sometimes called "tickseed."...