Stories from Friday, June 12, 2009

Mary Whitney Phelps Tent (chapter) No. 22 Daughters of Union Veterans of the Civil War 1861-1865, of Springfield, Mo., has announced that it will publish a book of Civil War historical markers and monuments located in southwest Missouri. Research began this spring in the following southwest Missouri counties: Barry, Barton, Cedar, Christian, Dade, Dallas, Douglas, Greene, Hickory, Howell, Jasper, Laclede, Lawrence, McDonald, Newton, Ozark, Polk, St. ...

"The thing that really amazes me is that when I was watching how powerful that cloud was it reminded me of God, and how almighty powerful He is." So said Mildred Hines Thursday afternoon, recalling her experience of watching a tornado touch down twice on her property in northeastern Vernon County on Wednesday...

The Paul Harris Society is named after the founder of Rotary International. Harris formed the world's first service club, the Rotary Club of Chicago in February 1905. The Paul Harris Society supports a wide variety of humanitarian and educational programs around the world. Each year, the Nevada Rotary selects one individual who best exemplifies the ideals of the society and donates $1,000 in that person's name to the society...