Stories from Friday, September 24, 2010

Thad and Courtney Smith, Nevada, and big sister Brooklyn Avery Kutina, are proud to announce the birth of their daughter and baby sister, Taytum Laney Smith. Taytum was born 9:45 a.m., Friday, Sept. 17, 2010, at Nevada Regional Medical Center. She weighed 7 pounds, 11 ounces, and measured 20 and 1/2 inches...

September 11 There were reports of burglary in the Sheldon area and phone harassment in the Milo area. Patrick Hewitt was arrested for DWI-chronic offender, probabtion violation. Bond amount is $100,000. Kathy Pickett was arrested for probation violation. Bond amount is $450...

In baseball and softball alike, the battery -- the pitcher and catcher combination -- is arguably the most vital part of the defense and often the most relentless. Though the pitcher gets most of the credit when an opposing team's offense doesn't fare well, both parts of the battery are dependent upon one another and neither would succeed without the other. ...

At precisely 10:09 a.m., Thursday, Nevada's calendar passed from summer to fall. The autumnal equinox is the exact term for this event. We notice the changes in our lives in a variety of ways, such as the changes in weather. My favorite anticipated variation each September, is to look forward to a new television season...

Everyone has something to dread. Maybe you have a fear of going to the dentist. Or having blood drawn for lab work. A shot of any kind. Large dogs that bare their teeth and growl. Snakes. Anything made with raw fish that costs more than cooked fish. Insects that sting...

The Cottey College choirs, under the direction of Professor Theresa Forrester Spencer, will perform the national anthem at the Kansas City Royals baseball game on Wednesday, Sept. 20. The game is scheduled to begin at 7:20 p.m., and the choirs are to sing immediately prior to the first pitch...

Presiding Judge James R, Bickel of the 28th Circuit Court of Vernon County set a trial date of June 21-24, 2011, in the State of Missouri vs. Joseph Cathey murder case. Cathey, 24, has entered a not guilty plea on one count of first degree murder and one count of armed criminal action in connection with the May 6 killing of Dennis Gibbs...

A northwest Missouri judge has ordered all evidence thrown out in the 10-year-old murder case connected to the May 2000 death of Richard Armitage, a 1968 graduate of Nevada High School and a Kansas City attorney at the time of the murder. His parents had owned and operated Armitage Hardware on the Square in Nevada...

As the November election draws near, voters have more to consider than just who they are going to vote for when they reach the polls. One of those issues on the statewide ballot that has the potential to affect Vernon County is Proposition B, known as the "Puppy Mill Cruelty Prevention Act."...