Stories from Wednesday, July 11, 2007

By Steve Moyer Nevada Daily Mail Springfield police say they are fairly confident as to the identity of the deceased woman found at a Wal-Mart parking lot Monday, however, they say all clues are circumstantial and not a concrete identification. Meanwhile, Greene County Medical Examiner Douglas Anderson said there was "no evidence of foul play," after conducting an autopsy on the body Tuesday. ...

By Ralph Pokorny Nevada Daily Mail "I look at this part of town as an area for future commercial development," Ron Clow told the Nevada Planning Commission before they voted 6-3 Tuesday evening to send a positive recommendation to the city council to change the zoning on property at 210 N. Osage Boulevard from M-2, light industrial to C-3 commercial so part of the building located there can be converted into an apartment...

Nevada Daily Mail JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Attorney General Jay Nixon says hay farmers are the targets of a new Internet scam aimed at Missouri's agriculture community. The Missouri Department of Agriculture offers a Hay Directory on its Web site where farmers register to advertise and sell their hay. Nixon says con artists are contacting businesses registered on the Web site, in hopes of tricking them out of hundreds or even thousands of dollars...

Martha Adelle Carrier, age 80, of Harwood, Mo., passed away Monday, June 11, 2007, at St. John's Regional Medical Center in Joplin, Mo. She was born July 21, 1926, in Harwood, Mo., to the union of Oscar William and Mabel Elizabeth (Wilson) Waggoner...

George Robert Chapman, age 79, of Springfield, Mo., died Monday, July 9, 2007, at Cox Medical Center South, Springfield. George was born Jan. 28, 1928, in Avilla, Mo., the son of Clarence and Georgia (Meador) Chapman. He attended Rusk rural school east of Avilla and graduated from Carthage High School in 1945. ...

Heather Michelle Robinson, age 34, was born Jan. 2, 1973, in Nevada, Mo., and passed from this life on Sunday, July 8, 2007, at her grandmother's home in Nevada, after a long battle with cancer. She was the daughter of Debra Sue (Loyd) Keely and Robert Allen Goodman...

Visit the youth fair Dear Editor, It was a great honor to be a part of the judging process at the Vernon County Youth Fair. This was my fourth time judging and each time I am always amazed at the talent of the young people in our community. I always look for the creative side of the person and how they incorporated themselves into their project as well as their workmanship. ...

This week is an important week in the lives of the exhibitors at the annual Vernon County Youth Fair. For Spencer Thompson, president of the Vernon County 4-H Council, the county fair is the highlight of the summer. Many others are in agreement with him...

100 years ago In the railway world An ordinance recently passed by the city council at Sedalia requiring trains to reduce speed to six mile an hour while passing through the city is causing quite a flurry in that town. The railroads have notified the officers of the fair association that they will not attempt to run shuttle trains to the grounds this year. There is talk that the Missouri Pacific will move their passenger division to Jeff City in retaliation...

Nevada Daily Mail A poor start led to a road loss, softening the Nevada Griffons' grip on third place in the Jayhawk League standings Tuesday. The Griffons fell behind the El Dorado Broncos 3-0, then lost 8-1, bringing the Broncos within a half game of third place in the league...