Stories from Wednesday, February 20, 2008

Samantha Stout and Christopher Purgerson, of Nevada, are proud to announce the birth of their daughter Bambi Karie Elizabeth Michelle Purgerson. Bambi was born at 8:23 p.m., on Jan. 25, 2008, at Nevada Regional Medical Center. She weighed 7 pounds, 7 ounces, and measured 20 inches...

If you have not read Neoma Foreman's Country Connections "Shocking Oats" in last Thursday's paper, then you need to go back and read it. She has a well written column about the way farming was at one time in this area. It is a column that needs to go into the archives of the museum as it contains good historical information. Many readers have expressed that they like to read her columns, because they remind them of their country experiences...

I pledged that my administration would renew our state's commitment to agriculture so that Missouri's next generation of farm families will have the opportunities they need to prosper and continue providing our country with the safest and most affordable food supply in the world...

Tuesday night the Nevada City Council voted 3-1 to deny granting the Vernon County Commission a waiver of the $24,782 building permit fee for the construction of a new jail and Sheriff's Office. Bill Gillette, Mike Hutchens and Russ Kemm voted to deny the waiver and Bill Edmonds voted to grant the waiver. Tim Wells was excused...

A Kansas City man is set to appear in Vernon County Circuit Court on Thursday, Feb. 21, for a preliminary hearing of his alleged role in the kidnapping and assault of a Joplin woman, in Nevada. Eric Hatten, 42, is being charged with three felony counts of kidnapping, burglary in the first degree and armed criminal action...