Stories from Friday, May 28, 2010

A sheep and goat production workshop will be conducted by Jodie Pennington, Lincoln University regional small ruminant educator, on June 5 at the Vernon County fairgrounds in Nevada. Registration is at 9 a.m., with the half-day program starting at 9:30 a.m. ...

The Nevada Medical Clinic located at 900 S. Adams Street will be a smoke free facility as of Tuesday, June 1, 2010. The reason for the change is to promote health, said clinic administrator Sherry Lakeman. "We're a medical health facility, we want to promote health, and we don't want to subject others to secondhand smoke."...

A good deal just got better, as most Missouri consumers receiving appliance rebates under the Energize Missouri Appliance Rebate Program will soon get a nice surprise in the mail -- a check for at least $50 more than originally planned. If consumers haven't reserved their appliance rebate yet, now is the time!...

Virgil D. Driver, age 89 of Milo, died on Wednesday, May 26, 2010, at the Bates County Memorial Hospital in Butler, Mo., following a short illness. Virgil was born on April 27, 1921, in Nevada, to Judson and Mary Rapp Driver. On Sept. 16, 1969, he was married to Barbara Timbrook and she survives of the home...

Marlana and Brandon Shipley, of Milo, and big sisters Madison and Mackensi, are proud to announce the birth of their daughter and baby sister, Bailey Jean Shipley. Bailey was born at 8:15, on May 25, 2010, at Nevada Regional Medical Center. She wighed 7 pounds, 13 ounces, and measutered 20 1/2 inches...

Heather and Matthew Keenoy, of Overland Park, Kan., are proud to announce the birth of their son, Korbin Ryan Keenoy. Korbin was born at 12:12 p.m., April 1, 2010, at Overland Park Regional Medical Center, in Overland Park, Kan. He weighed 8 pounds, 9 ounces, and measured 19 inches...