Stories from Tuesday, February 5, 2013

Clinton Edward McKenzie, 75, Nevada, passed away on Saturday, Feb. 2, 2013, at St. Luke's Hospital in Kansas City, following a brief illness. He was born Sept. 23, 1937, in Boone County, Providence, Mo., to Mauric E. and Vera E. Scott McKenzie. He married Joy Pearline Reed on Aug. 11, 1955, in Nevada, and she preceded him in death on Jan. 19, 2012...

Pauline S. Hogsett, 85, Nevada, passed away on Saturday, Feb, 2, 2013, at Barone Alzheimer Care Center, Nevada. She was born June 1, 1927, in Nevada to Richard "Dick" Saathoff and Susi Shuhart Saathoff. She was married to Doyle Hogsett and he preceded her in death...

Those of you who have been blessed with an older sister probably understand some of my experiences. All my life I followed my older sister as she became involved in various activities. When she wanted to build a bookcase for her room, I was drafted as a helper to sand the boards before she applied the varnish. When she decided to create some marionettes, I made one too under her direction. All her life she has been a writer. So naturally I also started a writing schedule of my own...

Nevada Daily Mail An early morning crash that occurred 3 miles south of Nevada on Interstate 49 on the morning of Feb. 2, left a young girl, Landry F. Heese, 7, of Carthage, dead and four other occupants of the vehicle injured. According to Missouri State Highway Patrol Trooper Jason Krehbiel, the accident happened when Daniel D. ...

Nevada Daily Mail A Moundville, Mo., woman was injured in a single vehicle accident that occurred on the morning of Saturday, Feb. 2,. Kelly K. Garrison, 27, was seriously injured when she lost control of the southbound 1995 Chevrolet pickup she was driving on Route W just north of the Nevada, Mo. ,city limits...

Special to The Daily Mail LUNAfest, the 12th annual film festival emphasizing women and produced by women filmmakers, is open to the public at 7 p.m. in Cottey's Missouri Recital Hall Feb. 5. LUNAfest is a series of nine short films "by, for, and about women." Cost is a suggested $3 donation at the door, with all proceeds designated toward the Moss House. A reception will follow in the foyer...

Nevada Daily Mail With the budget process complete, the Vernon County Sheriff's Office has announced that Sheriff's Deputy Greg Prough has been promoted from Sergeant in the Vernon County Jail to Bailiff of the 29th Circuit Court. "Deputy Prough will be assigned to full-time bailiff duties and courthouse security this month" said Vernon County Sheriff Jason Mosher. ...

This Saturday night at least 24 area fathers and their "daughters" will take to the dance floor in the transformed gymnasium in the Franklin P. Norman City/County Community Center for Nevada's first ever Father-Daughter Dance from 6:30 to 8. "I hope we fill the gym. I really do," Dana Redburn, parks and recreation director said Monday afternoon...

The Nevada City Council will be considering a change in the city code to permit the sale of alcohol at the Frank E. Peters Municipal Golf Course during their meeting at 7 tonight in the council chambers in the Public Safety Building, 120 S. Ash St...