Stories from Friday, July 11, 2014

Doris B. Legg, 97, formerly of Sheldon, Mo., died Thursday, July 10, 2014, at the New Hope Manor in Cedar Park, Texas. Graveside services will be held Friday, July 18, at the Sheldon Cemetery. Additional service and family information will be announced by Ferry Funeral Home...

Nevada Daily Mail Cottey College has been approved by its accrediting agency, The Higher Learning Commission, to offer baccalaureate degrees in the life sciences and physical sciences and to remove the limiting language in the general stipulation on offering specific baccalaureate programs...

Nevada Daily Mail Schell City Board of Aldermen donated $200 to help pay for the $1,000 project to increase voltage on downtown utility poles for the Schell City Fall Festival at its meeting July 2. Community Betterment member Doug Vantellman also told the aldermen the group's expenses so far on the festival were $1,518.65...

Nevada Daily Mail The Bushwhacker Museum is scheduled to host baseball historian, author and speaker Phil Dixon July 13. Dixon, co-founder of the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum in Kansas City, will present "The Kansas City Monarchs in our Hometown." "Most people have heard of Jackie Robinson, some have heard of Satchel Paige, many have heard of the Kansas City Monarchs," Dixon said...

Nevada Daily Mail Between 150 and 200 cyclists are expected to be racing around the Nevada city streets Saturday evening and again Sunday morning in the second annual Tour of Nevada. The Tour of Nevada, sponsored by Cerner and the city of Nevada, will take place on two different closed courses...

For several weeks each of our local families has been measuring time by "until the reunion" or "after the reunion" when making any plans or appointments. This year, our quadrennial reunion will be different in many ways. One of the best things is that the younger generation is taking over...

For the second time in the past few days, I was awakened by booming thunder and the steady cadence of rain showers pounding on the roof and windows. My lifelong affinity for thunderstorms made sleeping a delightful experience. As a kid I loved rain storms, as they allowed me to accomplish one of my favorite activities: wading...

By Roy Blunt U.S. Senator, Missouri As a nation, it's our responsibility to protect children, the most vulnerable members of our society. Despite our best efforts, too many children in Missouri and nationwide still fall victim to abuse, often at the hands of adults they trusted. We must do everything we can to protect our children, and when they are harmed, deliver justice without inadvertently causing any further damage...

This week members of the Sheriff's Office helped work in the Vernon County Youth Fair Diner. We posted a list where employees could sign up if they wanted to help, and I was very pleased at the amount of people that volunteered to help. When conducting interviews for new employees, I ask why they want to be in law enforcement...

The fair offers a unique chance to visit and learn, to say hello and to soak up the uniqueness that is a county fair. Fairs, rodeos and parades are American traditions. We come to display and to view the various youth exhibits done through 4-H, FFA, and Scouting, with animals, crafts, hobbies, and various skills, along with the ever-popular fair food...

By Blake Hurst City councils in Cleveland, Alexandria (Virginia) and Chicago have all recently passed resolutions banning the administration of antibiotics to farm animals, unless they're sick -- the animals, not the city councils. It seems that the further people get from the farm, the more opinions they have about how food ought to be produced. When your only connection to the growing of crops and animals is paying the monthly bill to a lawn care company, farming seems pretty darned easy...

Hi neighbors. I had an excellent adventure this past week. A friend of mine who is currently celebrating a vacation and I finally made our long-anticipated trip to Independence to visit the Mid-Continent Genealogical Library. She knew the way, at least most of the way, and we had a minimal amount of trouble finding the library. Of course, we did have some "circling of the block" a time or two, but nothing too discouraging...