Stories from Thursday, January 26, 2006

Wednesday afternoon, a portion of the grounds of the Deerfield Cemetery was burned by a grass fire. Initial reports indicated that half the cemetery was involved but the actual damage was considerably less. Within minutes of the Deerfield cemetery fire there was a report of one near the intersection of U.S. Highway 54 and State Route 43...

The Vernon County University Extension Council is conducting an election of council members. The University Extension Council is responsible for helping to secure funds, hire staff and to give guidance in the extension programs in Vernon County. In the Northern District, candidates are Larry Buckles of Walker and Patty Comstock of Deerfield. The lone candidate for the Southern District is Kent Thompson of Moundville...

JEFFERSON CITY-- Sen. Chris Koster, R-Harrisonville, led a bi-partisan effort this week to move the state of Missouri toward a more environmentally sound energy policy. Senate Bill 915 develops a Renewable Energy Standard for regulated utilities in Missouri. ...

A lot of people have questions about the Vernon County Ambulance District, but James McKenzie, district director, has answers. "People have a lot of misconceptions about the district," McKenzie said. "I just want to get the information out there so they know what is going on."...

Hannes and Heather Trytsman, Walker, and Johnnie and Maggie, are proud to announce the birth of their son and brother, Jesse Corrie Trytsman. Jesse was born at 8:17 a.m., Friday, Jan. 6, 2006, at Nevada Regional Medical Center. He weighed 7 pounds, 15 ounces, and measured 19.75 inches...

Mr. and Mrs. Sherman Koehn, Richards, and Teresa Lou, are proud to announce the birth of their son and brother, Trevor Craig Koehn. Trevor was born at 11:22 p.m., Jan. 23, 2006, at Nevada Regional Medical Center. He weighed 7 pounds, 12 ounces, and measured 20 inches...

Myrl Church, 88, Springfield, Mo., formerly of Nevada, died Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2006, at Manor Health Care, Springfield, following an illness of several months. He was born April 24, 1917, in Stockton, Mo., to Jack Church and Lillian Cassell Church. He married Frances Windler on April 17, 1947, in Nevada, Mo. She preceded him in death in 1987...

Our family likes to give gifts that test patience, knowledge, spatial, math and verbal skills. In other words we give each other puzzles. This year Lester received another Rubic's Cube. He had one years ago when the craze first began. All of the family played with it, tried to work it, and very few of us succeeded. The new one has not been tried very much. It isn't even smudged with sticky fingerprints like the old one was...

A bumper crop of genealogical inquiries came in at the Bushwhacker Museum in recent months. Here are a few. Anyone interested should contact the inquirer directly, or the Bushwhacker Museum, open 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. weekdays, (417) 667-9602. My greatgrandfather William Hiller lived in Vernon County. ...

The new armory Dr. J.F. Robinson is remodeling his brick building on East Walnut street which was formerly occupied by the First Baptist Church, The building will be put in the first class condition and a 16 foot addition was added to the east side of the structure. ...

Talk about a sucker punch to the gut. "I have some bad news," Nevada athletic director Kevin McKinley told me Wednesday afternoon. "The Nevada girls have to forfeit Tuesday's game." Just when things start to look up, another thing attempts to bring you down...

Nevada Daily Mail Nevada Lady Tiger sophomore Lindsay Rice will not return to action this week, and also won't be back next week. Rice is scheduled to have exploratory arthroscopic surgery on her ailing left knee Tuesday, in an attempt to find out what caused the knee to give out in practice last week...

CAMDENTON, Mo. -- The Nevada Tiger wrestling team won their pool at the Camdenton Dual Tournament Saturday. After dropping the first two duals of the meet, the Tigers rebounded to win three straight matches to take the Gold Division championship...

The Knights of Columbus 855 free throw contest was held Saturday, Jan. 21, at Nevada High School. The winners are: (front) Jake Harms, boys, age 13; (back, from left) Madison Harms, girls, age 10; Taylor Thomas, girls, age 11; Reann Mader, girls, age 12; Katlyn Douglas, girls, age 13; and Heather Thomas, girls, age 14. These winners will go on to compete in the district contest, Feb. 11, at Nevada Middle School. The contest will begin at 10 a.m...

NEVADA, Mo. -- The Cottey Comets shot 14 percent from the field and managed only four field goals in the first half as they lost to the North Central Missouri Lady Pirates Tuesday, 79-62. The Comets had only 12 points at halftime as they trailed by 23...

NEVADA, Mo. -- In another twist of what has become a tumultuous basketball season, the Nevada Lady Tigers were forced to forfeit Tuesday's win over El Dorado Springs in the Lady Tiger Classic because they used an ineligible player...