Stories from Tuesday, September 26, 2006

By Lynn A. Wade Nevada Daily Mail A crowd of well-wishers filled the Circuit Courtroom at the Vernon County Courthouse Friday night, for the 11th Vernon County Adult Drug Court graduation ceremony. Two participants earned clean slates on successfully completing the program, joining 25 others who, in the past, also took advantage of the chance to become clean and sober and to have the pending, drug-related charges that led them to the drug court dismissed...

By Steve Moyer Nevada Daily Mail At age 104, Irene Welch doesn't hear too well and her answers might raise more questions than they answer if she doesn't hear the questioner correctly. but she still has plenty of wit and an impish grin. Sitting in her room at Christian Health Care, Welch was entertaining two friends, George and Shirley Yarn...

By Michael Glover The Fort Scott Tribune FORT SCOTT -- A crime laboratory backlog may be the reason for a delay in the progress of a criminal court case. Sixth Judicial District Magistrate Judge Rebecca Stephan, Bourbon County Attorney Terri Johnson and defense attorney Bob Farmer met Monday for about eight minutes behind closed doors to discuss the case against a Richards, Mo., man accused of raping a Bourbon County 16-year-old...

By Steve Moyer Nevada Daily Mail An armed robber struck the Fastrip store on North Ash shortly after it opened its doors at 6 a.m. Sunday and made off with an undetermined amount of money. The unknown white male was wearing a brown jump suit, a blue ski mask and dark gloves and was armed with a hand gun. He was described as having a thin to medium build and approximately 5 feet, 6 inches tall. The robber entered the store, disabled a security camera and demanded money from the employee on duty...

Nevada Daily Mail National Public Lands Day is the nation's largest volunteer effort to improve and enhance public lands. Join volunteers at George Washington Carver National Monument on Saturday, Sept. 30, for National Public Lands Day, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Volunteers and park staff will be removing the invasive plant known as Japanese Honeysuckle. This exotic vine chokes out other plants that provide food for wildlife...

Nevada Daily Mail As part of the Family Weekend festivities, the Cottey College theater department will present "Fefu and her Friends." The production of Maria Irene Fornes' Obie Award-winning play is about eight friends and their shared attempt to help one of their number...

Nevada Daily Mail JEFFERSON CITY -- The following is a statement from Sen. Chris Koster, R-Harrisonville, regarding Central Missouri State University Board of Governors' vote to change the institution's name to the University of Central Missouri. The name change, which was approved today, was made possible by an amendment Koster tacked on to a Senate bill in 2005...

LeRoy "Frog" Rainey, of Walker, Mo., the son of Roy Rainey and Mary Rainey (Rose), was born May 28, 1946, in Nevada, Mo., and passed away on Sept. 23, 2006, at his home at 60 years of age. He was united in marriage to Jessie Gann on July 8, 1976, in Miami, Okla. ...

Wanda Hackworth Williams, 89, of Nevada, Mo., died peacefully, with her sons at her side, on Sunday, Sept. 24, 2006, in Nevada. She was born Dec. 12, 1916, in Valiant, Okla., to Henry Payne and Betty Stone Hackworth. She married Marion Jay (M.J.) Williams on Sept. 16, 1935, in Hot Springs, Ark. He preceded her in death on Oct. 14, 1999. Wanda was also preceded in death by both parents, two brothers, and three sisters...

Chad and Misty Murrow, Nevada, are proud to announce the birth of their son, Corbin Wayne Murrow. Corbin was born at 6:07 a.m., Sept. 23, 2006, at Nevada Regional Medical Center. He weighed 6 pounds, 5 ounces, and measured 20.5 inches. Paternal grandparents are Ronda Murrow, Uniontown, Kan., and Bill Murrow, Blue Mound, Kan. Paternal great-grandparents are Buford and Reta Mae Johnson, Bronson, Kan., and Helen and the late Vernon Murrow, Blue Mound...

Mr. and Mrs. Shawn Downen, Nevada, are proud to announce the birth of their son, Evan Edward Downen. Evan was born Sept. 25, 2006, at Nevada Regional Medical Center. He weighed 9 pounds, 3 ounces, and measured 20 inches. Paternal grandparents are Tim Downen and Ray Igou, Nevada, and Karen Foster, Nevada. Paternal great-grandparents are Rita Downen, Nevada, and Henry and Polly Shumaker, Nevada. Paternal great-great-grandparents are Harold and Lucille Shumaker, Nevada...

100 years ago Accident in the country Dr. S.W. Love, the Walker physician, who was a Wednesday visitor to Nevada, reports the following accidents in his neighborhood: Mrs. James Dunaway, who resides six miles east of Walker, narrowly escaped serious injury in a runaway accident on Monday. ...

By Joe Warren Nevada Daily Mail NEVADA, Mo. -- When the Cottey Comets and Fort Scott Greyhounds met in volleyball action Monday, it was like watching two teams at different stages of their development. The Comets were a team with some experience. They had previously had some success. They have learned how to win games...

Nevada Daily Mail The Nevada Tiger cross country team finished fifth in the Doc Stile Invitational at Iola, Kan., Monday. The Invitational was made up Monday, after originally being scheduled for Sept. 21. Nevada had 168 points, finishing behind four Kansas schools. Chanute won the meet with 79 points. Parsons was second with 92 points, and Labette County third with 115 points. Iola just slipped by Nevada with 166 points for fourth...

By Joe Warren Nevada Daily Mail NEVADA, Mo. -- The Nevada Lady Tigers lost two singles matches that they led late, and it ended up costing them the match as they lost to Neosho Monday, in Southwest Conference play. No. 1 singles player Whitley del Rosario and No. 4 singles player Elise McNeil both had leads late but couldn't hold off Neosho, as Nevada lost the match 6-3...