Stories from Wednesday, July 25, 2007

n Rate increases could come later, for other reasons, city adds; but 'no' votes will not decrease rate. If Nevada voters approve the $9.8 million in sewer revenue bonds on Aug. 7, there will be no increase in sewer rates to cover the cost of repaying the bonds...

Nevada Daily Mail A Lamar man's appeal of his murder conviction has been denied by the Southern Missouri Court of Appeals. In the two-year old case, 44-year-old Jim Edward Ryan was convicted of killing his brother-in-law, John Kullie May 25, 2005, at a mobile home near Lamar...

Nevada Daily Mail A motion hearing in the case of Bob True Beisly, 52, Deerfield, was continued and no date has been announced for a new hearing. Beisly is scheduled to go to court later this year in Platte County before judge Gary D. Witt, on a change of venue, which had previously been granted...

Erin, Drake and Tyler Ketterman look over the memorabilia from the Nevada Griffons players sold at a silent auction during Tuesday night's double header between the Nevada Griffons and the Southwest Slashers. Among the items auctioned were a signed bat, some hats and other articles of clothing, such as a warm-up jacket provided by Griffons catcher Greg Lagreid. Other items auctioned included tickets and parking for a Kansas City Royals game. The tickets were donated by Carl Johnson...

This home in the Milo/Virgil City area, was completely burned, down to the foundation Tuesday morning, regardless of department efforts to put out the blaze. Being in such a rural location, response time was naturally longer and the house was completely destroyed, leaving behind a walkout basement foundation only. As of press time this morning, no cause for the fire had been announced and no one was living in the home at the time of the fire...

Fire and smoke obscure the front of the house at 1825 North Main Wednesday morning. Firefighters hose down a trailer containing material taken from the house, which was being remodeled. Noah Herring said he was purchasing the property and had workers in the structure until 2:30 a.m. ...

Nevada Daily Mail For six full innings, Nevada Griffons left-hander Lance Hoge was impeccable, practically unhittable in a 5-4 win. Hoge had a season-high nine strikeouts and a two-hitter entering the seventh inning against the Joplin Slashers on Tuesday night at Lyons Stadium...

Brad and Jenny Swopes, El Dorado Springs, Mo., are proud to announce the birth of their son, Brody Braxton Swopes. Brody was born at 8:14 a.m., June 29, 2007, at Nevada Regional Medical Center. He weighed 8 pounds, 8 ounces, and measured 21.75 inches. Sister is Gracie Swopes, El Dorado Springs. Paternal grandparents are Minnie Swopes, El Dorado Springs, and Edd Swopes, Montrose. Maternal grandparents are Connie Newton, and the late Albert B. Newton, Nevada...

Elizabeth Bernice Praiswater. 72, Nevada. Mo. died Monday. July 23, 2007, at Nevada Regional Medical Center, Nevada, following a lengthy illness. She was born Nov. 28, 1934, in Butler, Mo.; to Harvey Celeil Goforth and Mary Oleta West Goforth. She was married July 2, 1953, in Butler, Mo.; to Wendell Wayne Praiswater and he preceded her in death in 1985...