Stories from Thursday, September 20, 2007

The Vernon County United Way kicked off its fall fund-raising campaign Wednesday morning in the Raney Dining Hall at Cottey College. Co-chairs Pat Chambers and Adam Dean welcomed the volunteers to the breakfast and the United Way board members who were present introduced themselves...

Nevada Daily Mail Missouri Gov. Matt Blunt announced Wednesday the USDA has approved his request for disaster designation for Vernon County and five other counties, due to excessive rain and flooding that inundated the area in June and July. Flooding occurred throughout Vernon County, causing U.S. ...

The mission of the Vernon County Youth Task Force is to identify the needs of children in Vernon County, and to improve the academic and social success of our children through the cooperative efforts of all agencies that provide services to children within our community...

The 2007 Schell City Fall Festival quilt show was attended with 119 viewers. Thirteen small quilts or wall hangings and 18 quilts were hung for showing. This years' Mayor's Choice award (by Schell City Mayor, Dale Haddix) went to Sarah McKinney for her "Trip Around the World" in pastel colors that she had made in 4-H this year. Sarah's quilt had received an award at the Vernon County Youth Fair and was picked to go to the Regional Fair in Springfield...

VFW Post No. 2654, Moberly, Mo., is proud to announce that the Vietnam Moving Wall is coming to Moberly and will be on display at Moberly's Rothwell Park from noon, today, until 4 p.m., Sept 24. The post will commemorate the occasion with an opening ceremony at 6 p.m., Friday, Sept. 21; a community church service at 2 p.m., Sunday, Sept 23; and a closing ceremony at 2 p.m., Sept. 24...

Tiffani, Eric, and Ashley Mather, of Nevada, are proud to announce the birth of their daughter and baby sister, Hayley Ann Mather. Hayley was born at 7:33 p.m., on Sept. 10, 2007, at Nevada Regional Medical Center. She weighed 6 pounds, 1 ounce, and measured 19 inches...

Mildred M. Burris, age 75, of Nevada, passed away on Sept. 18, 2007, in Columbia, Mo. Graveside services will be held Friday, Sept. 21, at 1 p.m. Burial at Cresent Hill Cemetery, in Adrian, Mo.

Dixie Lee Goodnough, age 78, of Franklin, Kan., passed away on Wednesday, Sept. 19, 2007, at Freeman West, Hospital, in Joplin. Family information and funeral arrangments will be announced later by Ferry Funeral Home.

Marjorie McGennis, age 95, of Rich Hill, passed away on Monday, Sept. 17, 2007. Marjorie was born on April 20, 1912, at the family homestead in Prairie Township, Bates County, Mo., to John Volney and Mary Douglas Himi Bradley. One brother, James Newton Bradley was born Aug. 22, 1910. She attended Seelinger School near her home and went to high school at Schell City, Maplewood and graduated from Rich Hill High School in 1930...

The Nevada Lady Tiger golf team hosted Carl Junction and Buffalo in a home match at the Frank E. Peters Municipal Golf Course on Tuesday. Carl Junction, with a 212, won top team honors by only three strokes over Nevada's team total of 215. Buffalo followed in third at 301. ...

The Nevada Lady Tiger softball team is going into it's face-off with Webb City tonight with a solid win under their belts. The team continued their torrid offensive pace with another double-digit run scoring performance against Humansville on Monday. ...

By Ralph Pokorny Nevada Daily Mail After winning three games Sept. 15 in the Stephens Quad match against Stephens, Baptist Bible and Westminster colleges, the Cottey Comets returned home to Hinkhouse Gymnasium Wednesday night to lose 1-3 in a hard-fought match with the NEO Lady Norse from Miami, Okla...

The Nevada Lady Tiger golf team hosted Carl Junction and Buffalo in a home match at the Frank E. Peters Municipal Golf Course on Tuesday. Carl Junction, with a 212, won top team honors by only three strokes over Nevada's team total of 215. Buffalo followed in third at 301. ...