Stories from Friday, December 14, 2007

Leonard E. Garrett, 67, Lowry City, Mo., passed away on Thursday, Dec.13, 2007, at his residence in Lowry City. He was born Nov. 25, 1940, in Sheldon, to Lawrence Lee "Pete" Garrett and Clair Louise Karhoff, He was married April 6, 1968, in Nowata, Okla., to Lucy Mae Pettibon and she survives of the home...

Thousands without power. Hundreds of school and community closings. Dangerous road conditions. A state of emergency. Sound familiar? With two devastating ice storms sweeping across Missouri in less than a year, this scenario unfortunately rings true for thousands of Missourians all across the state. ...

With the onset of winter and our seemingly annual dreaded bout of "freezing rain," I have been spending a lot more time watching television. Well-nigh half of these displays bore me after a brief time. One channel that can almost always keep my attention is the "TCM" (Turner Classic Movie Channel). It was on this network a couple of nights ago that I once again fell under the spell of Bette Davis...

Students at Benton Elementary School in Nevada spent the day Thursday learning about the celebration of Christmas around the world. Classrooms focused on studies of culture and geography relating to such places as Hawaii, Japan, China, Germany and more...

Disaster relief continues for those left without power in the wake of an ice storm that swept through Missouri early this week. Two southern Missouri co-ops, Barton County, Lamar, and Sac Osage, El Dorado Springs, were still facing major outages as of yesterday. ...

Citing his experience in law enforcement and commitment to the safety of all Missourians, the Missouri Fraternal Order of Police recently endorsed State Senator Chris Koster for Missouri Attorney General. Koster received a unanimous vote by the Board of Trustees...

Next semester, three new classrooms will be put into service for students at Nevada High School, the result of a remodeling project converting former administrative offices into classrooms. Nevada R-5 District Superintendent Craig Noah reviewed the progress made in remodeling for the benefit of the school board, during a regular meeting Wednesday night at the district's central office...

After 26 years of exciting fans with fast-paced action, the NASCAR Busch Series will undergo a major sponsorship change, starting in 2008. Nationwide Insurance is set to take over the sponsorship responsiblities, replacing Anheuser-Busch in accordance with NASCAR executive efforts to create a more family friendly atmosphere and impression on the sport...

The Nevada High School boys and girls basketball teams split their double-header with the Girard Trojans Thursday night in a pair of games that were postponed from Tuesday night because of the weather. The Nevada Tigers, 2-3 going into Thursday's game, controlled the tempo of their game with the 1-1 Girard boys and brought their season record to 3-3 with a 56-46 win...