Stories from Wednesday, April 9, 2008

Last week the Ozark Food Harvest Mobile Food Pantry came to Nevada for the distribution of food and supplies. This is the second time for the Mobile Food Pantry to come to Nevada -- the first time was two months ago. It has been nearly two months since Jerry Janes talked to me, about the involvement he and others from the Rotary Club gave people in Vernon County with the first visit of the Mobile Food Pantry. ...

Misti and T.J. Raney, of Nevada, and Tretin Raney, are proud to announce the birth of their son and baby brother, Ryan Philip Raney. Ryan was born at 12:45 p.m., on March 5, 2008, at Freeman Hostpital, in Joplin, He weighed 6 pounds, 12 ounces and measured 20 inches...

JEFFERSON CITY -- Saying that Missouri workers come first, Senator Chris Koster, D-Harrisonville, offered an amendment this week, Senate Bill 858, which mandates that all contractors on governmental job sites verify the employment eligibility of all employees before work begins...

ST LOUIS -- With the April 15 tax deadline almost here, the Internal Revenue Service has some tips for busy taxpayers. E-file The easiest, fastest and most accurate way to prepare and file your tax return is electronically. Because the program checks for errors and required information, they are 99 percent accurate. ...

Northeast Vernon County R-1 school district's request for a $1.90 tax levy increase to build a new centralized school failed Tuesday at the polls. When ballots were tallied, 338 people, 46.11 percent, voted for the tax increase while 395, 53.89 percent, voted against it...

April 12-19 is National Crime Victims' Rights Week, a time for all Americans to learn about victimization, reflect on the cost of crime to society and to promote laws, polices and programs to help victims of crime rebuild their lives. This year's theme, "Justice for Victims, Justice for All," envisions a strengthened national commitment to the nearly 24 million Americans harmed by crime each year, according to information provided by the Vernon County Council on Families in Crisis...

Dear editor: April is nationally recognized as Child Abuse and Neglect Prevention Awareness Month. It provides a moment in our frantic world for agencies who serve at-risk children and their family members to remind the general public that even if child abuse cases are not headline news, children in any community are at risk for abuse or neglect. ...

2008 Nevada Griffon's roster Player Pos. Year College B/T Height Weight Michael Ratigan P soph Wash. St. R/R 6'3" 200 Sam Pirtle P soph Drury R/R 6'1" 175 Sean Amerson P soph BYU R/R 6'3" 200 Justin Aragon P Fresh K-State R/R 6'0" 190 Nick Phillips P soph C. Mo. St. R/R 5'11" 180 Alex Kent P soph C. Mo. St. R/R 6'1" 175 Patrick Lemmond P junior Ouchita R/R 6'5" 210 Tyler Lansangan P fresh Coffeyville R/R 5'8" 160 Jeff Quihuis-Bell P soph Chandler G. R/R 6'2" 200 Harrison Waters P soph Drury L/L 6'1" 195 Mike Robinson P soph S. Dakota St L/L 6'0" 190 Thomas Rooke P fresh K-State L/L 6'0" 185 Danny Potje P soph C. Mo. St. L/L 6'4" 175 Brett Carroll P soph Oral Roberts L/L 6'1" 215 Tim Freshour P junior Shippensburg L/L 5'10" 180 Matt LaGree C soph Hutchinson CCR/R 6'0" 195 Mark Wyatt C junior Sam Houston R/R 6'0" 200 Robbie Robinson C RS fresh Fullerton JC R/R 6'0" 195 Ryan Peterson 1B/DH fresh Wash. St L/L 6'3" 215 J.C. Leach 1B/3B/LF junior BYU R/R 6'1" 235 Logan Meisler 2B soph Bowling GreenR/R 5'10" 170 Andrew Thigpen 2B/SS fresh Missouri R/R 5'11" 185 Tommy Fitzgerald SS junior Bradley S/R 6'1" 170 Ryan Shay 2B/SS/3B junior Bowling GreenR/R 6'1" 175 Jesse Ayaa 3B/2B junior S. Dakota St. R/R 6'2" 200 Trevor Geist 3B/1B soph Fort Scott CC R/R 6'4" 220 Dan Ward RF/3B/1B soph Hendrix R/R 6'1" 195 Johnny Roberts RF/1B junior Oral Roberts L/L 6'1" 230 Brian Bello CF RS fresh Chandler G. R/R 6'1" 200 Casey Robrahn CF junior Grand Valley R/R 6'1" 175 Rex Meyr LF/CF/2B fresh Missouri R/R 5'11" 180 Tyler Reddick LF/CF/RF junior Shippensburg L/L 5'11" 175 John Wagle 2B/LF junior Augustana L/R 5'9" 170

Nevada Daily Mail Former Nevada Tiger pitcher Luke Stahl earned his second victory of the spring, April 4, for the University of North Carolina-Charlotte. Stahl allowed three runs on six hits in the 9-5 victory over Temple University in Philadelphia...

Nevada Daily Mail Nevada High School has been selected as a 2007-08 Missouri State High School Activities Association leadership school for the seventh consecutive year. The MSHSAA board of directors gives the award to Missouri high schools that emphasize sportsmanship, citizenship, leadership and respect in their athletic programs. Less than 10 percent of Missouri high schools received the award this school year...

Nevada Daily Mail Hume High School baseball won its first game of the 2008 season Monday night with a 10-0 run-rule win over Jasper High School. Junior Ryan Austin went the distance for the Hornets, recording 11 strikeouts and one walk. Austin retired the first seven batters of the contest before allowing his only walk, which he followed by retiring the last eight batters of the game...