Stories from Wednesday, April 30, 2008

Occasionally, a reader will ask what I am going to write about this week. Many readers have no clue as to what I am going to write. It may come as a surprise to these readers that I might not know myself. The subject planned for this week has been postponed after I have seen many beautiful flowering trees in recent days and weeks...

Justin and Amy Fisher, of Nevada, and big sister Blaine Fisher, are proud to announce the birth of their daughters and baby sisters Jozie Ruth and Juniper Pearl Fisher. Jozie was born at 8:18 p.m., and Juniper was born at 8:19 p.m., on April 16, 2008, at Nevada Regional Medical Center. Jozie weighed 5 pounds, 10 ounces, and measured 18 1/2 inches; Juniper weighed 5 pounds, 13 ounces, and measured 18 inches...

Amanda Callaway and Bryan Payne, of Nevada, and big sister Tatumn Madison Payne, are proud to announce the birth of their son and baby brother, Cooper Lee Payne. Cooper was born at 6:16 p.m., on March 27, 2008, at Nevada Regional Medical Center. He weighed 9 pounds, 7 ounces, and measured 20 3/4 inches...

April 14 Jordan M. Fanning, Nevada, speeding 42/30. April 15 Justin R. Campbell, Columbia, expired license plate. Bruce W. Dotson, Clinton, speeding 48/30. Holly D. Sawyer, Fort Scott, failure to register vehicle. Christopher S. Stroud, Girard, Kan., speeding 41/30...

As April comes to an end, so does Child Abuse Awareness Month and Crime Victims' Rights Week. Even so, the effects of crimes committed against local victims do not end by tearing a sheet out of a calendar. Throughout the month, several events have taken place to raise awareness about crime and how it impacts not only the victim, but also the victim's family and community...

What positively impacts your health more; cholesterol levels or a healthy marriage? According to Dr. George Vaillant, psychologist and professor at Harvard Medical School, a good marriage at age 50 is a better predictor of healthy aging at age 80 than low cholesterol levels...

Nevada students joined with volunteers from Aquila, the Nevada/Vernon County Chamber of Commerce and the Vernon County Ambulance District to plant 25 trees in the Nevada area at Benton, Bryan, and Truman elementary schools and the Nevada City Golf Course through Aquila's Power of Trees program...

Colonel James F. Keathley, superintendent of the Missouri State Highway Patrol announces the second special DWI enforcement program for 2008 is scheduled for May 2-5. The Patrol will join with law enforcement agencies throughout the state during this program. ...