Stories from Wednesday, July 23, 2008

Paula and Stephen O'Keefe, and siblings Lydia, Mark, Thomas, Sebastian and Blaise, are proud to announce the birth of their daughter and baby sister Helena Kathleen O'Keefe. Helena was born July 12, 2008, in Manassas, Va. She weighed 7 pounds, and measured 19 3/4 inches...

July 21 An accident occurred at 7:53 a.m., at Adams and Douglas, involving a trash truck driven by Dennis G. Berning, of El Dorado Springs, and a car driven by Bridget M. Evans, of Bolivar, Mo. No injuries were reported. An accident occured at 12:01 p.m., at Austin and Osage, involving a car driven by Timothy B. ...

July 21 There were reports of a leave without pay in the Nevada area, an escort for a funeral in the Nevada area, an animal neglect in the Sheldon area, a civil matter in the Nevada area, stolen items in the Nevada area, a civil matter in the Nevada area, an alarm in the Nevada area and a domestic in the Nevada area...

If you've registered for disaster assistance with the Federal Emergency Management Agency, expect a phone call from one of the agency's representatives to inspect the damage. On-site inspections are an important early step that helps speed aid to homeowners and renters affected by the recent flooding...

The Vernon County Office of Emergency Management reports that the county has qualified for FEMA Individual Disaster Assistance for flooding and severe storm damage beginning June 1, 2008, and continuing. Homeowners, renters, owners of any size business, and private non-profit organizations that incurred damage are urged to register for assistance by calling (800) 621-FEMA or by going online to www.fema.gov...

A proposed property tax of five cents to help support the Vernon County Senior Center will be on the ballots in Vernon County for the primary elections next month. Senior Center coordinator Earl Ackley asked the county commission April 30 to place the proposal before the voters and the commissioners voted 3-0 May 13 to put the proposal on the ballot for the primary elections Aug. ...

Carla Nitsche-Keough traveled to Jefferson City to file as a democratic candidate for the Missouri House of Representatives in the 125th District. Since filing, Keough has been visiting with voters throughout the district, which is all of Vernon County and the western two-thirds of Bates County. ...

In every election year there are campaign signs. And in every election year there seems to come a time when campaign signs get stolen. Sheriff candidate Jeff Prater, Bronaugh, say the problem has struck recently in his neighborhood. "I've had about 15 signs stolen," Prater said. "Four were taken right out of my yard and two from KK and 43."...

Editor's note: Nevada Daily Mail columnist Richard Carpenter has embarked on a family vacation -- driving across country, something that may soon become a thing of the past for Americans as the cost of fuel rises. He is sharing his experience in a series of columns. Here's Day 2, along with Day 3...

The third day of our trip led us to some familiar locations to most Americans. Early in the morning, we visited the Grand Canyon. In the afternoon, we crossed from Arizona to Nevada by way of Hoover Dam. Last night we ended the evening at Circus Circus Casino and Hotel in Las Vegas...

The new airport terminal is almost finished, the final work on the runway is being completed and the airport board is looking ahead to their next project: repairing the ramp apron. "We need to do the ramp. It's in worse shape than the runway," Jody Bryson, airport manager, said during a special airport board meeting last Friday at the Municipal Airport...