Stories from Friday, May 15, 2009

Social interaction between people has seen many changes during man's history. The newest of these is something known by the simple name "twitter." I hardly know anything about this new communication system. Even so, I think that we all have a duty to try to keep as current with new technology as possible and this article will tell you why...

The Hume Hornets baseball team defeated Archie on the road Tuesday night by a final score of 2-0. Senior Ryan Austin pitched the entire eight-inning contest for the Hornets, recording 20 strikeouts in his third no-hitter of the season. Austin's record now stands at 5-1 on the season and he has pitched 34 1/3 innings, recording 86 strikeouts...

Customers and employees at the Fastrip in Rich Hill got quite a show Thursday morning as an estimated 140-150 motorcycles rolled in for a "pit stop" on the Chick-fil-A Kyle Petty Charity Ride. Fifteen years ago, NASCAR driver Kyle Petty combined his love of motorcycles with his love for helping others to create the Chick-fil-A Kyle Petty Charity Ride Across America. ...

Randy D. DeLaney, a Nevada, Mo., native has received the degree of Doctor of Chiropractic from Cleveland Chiro-practic College, Kansas City, Mo. DeLaney and the other 15 members of the Spring 2009 class received their diplomas at Cleveland College's commencement ceremony on April 17...

Vernon County People for Pets, Inc. announced Thursday that the organization will be giving away a 2009 Jeep Patriot to allcontestants that make a Hole-In-One during the "Putts for Mutts" Golf Tournament, scheduled for Saturday, May 23, at the Frank E. Peters Municipal Golf Course...

When the April issue of 417 Magazine came out, the faculty and staff of Northeast Vernon County High School had a surprise. The district was ranked in the top five schools in southwest Missouri by the publication. The school placed second for schools of their size in an article by Savannah Waszczuk...

After a long illness, former Nevada Mayor Bill Edmonds died Wednesday, at St. John's Regional Medical Center, Joplin. A Butler native, Edmonds graduated from Butler High School in 1966. He attended Central Missouri State University in Warrensburg, graduating in 1970. Edmonds worked for 34 years for the Department of Mental Health, retiring as superintendent from the Nevada Habilitation Center in 2004. Edmonds served two terms as mayor of Nevada...

Martin and Traci Ogden, of Columbia, Mo., and big sister Katherine, are proud to announce the birth of their daughter and baby sister, Margaret Elizabeth Ogden. Margaret was born at 12:33 p.m., on April 22, 2009, at Boone Hospital Center, in Columbia, Mo. She weighed 6 pounds, 3 ounces, and measured 19 inches...