Stories from Tuesday, March 9, 2010

Orin Frank McGrath, 62, Milo, Mo., passed away on Friday, March 5, 2010, at Kansas University Medical Center, Kansas City, Kan., following a lengthy illness. He was born April 18, 1947 in Lodi, Calif., to Edward Franklin McGrath and Le Ona Keithly McGrath. He married Doris Starlin in 1965, and later married Marlene Hargrove, and then Wilda Key. On Dec. 29, 2005 he married Rhonda Cooper and she survives of the home...

March 2 A petty theft was reported in the 2300 block of Marvel Road, made by America's Best Value, in Nevada. Blankets, pillows and an ice bucket were reported stolen. March 4 An accident occurred at 12:07 p.m., at KFC/Taco Bell's parking lot, involving a pickup driven by Betty M. Fitzwater, of Lamar, and a parked car owned by Robin L. Junker, of Liberal, Mo. No injuries were reported...

Feb. 25 Kelby W. Cole, Nevada, speeding 42/30. Renee A. Denton, Seneca, Mo., speeding 39/15. Christopher C. Enriquez, Nevada, speeding 43/30. Jacqulyn Delores Galus, Nevada, speeding 40/30. Keith W. Gulliford, Nevada, speeding54/40. Keri K. Hymer, Nevada, failure to transfer plates and no proof of insurance...

There are several major benefits to raising meat goats according to Dr. Jodie Pennington, a small ruminant specialist working with Lincoln University and University of Missouri Extension, "Raising goats requires minimal costs for facilities and investment. ...

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Governor Jay Nixon has unveiled a new high-tech effort to stop methamphetamine dealers by cutting them off from pseudoephedrine, a cold medicine that's also a key ingredient in meth. Nixon announced that Appriss Inc., was selected to build Missouri's first database that tracks purchases of pseudoephedrine products. ...

Nashville is a long haul from the rural fields of Missouri, but that is exactly where this singer's dreams led her. When Marci Mitchell arrived in Nashville a few years ago, the dream of becoming a country icon was still a blur. Since then she has completed a self-titled CD, completed several regional tours, gained national sponsorships, witnessed her CD's success throughout the country, and stormed the main stages and shadowed artists such as Blake Shelton, Brooks and Dunn, Joe Nichols, Shooter Jennings, Montgomery Gentry, Pat Boon, Jerry Lee Lewis, Joe Diffie, Kentucky Headhunters, Bill Medley, Emerson Drive, Ty England, to just name a few. ...

Editor's note: This week is National Consumer Protection Week, and Missouri Attorney General Chris Koster is issuing a "scam of the day alert" each day this week, in an effort to help consumers protect themselves. Attorney General Chris Koster said today the nation's financial crisis has led to rampant growth of foreclosure-rescue scams. ...

The Nevada Public Library has received an Opportunity Online hardware grant for $17,500 from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation to help provide free, high-quality access to computer workstations for Nevada and Vernon County. The grant will provide funding to replace or add public computer workstations in the library, as well as for associated training and tech support. ...

The city of Nevada Planning Commission will kick off the update of the city's comprehensive plan during their monthly meeting at 5:15 this afternoon in the council chambers in the Public Safety Building, 120 S. Ash Street. "This is the first step in a long process," Ron Clow, Nevada planning director, said...