Stories from Wednesday, July 18, 2012

David and Brooke Taylor Duckworth are proud to announce the birth of their daughter, Caroline Audrey Duckworth. Caroline was born at 2:16 p.m., Friday, June 29, 2012, at Missouri Baptist Hospital, St. Louis, Mo. She weighed 8 pounds and measured 21 inches...

Dr. Robert John Powell passed away July 16, 2012, at the Washington Regional Hospice House. He was born on Dec. 4, 1954, to Max Eugene and Sina Sue Tucker Powell. Rob fought a long and courageous battle with GIST cancer. Rob is survived by his mother, Sina Sue Tucker Powell Huff; his sister, Deborah Powell Woehr and husband, William; brother, Billy Joe Powell and wife, Sandy; and niece, Marissa Powell, all of northwest Arkansas. ...

Nevada Daily Mail On Saturday, July 28, the Nevada Masonic Lodge will host its Third Annual Golf Tournament at the Frank E. Peters Municipal Golf course in Nevada. This event, open to all golfers, is the primary fundraiser for the children's programs supported by the local lodge...

Nevada Daily Mail The Nevada Griffons slump continued Tuesday when the first game of a doubleheader with the Ozarks Generals ended in a 5-2 loss and the second game ended with an identical score. Plagued by three errors and able to post just two hits against Ozark pitcher Zac Butler, who pitched all seven innings to record the win, the Griffons fought hard to get around the bases to no avail as the Generals defense prevailed, despite a second-inning error by the Ozarks first baseman that put MJ Sartin on first. ...

Nevada Daily Mail One in eight older Americans has Alzheimer's disease, and it's the sixth-leading cause of death in the United States and the only cause of death among the top 10 in the United States that cannot be prevented, cured or even slowed, according to statistics from the Alzheimer's Association...

Nevada Daily Mail On Tuesday, July 17, the Vernon County Sheriff's Office announced that it had received a "Vets to Cops" grant that will pay for the salary and benefits for one deputy, for three years. The grant is administered through the United States Department of Justice Office of Community Oriented Policing Services, and the Vernon County Sheriff's Office was one of five agencies in the state, and the only sheriff's office, that was chosen to receive the grant, according to a news release. ...

Nevada Daily Mail Farmers throughout Missouri affected by the heat and drought that has gripped the state will now have access to low-interest loans and other assistance from the federal government, Gov. Jay Nixon said Tuesday. United States Department of Agriculture Secretary Vilsack has designated all 114 counties as primary natural disaster areas, following a request by the Governor. ...

Parks Department hosts events that benefit holiday charity efforts

Nevada Daily Mail The fast response of a half-dozen Milo Volunteer Fire Department firefighters limited a rapidly spreading grass fire's damages to an estimated 2 1/2 acres just south of Nevada late Tuesday afternoon. East of Highway BB, on the north side of rural Pawhuska Road, the blaze looked likely to have been ignited by a lighted cigarette tossed from a vehicle, said Milo volunteer Jerry Hibberd...

By James R. Campbell Nevada Daily Mail Working with statewide highway contractor APAC-Missouri, the city's public works department is nearing completion of a $345,120 streets upgrade in central Nevada. Public Works Director Roger Beach said Tuesday that the annual effort, entailing the expenditure of $84,475 for new curbs and gutters, will wrap up around the end of July when the contractors return to finish paving Ashland Street from Ash to Spring streets, North Cedar Street from Hickory to Atlantic streets, the 500 to 1100 blocks of North Oak Street and the 200 and 300 blocks of East Minnesota Street.. ...

By Ralph Pokorny Nevada Daily Mail "It's nice to see the employees and staff are doing professional development and continuing education to improve the city," Nevada Mayor Brian Leonard said, following the presentation of the Executive Fire Officer Program certificate to Nevada Fire Chief William P. Thornton...

Nevada Daily Mail The Nevada Red Sox AAA Legion team overcame an 8-1 deficit to beat Harrisonville 12-11 in the ninth inning with two outs and the bases loaded -- on a passed ball. The Red Sox was the number 1 seed in the tournament and Harrisonville was the number 4 seed. During the regular season the Red Sox' only losses to Harrisonville were two games that were forfeited because of too few players...