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Aren’t they cute?
(Column ~ 09/26/17)
This column originally ran in the March 5, 2005 edition of the Daily Mail. There is nothing quite as appealing or cute as a very young animal or fowl. We are blessed with many opportunities this time of year to see this miracle unfold. Each year we enjoy watching our Canada Geese as they fight to maintain our pond for their exclusive nesting spot, and see the alertness with which the gander protects his lady during the incubation period...
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Affected by the Equifax hack? Here’s what to do right now…
(Column ~ 09/26/17)
By Sen. Claire McCaskell More than 143 million people were affected by the massive breach announced earlier this month by Equifax, one of the largest consumer credit reporting agencies in the United States. Names, addresses, birth dates, and Social Security numbers for half of the people in our country are potentially up for grabs to criminals all around the world...
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2.5 Million Missourians Affected by Equifax Hack, McCaskill Learns
(Column ~ 09/26/17)
WASHINGTON —` The personal information of more than 2.5 million Missourians was compromised in the recent hack of credit reporting agency Equifax, U.S. Senator Claire McCaskill has learned. McCaskill has been engaging with consumer protection agencies and the company to better understand the impacts of the hack on Missourians, to protect those affected and ensure those responsible for the hack are held accountable...
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Billy Joe Willis (Obituary ~ 09/26/17)
Billy Joe Willis, 60, Sheldon, passed away on Sunday, Sept. 17. He was born on Dec. 13, 1956, in Osceola, Mo., to Jack H. and Ina Mae (Brundage) Willis. Billy, known as Bill to his many friends and family, had a kind heart. He graduated from Appleton City High School. ... -
Wes Haggans
(Obituary ~ 09/26/17)
Wes Haggans died Monday, Sept. 25. He was born in Ortonville, Minn., on Aug. 21, 1922, to Blanche Belle (Workman) and the Rev. George Leonard Haggans. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Friday, Sept. 29, at the United Methodist Church in Nevada with the Rev. Sharon Freeman officiating. Interment will follow in El Dorado Springs City Cemetery. The family will receive friends Thursday from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. at Ferry Funeral Home in Nevada...
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Ronald J. Moore
(Obituary ~ 09/26/17)
Ronald J. Moore, 76, Nevada, passed away on Sunday, Sept. 24, due to injuries from a boating accident on Lake of the Ozarks. A memorial service will be held at 1 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 29, at Ferry Funeral Home in Nevada. Interment will follow in Milo Cemetery, Milo. Friends may call now and until the hour of service at Ferry Funeral Home...
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Beshore breaks record at Six Flags XC meet (High School Sports ~ 09/26/17)
Fresh off a pair of runner-up finishes at last week’s Iola cross country Invitational, the Nevada Tiger and Lady Tiger XC teams looked to carry that momentum over to Saturday’s Six Flags Open held near St. Louis. And Nevada did exactly that, netting a pair of fourth-place finishes at the 12-team event... -
Lady Tigers advance to WCC title game, fall to Warrensburg (High School Sports ~ 09/26/17)
The Nevada Lady Tigers softball team emphatically snapped a seven-game losing skid over the weekend at the West Central Conference tournament, winning its opening two games before falling to Warrensburg in the championship game. Nevada (9-10 overall) broke back into the win column in Saturday’s opening game at Smith-Cotton High School, by rolling to a 10-0 victory over the St. Pius X Lady Warriors. The Lady Tigers led 2-0, before exploding for eight runs in the sixth to put the contest on ice... -
Pike and Quitno speak to MRTA (Local News ~ 09/26/17)
Patricia Pike, Missouri Representative for District 126 and co-chair of the house retirement committee, updated the Vernon County chapter of the Missouri Retired Teachers Association on recent legislation protecting educators retirement during a chapter meeting Friday evening at Nevada R-5’s Bowman building...
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