Stories from Saturday, July 9, 2011

Katherine Ann Porter Clinton, 40, of Pittsburg, went to be with her Savior, Thursday, July 7, 2011, in the Via Christi Hospital in Pittsburg. She was born May 28, 1971, in Kansas City, Mo., a daughter of Gerald and Patricia (Didlake) Taiclet. She attended schools in Girard...

Nettie M. Christeson, 90, a resident of Englevale, Kan., died Thursday, July 7, 2011, at her home. She was born Nov. 19, 1920, in Newkirk, Okla. She married George Christeson on May 24, 1947, at Independence, Mo. Mr. and Mrs. Christeson had made their home in Ottawa, Kan., prior to moving to Englevale. She was a member of the Grace Baptist Tabernacle. While in Ottawa, she had served as a Sunday school teacher...

Leta Marie McWilliams, 90, Frontenac, Kan., formerly of Sheldon, Mo., passed away Thursday, July 7, 2011, at Sunset Manor in Frontenac, following a lengthy illness. She was born Sept. 7, 1920, in Sheldon, Mo., to Leslie Robert Defreese and Elizabeth Wolf Defreese. She was married Nov. 14, 1953, in Arkansas, to James Woodrow McWilliams and he preceded her in death Feb. 15, 1985...

Gerald Wayne Graves, 50, of Mound City, Kan., died Wednesday, July 6, 2011, at his home. Cremation. No formal services. Memorial contributions may be made to the donor's charity of choice. Online condolences may be left for the family at www.coffelschneider.com...

Ricky Lee Crews Jr., 33, of Dadeville, Mo., passed away on Sunday, July 3, 2011 at St. John's Hospital in Springfield, Mo. He was born and reared in the rural area around Nevada, Mo., on Oct. 5, 1977. He graduated from Nevada High School in 1996 and NEO A&M College in 1998...

July 31 is the final date for area crop producers to report corn, soybeans, double crop soybeans, grain sorghum, pecans, CRP and other spring crops to the Farm Service Agency. All cropland on the farm must be reported in order to be eligible for 2011 Farm Program benefits. ...

With the hottest days of summer upon us, advocates for children's safety want to reinforce the risks of leaving infants and young children in automobiles. The number of child deaths in cars nationally last summer, 2010, reached 41 by Sept. 1 -- the most on record...

Robert Bures, son of Ed and Lori Bures, of Nevada, Mo., spent a day in June at the Cabela's store in St. Louis Mills. Lori Bures described the day as "wonderful." This was Robert's first time acting as an ambassador for Shriners Hospitals for Children. Shriners serves children up to the age of 18 with free medical care. Their specialties are burn victims and prosthetics and much more...

Three newcomers will officially take their seats on the USD 234 Board of Education when the panel reorganizes during its regular meeting Monday in Fort Scott. Michelle Hudiburg, Belynda Davenport and Jordan Witt, who won spots on the board following the April election, are the new faces on the board and will sit in on their first official meeting. ...

Katlyn Douglas and her collie "Shrek" of the Bronaugh FFA won the showmanship grand champion title Friday night at the Vernon County Youth Fair Dog Show, where a crowd of about 30 people often applauded and cheered the 14 contestants and their animals in the county fair grounds Pavilion...

After Drew Miller saw a friend of his come home from Iraq wounded, he came to a conclusion few men would. The 32-year-old Spencer, W.Va., native decided to run almost coast to coast to raise money for the Wounded Warrior Project. Stopping at the Nevada Daily Mail Friday after jogging down U.S. 54 from Fort Scott, Kan., Miller reported covering 1,540 miles in 77 days since leaving Long Beach, Calif...

The Nevada Red Sox AAA Legion team lost two games Wednesday and won a third contest Thursday in the 23rd Annual Fike 499 Woodbat Invitational Tournament in Blue Springs.. In Wednesday's first game against Post 339 East from Omaha, Neb. the Red Sox battled in a 2-1 game until the sixth inning when Omaha plated four runs to take a 5-2 led after six innings. ...

Cal Ripken Baseball League action continued in Fort Scott Thursday and Friday as local teams fought to advance to the state championship tournament. The Fort Scott 12-year-olds faced Emporia Thursday evening at Don Hewitt Field in Fort Scott. Emporia jumped out to an early lead and never looked back as Fort Scott lost the game 13-10. Thursday evening's loss was Fort Scott's second in the double-elimination tournament, and they will not advance to the state tournament...

The Nevada Griffons pulled out another win Friday night on the road against the Ozark Generals, 9-1, bringing their record to 17-13 for the season. Pitcher Josh Malin went the distance, recording 15 strike outs. Malin leads the division with 5 wins and 52 strikeouts, and his ERA's second to fellow Griffon Steve Kuligowski with Malin's ERA at 1.11 and Kuligowski's at .77. ...

Nevada, Mo. -- The Osage Lodge No. 303 A.F. & A.M. will be hosting their second annual golf tournament at the Frank E. Peters Municipal Golf Course in Nevada, Mo. on July 30. The fundraising event is a four-person scramble, slated to begin with an 8:30 a.m. shotgun start...