Adrian News

Randall and Lori Stone of Greenwood, Mo., announce the engagement and approaching marriage of their daughter, Kristen Stone of Adrian, Mo., to Ben Partin of Adrian, son of Jerry and Karla Partin of Portales. via Portales News-Tribune

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A 9-year-old girl died early Friday morning in a mobile home fire in Bates County, the coroner said. via TheKansasCityChannel.com

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“When candidates and these 527s ... get so desperate that they will exploit the victim of a crime. ... How low does politics have to go before we finally say enough?”

The bitter dispute over former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee's role in the release of a convicted rapist has moved onto TV screens in South Carolina.

A new 60-second ad sponsored by a group called Victims Voice made its debut on cable TV there Thursday night. It features Lois Davidson of Adrian, Mo., whose daughter, Carol Sue Shields, was murdered in the Kansas City area in 2000.

Davidson and others say that Huckabee played an important role in the 1999 release of Shields' killer -- a convicted rapist named Wayne DuMond -- from an Arkansas prison. Read more

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A Kansas man was injured in a motorcycle accident at 12:04 a.m. Tuesday on Missouri Highway 43, just outside the Joplin city limits in Newton County, according to the Missouri State Highway Patrol. via Joplin Globe

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SENTENCED Antonio Reyes, 45, 2525 Virginia Drive, No. 3, by Superior Court Judge John Plante to four months in prison, credit for 111 days served, 36 months supervised probation, pay fine of $1,360, driver's ... via Yuma Sun

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Jennifer Dianne Lough would like to announce the engagement of her parents Sara Ann Smith and Joseph Allan Lough. via Adrian Journal

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Sarah Lynn Lovelace, daughter of Steve and Albeth Lovelace of Adrian, MO and David John Monaghan, son of Mark and Kathy Monaghan of Freemont, NE were united in marriage on August 18, 2007 at the Victory ... via Adrian Journal

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The Kansas City Indian Art Market & Cultural Festival will take place from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday and Sunday at the Line Creek Community Center, 5940 N.W. Waukomis Road. Admission is free, but donations will be accepted.

The festival will showcase dances, singing and drumming from several tribes, and Indian crafts and foods. A children's activities area will include buffalo 'robes' inside a tepee.

'We didn't have any children's activities last year, and yet it seemed there were a lot of children there, and they were having a good time; we wanted to make it better for them,' co-chair Alice Johnson said. Read more

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The Tipton Cardinals football overcame the host Adrian Blackhawks , 35-15 in Friday's non-league bout. via MaxPreps

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An Adrian Police Officer who had responded on a medical call with the Adrian Fire Department was involved in a minor accident while leaving that scene to assist the Cass County Sheriff's department in pursuit ... via Adrian Journal

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