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ON THE RECORD

BIRTHSKENNY

Ryan and Kristen Kenny, Knob Noster, are the par-ents of a daughter born at 8:37 p.m,. Saturday, Oct. 20, 2012, at the Western Missouri Medical Center in Warrensburg.

The baby, named Ryleigh Taylor, weighed 6 pounds, 14 ounces.

Maternal grandparents are Dan and Brenda Pin-dilli, Knob Noster.

Paternal grandparents are Mark and Karen Ken-ny, Grain Valley.

KOUSGAARDAndrew and Danielle

Kousgaard, Warrens-burg, are the parents of a daughter born at 3:41 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 16, 2012, at the Western Missouri Medical Center in War-rensburg.

The baby, named Audrey Jane Kousgaard, weighed 8 pounds, 13 ounces.

Maternal grandparents are Dan and Diane Stan-ley, Omaha, Neb.

Paternal grandparents are Richard and Shari Kousgaard, Omaha, Neb.

Paternal great-grand-parents are Clint and Charlotte Alley, Omaha, Neb.

Nina May (Sutton) Barnhart

Nina May (Sutton) Barnhart, 78, of War-rensburg, passed away Thursday, Nov. 1, 2012 at Western Missouri Med-ical Center in Warrens-burg.

Nina was born Feb. 21, 1934 in Chilhowee, Mo., daughter of Hadie A. and Mattie A. (Moore) Sutton. She attended Locust Grove Grade School and graduated from the Chilhowee High School. She was united in mar-riage to Ralph Z. Barn-hart on April 3, 1953 in Leeton, Mo. Nina worked as a secretary and also as a beautician. She even-

tually retired from State of Missouri Department of Family Services. She spent a multitude of time as the family genealo-gist. She was a member of Pleasant Valley Baptist Church of Chilhowee.

Nina is survived by her husband, of 59 ½ years, Ralph, of the home; daughter, Sheryl G. Vaughn of Albuquerque, N.M.; granddaughter, Amy E. Vaughn of War-rensburg; grandson, Adam C. Vaughn of Highland Vil lage, Texas; great-grandson, Ryder Z. Vaughn of War-rensburg; sister, Vera “Joyce” Sutton Harding of Leeton, and a host of nieces, nephews, cousins and friends.

Funeral services will be at 3 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 4, 2012 at Williams Funeral Chapel in Warrensburg with the Rev. Chris Emerson of Pleasant Valley Baptist Church officiating.

Interment will follow in Pisgah Cemetery, north of Chilhowee.

The family will receive friends from 2 to 3 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home.

Memorial contributions may be left to the family.

Online condolences may be left at www.wil-liamsfuneralchapel.net.

(Paid Obituary)

OBITUARY

Nina May Barnhart

MARRIAGEThe Johnson County Recorder’s Office has issued a

marriage license to:• Dallas Brock Eckhoff and Karyssa Lee Johnson,

both of Warrensburg.

CIRCUIT COURT• Samuel R. Chastain, 26,

Chilhowee, was arraigned in Johnson County Associ-ate Circuit Court on a class C felony charge of receiv-ing stolen property.

Bond was continued at $4,500 and a preliminary hearing is set for Jan. 9.

The charge alleges that he retained a stolen 2001 Yamaha ATV on Sept. 16, 2012.

• Michael Chastain, 28, Holden, was arraigned in Associate Court on a class C felony charge of receiv-ing stolen property.

Bond was continued at $10,000 and a preliminary hearing is set for Jan. 9.

The charge alleges he re-tained a stolen 2001 Yama-ha ATV on Sept. 16, 2012.

• Danielle L. White, 36, of 808 Foster Lane, was ar-raigned in Associate Court on a class C felony charge of child abuse.

Bond was set at $2,500 and a preliminary hearing is set for Jan. 2.

The charge alleges that on May 18, 2012, she punched a 3-year-old child in the head, threw her on the floor, then picked her up and threw her into the bathroom.

• Richelle F. Davis, 25, of 1010 S. Holden St., was arraigned in Associate Court on a class C felony charge of stealing leased property.

Bond was set at $4,500 and a preliminary hearing is set for Jan. 2.

She is accused of failing to pay lease fees on a tele-vision set and Sony Play Station to Aaron’s Sales & Leasing on Sept. 9, 2011.

Davis also was ar-raigned on a class C felony charge of possession of a controlled substance.

Bond was set at $4.500 and a preliminary hearing is set for Jan. 2.

The charge alleges she had methamphetamine in her possession on Sept. 29, 2011.

Potential for Sandy scams prompts warnings New York (AP) – No sooner had

floodwaters receded and high winds from Superstorm Sandy faded, but another threat arose with the inevi-table appearance of the scammer and the con man.

Authorities warn of the likelihood of Sandy-related fraud reaching far beyond the storm zone — from bo-gus charities seeking donations, to home repair scams and sales of flood-damaged vehicles.

State attorneys general, business and consumer groups and the Jus-tice Department are among those cautioning consumers to be wary as requests for donations start ar-riving via e-mail, text message, tele-phone and Twitter.

The bottom line: Maintain a healthy skepticism when pitched by solicitors, contractors and groups you don’t know, and give your mon-ey to charities and businesses you have reason to trust.

“Fraud is an unfortunate real-ity in post-disaster environments,” said Joe Wehrle, president of the National Insurance Crime Bureau, a nonprofit group which deals with vehicle sales and repairs fraud. “As the initial recovery from Hurricane Sandy begins, there are people right

now who are planning to converge on the affected areas in order to scam disaster victims out of their money.”

Scams operate from a distance, too. Evidence of the potential for fraud began surfacing online even before Sandy roared through the mid-Atlantic and the Northeast.

Nearly 1,100 Internet addresses related to Sandy have been regis-tered since last Friday, according to Internet domain research site DomainTools. The names reference Sandy and words such as “hurri-cane,” “frankenstorm,” “aid” and “relief.”

Not all such sites are malicious, and some are just set up to get ran-dom hits and exposure for their linked advertisements, said Jo-hannes Ullrich, chief research offi-cer for the Sans Institute’s Internet Storm Center in Bethesda, Md. But in past disasters, some also have duped unwitting consumers out of money.

Some sites typically have featured a “donate” button. But either the money will never go to the relief fund or they will simply keep your credit card number to use later.

Consumers can vastly improve

their chances of avoiding scams by doing a little research and following some basic tips from a variety of sources before opening their wal-lets.

CHARITY SCAMS• Be extremely wary of phone calls

seeking aid contributions. Hang up on any call using high-pressure tac-tics to request an immediate dona-tion.

• Watch for warning signs that an appeal might be a scam. These in-clude an organization with a name similar to that of a widely known charity, a caller who’s unable to an-swer questions, or one who offers a prize in exchange for a donation. More details at the Federal Trade Commission site www.ftc.gov/bcp/edu/microsites/charityfraud .

• Never send cash. You can’t be sure it will get to the organization.

• Avoid clicking on links or open-ing attachments contained within aid-related spam, even if they claim to contain pictures of damage caused by the storm. The attach-ments could be viruses.

• Evaluate a charity carefully be-fore giving to it. Vet them via the Better Business Bureau’s Wise Giv-ing Bureau at www.give.org.