Stories from Wednesday, March 22, 2006

By Colette LeFebvre Nevada Daily Mail Wonderful Animals Giving Support will be hosting a Delta Pet therapy workshop on April 15 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. The workshop is the first step in a series that leads to certifying a pet for pet therapy work. WAGS is a pet therapy group which meets monthly and travels around the area providing isolated and ill individuals with a smile. The pet/owner team are know as pet partner teams. WAGS members travel in conjunction with their "pet teams."...

Don Boehly isn't rich or famous but he is raising money, and the nation's consciousness, for the fallen law enforcement, firefighters and troops who have paid the ultimate price to protect us and our nation from harm. Boehly is cycling through all 50 states in a journey that has already lasted 18 months and will continue at least until September...

The Northeast Vernon County R-I School District was recognized for receiving Accreditation with Distinction in Performance by the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education during a banquet March 9 at Central Missouri State University. ...

A Joplin television station reported yesterday and today that two police officers recently fired by the city of Nevada spoke out in an exclusive interview with Channel 7 about alleged concerns the officers had relating to the city's communication department -- concerns that allegedly led to their being fired. ...

Plans to purchase a new fire rescue truck and a public hearing about a proposed animal shelter grant are on the agenda for tonight's special meeting of the Nevada City Council, at 7 o'clock, in council chambers in the public safety building at Ash and Austin, Nevada...

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Secretary of State Robin Carnahan warned Missouri residents to beware of suspicious sounding phone calls regarding their voter registration status. Reports to Carnahan's office indicate that some Missouri residents are receiving calls with a recorded message or live person asserting that there is a problem with their voter registration records...

Anna A. Zaring, 93, of Nevada, died on Tuesday, March 21, 2006, at the Barone Alzeheimer's Care Center in Nevada. She was born on June 20, 1912, in Harwood, Mo., to Amos Whitley and Lavilla V. Barbour Whitley. She was married on Oct. 16, 1931, in Nevada to Joe Zaring and he preceded her in death in 1993...

Wilma Fawn Thorburn, 92, Nevada, Mo., died Monday, March 20, 2006, at Moore-Few Care Center, Nevada. She was born Sept. 25, 1913, in Walker, Mo., to Oliver A. Smith and Verda Bell Kefauver Smith. She was married to Elijah Butler who preceded her in death in 1941. She later married Paul Thorburn in 1947 and he preceded her in death in 1973...

Tragedy at Liberal, Mo. LIBERAL, Mo. -- Tuesday morning John P. Redlinger, shot his wife three times and then turned the weapon on himself. Mrs. Redlinger was shot once in the back, once in the breast and once in the mouth. The wounds are all flesh wounds and not considered dangerous. After firing the three shots at his wife the man shot himself but inflicted only a slight wound. The weapon was a .38 caliber revolver...

Taxing automobiles. It's hard to oppose a tax cut, but a bill in the Missouri Legislature that would waive the state sales tax on trucks, vans, sports utility vehicles and motorcycles made in the state is unfair and would benefit only a small percentage of Missouri taxpayers...

In the recognition of the importance of leadership in the county, educators were honored at the recent Nevada/Vernon County area Chamber of Commerce Awards Banquet and casino night. In addition, the chamber will be awarding a minimum of two $500 scholarships to two seniors at Vernon County schools...