Stories from Tuesday, March 28, 2006

Nevada Daily Mail On Monday, Nevada City manager Craig Hubler alleged that a suit was filed against the city of Nevada on behalf of two former police officers, Aaron Kent and D.W. Osburn, both former police officers who were terminated by the Nevada Police Department...

Following the forum for the city council candidates Thursday night the candidates for the Nevada R-5 School District were presented in another forum. Three of the candidates were present but the fourth, Sam Delaney, was unable to attend because she was out of town on a prearranged trip to tour a college with one of her children. Moderator Melinda Rhodes read a statement from Delaney after all the candidates that were present gave their opening statements...

Since a March 25 gathering in council chambers, in which citizens demanded to be heard even though they had found that a scheduled city council meeting had been cancelled and the council chamber doors locked, a number of charges and rumors have been circulating, many of which the the city claims are unfounded...

The group which organized to try to find a solution to the problem of the closed animal shelter, Vernon County People for Pets, met for their regular Tuesday night meeting. The group is still in the initial stages of becoming nonprofit organization with tax exempt status...

Member's of Cottey College's art club, or ACCA, have begun working on the restoration of a local mural, a work by the late Ed Koski, featuring an Osage Indian in a canoe. Aptly named, "Osage -- the Lone Canoe" was unveiled July 13, 1997. The mural was painted on five 4-inch by 8-inch sheets of inexpensive laminated boards that curled and rotted over the years so that severe water damage -- cracking and chipping and warping -- became so evident the mural was taken down and stored in the hope it might one day be restored.. ...

Pearletta F. Larson was born March 2, 1930, in Sheldon, Mo., to John Melvin and Lola Fay Malcom Scholes. She passed away March 25, 2006, at her home in Nevada, Mo. Her early life was spent in the Sheldon area. On Dec. 3, 1973, she was united in marriage to James F. ...

Elroy Francis Lucas, 78, Sheldon, Mo., died Monday, March 27, 2006, at his home in Sheldon. He was born Oct. 16, 1927, in Manchester, Mo., to Walter Raymond Lucas and Goldie A. Wright Lucas. He married Katherine Cumbi on May 5, 1951, and she preceded him in death in 1970. He later married Cynthia A. Pyeatte on Oct. 9, 1971, in Columbia, Mo...

Henry A. "Doe" Bender, 91, of El Dorado Springs, Mo., passed away March 26, 2006, at the Cedar County Memorial Hospital in El Dorado Springs. Dr. Bender was a longtime El Dorado Springs area resident, an Army veteran of World War II and a retired veterinarian...

James Anthoney "Tony" and Natalie Dawn Mays, Cape Girardeau, Mo., are proud to announce the birth of their daughter, Chloe Noelle Mays. Chloe was born at 9:12 a.m., Dec. 28, 2005, at Southeast Missouri Hospital. She weighed 8 pounds. Paternal grandparents are Jimmy and Pat Mays, Sikeston, Mo. Maternal grandparents are Robert and Bettie Forsythe, Scott City, Mo. Maternal great-grandmother is Opal Gould, Martinsburg, W.Va...

Patsy Ruth Sneed, 69, Sheldon, Mo., died Monday, March 27, 2006, at Nevada Regional Medical Center in Nevada, Mo., following a lengthy illness. Private memorial services will be held at a later date. View obituary and send condolences online at www.ferryfuneralhome.com...

James E. Pryor, 71, Nevada, Mo., died Monday, March 27, 2006, at Freeman West Hospital, Joplin, Mo. Family information and funeral arrangements will be announced later by Ferry Funeral Home, Nevada, Mo.

Lewis Leon Watson, 76, Rich Hill, Mo., died March 25, 2006, at his home. Funeral services will be Wednesday, March 29, at 11 p.m., at Heuser Funeral Home, Rich Hill, with Bill Perkey officiating. Burial will be in Green Lawn Cemetery, Rich Hill.

Elizabeth Lee Wyant, 72, Nevada, Mo., died on Saturday, March 26, 2006, at Christian Health Care in Nevada. Family information and funeral arrangements will be announced later by Ferry Funeral Home, Nevada. View obituary and send conolences online at www.ferryfuneralhome.com...

Sarah Sue Sevier, 87, Nevada, Mo., died March 28, 2006. Funeral services will be Thursday, March 30, at 3 p.m., at Evergreen Memorial Chapel, Nevada. Burial will be in Deepwood Cemetery, Nevada.

Memories of the first Iraq war, when George H.W. Bush was president, may have stoked false hope for the second war initiated by his son, the current President Bush. The first war, which liberated Kuwait from an Iraqi invasion, lasted a short while, and U.S. casualties were moderate, thanks to precision bombing and a Iraqi army that pretty much turned heel when the combat intensified...

Palmer arrested in forgery caper Sheriff Morrow, of Carthage, arrived here last night and placed Millard Palmer under arrest and took him to Carthage. Palmer is alleged to have committed forgery by cashing a forged Missouri Pacific time check, the amount of which was $78...

Dear editor: On March 24, 2006, I read the editorial written by Whitney Davis which was titled as "City responds to officer firing issue." I would like to say Mrs. Davis, shame on you for your writings. You know the truth and know of the behind doors discussions. My fellow officers also know the truth, but it wasn't stated in your editorial. It is my earnest hopes that when this is all done, those who are honest will step forward...

FORT SCOTT, Kan. -- The Nevada Tigers took advantage of six errors and ineffective Fort Scott pitching as they ran away with the season opener for both schools, 10-2. Nevada never trailed as they scored without a hit in the first inning, finished with only three earned runs the entire game and simply didn't make the mistakes that cost Fort Scott throughout...

The Nevada JV fell to Fort Scott in baseball Monday, 8-7. The freshman team split a doubleheader with Neosho Thursday, winning the first game 3-2, but dropping the second 12-2. Cameron Cartwright pitched a five-inning complete game in the first one, striking out nine. Chris Harris was 2-for-3 at the plate in the first game...

NEVADA, Mo. -- The Nevada High School track team had a strong showing as they hosted the season-opening meet Saturday, at Testman Field. The Nevada girls and boys both finished second in the team standings, with Clinton winning the two team titles. The girls had winners in five events, as they finished with 118 team points to beat Joplin, Bronaugh and El Dorado Springs...