Stories from Tuesday, April 17, 2007

By Crystal D. Hancock Nevada Daily Mail The waiting is over, but for most employees of O'Sullivan Industries' Lamar plant, the worries are anything but over. Rumors and uncertainty reported by the Nevada Daily Mail on Friday have been replaced by a formal announcement, and it's not good news for employees...

A wreck occurred approximately 3:15 p.m., at Ash and Austin, Monday, between a Chevrolet pickup driven by Aaron Dahmer and a Jeep driven by Janet S. Del Rosario. Dahmer said he was northbound on Ash when the two vehicles collided in the middle of the intersection. Both drivers suffered evident but not disabling injuries. A passenger in Del Rosario's vehicle suffered probable but not apparent injuries, according to a press release from the Nevada Police Department...

By Ralph Pokorny Nevada Daily Mail Plans are under discussion to place a bond issue on the ballot for Nevada's wastewater treatment plant. Topping the agenda for a regular meeting set for 7 p.m., in council chambers, inside the city's public safety building at Ash and Austin, the Nevada City Council will be considering an ordinance asking Nevada voters to approve $9.8 million in revenue bonds at a special election on Aug. ...

Nevada Daily Mail April 22-28 is National Crime Victims' Rights Week -- a time for all Americans to learn about victimization, reflect on the cost of crime to our society, and promote laws, policies, and programs to help victims of crime rebuild their lives. The week's theme, "Victims' Rights: Every Victim, Every Time," envisions a strengthened national commitment to the nearly 24 million Americans harmed by crime each year...

By Crystal D. Hancock Nevada Daily Mail The Judevine Center for Autism is one of the first organizations dedicated to treating individuals with autism across the nation and one of the few today that work with individuals of all ages and at all levels on the autism spectrum. ...

Evelyn Marie "Mollie" Denning, age 85, of Nevada, died at her home in Nevada on April 16, 2007. She was born on Dec. 8, 1921, in Wellington, Kan., to Jay Emery Newell and M. Grace Gregson Newell. On March 29, 1939, she was named to Richard N. Dickason in Newkirk, Okla., and he preceded her in death in 1979. She was later married to Anthony C. "Tony" Denning on April 17, 1982, in Nevada and be preceded her in death in 1996...

Trent Lee Brackenridge, age 45, the youngest of five children born to Nova May (Smith) and James Coleman Brackenridge was born Nov. 5, 1961, in El Dorado Springs, Mo., and passed from this life on Friday, April 13, 2007, at St. Francis Hospital in Tulsa, Okla...

John Henry Heckadon, age 83, of Nevada, died on April 14, 2007, at Mercy Hospital in Fort Scott, Kan., following a short illness. He was born June 23, 1923, near Foster, Mo., to Andrew Joseph Heckadon and Josephine Louella Campbell Heckadon. On Jan. 24, 1947, he was married in Mound City, Kan., to Patty Lee Handly and she survives of the home...

Margaret Buncia Morris, 81, Nevada, Mo., passed away on Sunday, April 15, 2007, at Culpepper Place in Nevada following a brief illness. She was born March 16, 1926, to Emile Pommier and Julia Gillette Pommier in Franklin, Kan. She married Clyde Harold Morris on Dec. 24, 1947, in Girard, Kan. He preceded her in death on March 21, 2007...

Ruth Ensor, 69, Rich Hill, Mo., died April 16, 2007. Funeral services will be held at Thursday, April 19, at 10 a.m., at the Heuser Funeral Home, Rich Hill. The family will receive friends Wednesday from 6-8 p.m. The family suggests memorial contributions to the Friends of Green Lawn Cemetery Association...

Jeremy M. Rushton and Cherie J. Gilmore, Lee's Summit, Mo., and Colbin are proud to announce the birth of their son and brother, Hunter Michael Rushton. Hunter was born at 1:44 p.m., Jan. 11, 2007, at St. Luke's East Hospital, Lee's Summit. He weighed 9 pounds, and measured 20.5 inches...

Nevada Daily Mail MOUNT VERNON -- The on again, off again nature of spring sports in regards to weather allowed a reprieve for Nevada's tennis team Monday, as they not only got to play, but they collected a 7-2 victory over Mount Vernon. The Tigers collected their first victory since April 5, ending a two-match skid to improve to 2-3 this season...

Nevada Daily Mail PAOLA, Kan. -- The Tiger track team was back in action Monday after a weekend of rained out activities. Nevada competed in a meet with 10 other schools in Paola, Kan., with the girls placing third and the boys taking seventh. Nevada took the top two spots in the boys' pole vault, and also had a winner in the 800 meters and the girls' 400 meter relay...