Stories from Friday, May 23, 2008

Lois Ann McAfee, 57, passed away Thursday, May 22, 2008, at her home in Milo, Mo. She was born June 24, 1950, in Rock Springs, Wyo., to Dale Franklin Divine and Ruth Lavina Young Divine. She married Willy B. McAfee on Nov. 5, 1982, in Miami, Okla., and he survives of the home...

Dorothy Joan Buckner, 72, of Nevada, passed away on Thursday, May 22, 2008, at Nevada Regional Medical Center following a lengthy illness. She was born on Aug. 19, 1935, in Richards, Mo., to George William Buckner and Addie Mae Ellifrits Buckner. Dorothy grew up in Vernon County and spent most of her life here. She worked for a number of years at Quality Products in Nevada and Lamar. Dorothy was a Baptist. She loved being outdoors and playing bingo...

Vera Arnold, age 96, of Schell City, died Wednesday, May 21, 2008 at the Moore-Few Car Center, in Nevada. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m., Saturday, May 24, at the Lewis-Hoagland Funeral Home, in Schell City. Visitation will be from 9 to 10:30 a.m., Saturday, prior to the service at the funeral home. Burial will be at Green Lawn Cemetery, in Schell City...

May 18 There were reports of a mailbox vandalism in the Schell City area, a domestic/trespassing in the Sheldon area, an alarm in the Sheldon area, juveniles walking in the Nevada area, a traffic stop in the Nevada area, a civil dispute in the Filley, Mo., area, a snake in the Indian Springs area, a careless and imprudent driver in the Nevada area, an alarm in the Nevada area, a civil matter in the Schell City area, a careless and imprudent semi driver in the Business 71 area, a field on fire in the Bronaugh area, a possible drunk driver in the Nevada area, a controlled burn in the Deerfield area, a vicious dog in the Moundville area, a man walking in the Business 71 area, property found in the Nevada area, a vehicle vs. ...

Kendra and Clarence LaRoche Jr., and siblings Lany Bovanizer, Kaleb New, and Cyla and Cooper Brooks, of Fort Scott, are proud to announce the birth of their daughter and baby sister Maleigh Marie ShayLinn Bovanizer. Maleigh was born at 11:39 a.m., on May 12, 2008, at Mercy Hospital, in Fort Scott. She weighed 7 pounds, 7 ounces, and measured 20 inches...

May 15 There was a report of a burglary in the 700 block of north Ash, made by Pam Hoover, of Nevada. She reported a cellular phone stolen. May 17 An accident occurred at 10:52 a.m., at Business 71 and Commerce Drive involving a car driven by Lisa J. Greenlee, of Nevada, and a pickup driven by Danny Mitchell, of Nevada. No injuries were reported...

Nevada baseball capped off the 2008 season with its annual awards ceremony Wednesday at Nevada High School. Four awards were given out, but there were only three recipients this year because senior center-fielder Jordan Kerbs won Offensive and Defensive Player of the Year. Junior second baseman Ben Fisher won the Most Improved Player Award and senior third-baseman Jerrod Alexander received the Tough as Nails honor...

Plans are being finalized for the kickoff of the 44th Annual Bushwhacker Days celebration. Wednesday evening, June 11, will be the start of a fun-filled, family-oriented, four-day event on and around the Vernon County Courthouse Square in Nevada. The festivities will begin at 6 p.m., with a series of events. ...

The Walton Park Family Aquatics Center is scheduled to open for the season on Monday, May 26, at 1 p.m., weather permitting. Air temperatures must be 73 degrees in order to open. Water temperatures are also taken into account to prevent unnecessary exposure to cold water temperatures and the concern for hypothermia...

On May 20 and 21, Horizon Housing Foundation, the non-profit General Partner of Elmwood Estates, will launch an innovative IT Program at the development. This program is the result of a partnership between Horizon Housing Foundation and One-Economy, a global nonprofit. ...

On Sunday, May 17, seniors of Northeast Vernon County High School finished out their student careers at the institution. Twenty-six students walked across the auditorium stage to receive diplomas and take their first steps into new lives.

As a community service project, Brownie Girl Scout Troop No. 4438 asked businesses to pay for cases of Girl Scout cookies that would be shipped to U.S. Soldiers in Iraq. Precision Aero Services paid for the cookies to be shipped over and the following businesses paid for the cookies:...

Students from Nevada High School were honored by The Missouri Council on Economic Education at The Stock Market Game Program, Awards Dinner, April 29, in Springfield. This team built a portfolio amounting to $112,835.27 placing them in first place for the West Central Region. The program is a ten-week simulation in which students are given a fictional $100,000 to invest in shares of stock on the New York Stock Exchange, American Stock Exchange and the NASDAQ Market...