Stories from Wednesday, June 25, 2008

Mary Frances Plain, 62, of Nevada, passed away Friday, June 20, 2008, at Medicalodge Care Center, in Nevada, following a lengthy illness. She was born Nov. 4, 1945, in Independence, Mo., to Frederick M. Plain and Dorothy Frances Hanners Plain. Mary grew up in Independence, Mo., and lived there until 1985. She lived in Kansas, Texas and moved to Nevada approximately five years ago...

June 22 There were reports of an alarm in the Nevada area, a possible missing vehicle in the Nevada area, a violation of an ex parte in the Nevada area, debris in the road in the Nevada area, a lost dog in the Moundville area, a domestic dispute in the Walker area, a deer in the ditch in the Nevada area, an ex parte violation in the Compton Junction area, a vehicle without tags in the Bronaugh area, an ambulance request in the Walker area, and a gas drive off in the Deerfield area...

June 13 An accident occurred at 10:06 p.m., at Hedges Apartments, involving a parked car owned by Ashley L. Kramer, of Columbus, Mo., and an unknown vehicle. No injuries were reported. June 14 An accident occurred at 8:42 a.m., at Main and Austin, involving a SUV driven by Casey J. Newton, of Nevada, and parked car owned by Clinton McKenzie, of Nevada. No injuries were reported...

Just south of Nevada city limits there is a special sparkle that comes as a result of the precious diamonds, a baseball diamonds complex -- Champion Diamonds. This is a precious treasure that has been provided to this community. This is the 10th year for Champion Diamonds, yet for many of us it seems new. ...

Nevada Griffons shortstop Tommy Fitzgerald has been what some might call a baseball fanatic all his life. He grew up just playing around at home with his brothers and his dad, but has come a long way from the days of sitting at home watching major league games and sharing his father's love of the sport. He's now come from that ordinary young boy with a love for baseball, fueled by his father and brothers, to a member of the 2007 All Jayhawk League second team, with goals of one day going pro...

EPA is launching an effort to help Americans save on their summer cooling bills with advice on how to properly program their thermostat. When used correctly, Energy Star qualified programmable thermostats can save money on energy bills and help fight global warming by reducing greenhouse gas emissions. If consumers manage their heating and cooling schedules accordingly, a programmable thermostat can save about $180 a year on home energy bills...

The Nevada High School Air Force JROTC program has been awarded a Distinguished Unit Award which recognizes Air Force Junior ROTC units that have performed above and beyond normal expectations and have distinguished themselves through outstanding service to their school and community. Lt. Col. Patrick Giunta, head of the ROTC department said that the class that won the award had set goals at the beginning of the year they wanted to reach...

In Nevada, a great deal of loving care, hours of dedication, sweat and teamwork goes into building the Habitat for Humanity homes; so it's only appropriate that one of the staples of life -- potatoes -- are also one of the staples that provides a level of funding that has enabled the chapter to build nearly one home per year since its first project in 1996...