Stories from Friday, July 25, 2008

Dr. Karen Hargus Biehl, formally from Nevada, e-mailed me last week information about her achievements in education, with the idea that her experiences can show that it can be done and in hopes of encouraging others to go for their dreams. The 1977 graduate of Nevada High School has recently completed her doctoral degree in Pharmacy, reaching a major achievement...

Ella Mae Brooks, 74, Nevada, lost her battle to leukemia on July 23, 2008, at her home. She was born June 12, 1934, in Bloomfield, Neb., to Oran Everett and Bonavie Emalyne (LaFarge) Burrus. She married Nelson Ray Brooks on June 27, 1953, at the Methodist Church in Hume, Mo., and he survives of the home...

Proponents of a senior services fund to help increase the level of support services to Vernon County seniors say the fund will generate more than $100,000 and cost the average Vernon County property owner approximately the same as a fast food restaurant meal...

Farm Service Agency State Executive Director Tim Kelley has announced that effective 29 counties in Missouri have FSA disaster loans available due to severe storms and flooding which occurred June 1, 2008, and continuing. Those counties are: Bates, Daviess, Gentry, Grundy, Harrison, Linn, Livingston, Mercer, Polk, Adair, Andrew, Caldwell, Carroll, Cass, Cedar, Chariton, Dade, Dallas, DeKaIb, Greene, Henry, Hickory, Macon, Nodaway, Putnam, St. Clair, Sullivan, Vernon and Worth...

A basic American Red Cross class, "Chapter Response to Disaster" qualifies area residents to become a part of the immediate local response to disasters (often residential) and complete the necessary Disaster Action Teams forms required to obtain client assistance funds. Those who have already attended this class and would like a refresher course also may participate...

The city is nearly ready to start installing signs around the town to direct visitors to specific areas of town that have historic, art or recreational facilities as part of a joint project with the Missouri Department of Transportation. The signs are being paid for with money from the city's guest tax that I.M.P.A.C.T. Nevada Tourism has been accumulating for several year with the intention of doing a large project...