Stories from Friday, September 26, 2008

Robert Lee Spillman, 63, of Columbia, passed away Tuesday, Sept. 23, 2008. He was born on Jan. 9, 1945, in Kansas City, Mo. the son of Lloyd Lee and Iva Lorene Spillman. He was united in marriage to Rose Mary Kleen on Oct. 17, 1964 in Metz, Mo. In addition to his wife Rose Mary, survivors include his parents of Camdenton, Mo.; daughter, Christina Catlett and husband Brian, of St. ...

Sept. 24 There were reports of a traffic stop in the Walker area, a medical call in the Bronaugh area, a vehicle accident in the Belamy area, a controlled burn in the Bellamy area, a theft in the Schell City area, a juvenile in the Schell City area, a 911 wrong number in the Nevada area, a 911 test in the Nevada area, an animal bite in the Nevada area, a controlled burn in the Dederick area, a juvenile in the Bronaugh area, a domestic dispute in the Sheldon area, a check well being in the Sheldon area, and a theft in the Rich Hill area.. ...

Sept. 24 An accident occurred at 5:05 p.m., on West and Hickory, involving a SUV driven by Theodore D. Furry, of Nevada, and a car driven by Kortini L. Gossett, of Nevada. No injuries were reported. There was a report of a burglary in the 300 block of east Ashland, made by Martine Steckman, of Nevada. She reported jewelry and a camera stolen...

Aug. 8 Joyce S. Kalthoff, Nevada, no proof of insurance. Aug. 31 James M. Kastl, Mapleton, Kan., speeding 50/30. Sept. 2 Elaine I. Allen, Schell City, speeding 30/15. Megan A. Barlow, Nevada, speeding 28/15. Shelby N. Brandt, Nevada, speeding 28/15...

Like many of you, I have been utterly lost the past few days, watching the news about the economy. When and how it will all work out or fail, has me worried, as I am sure it does many of you. Over and over I kept thinking about the old days, back when we had real "Savings!"...

Editor: Once again we are being asked to change our city zoning laws to allow a company to construct five group homes on East Highland. I, as a homeowner that will be on the east boundary line, would like to object to this change. Our present zoning says that there shall be 5,280 feet between group homes. We at present already have a group home on North Elm Street, which is about 2 1/2 blocks from the proposed site for the other five group homes...

In a workshop hosted by the University of Missouri Extension, participants can explore how to take those first steps toward owning a business. The "Starting a Small Business: The First Steps" class set for 5:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m., Thursday, Oct. 2, at the Nevada TeleCenter, 2015 N. West St. Nevada, Mo...

Among the issues to be decided in November is Constitutional Amendment 4, proposed by the Missouri legislature. A yes vote would amend the Missouri Constitution to change the provisions relating to the financing of stormwater control projects. It would remove a limitation on the amount of money that could be made available for these types of projects and remove limitations on disbursing those funds...

A meeting was held Thursday morning in the office of Bill McGuire, Nevada city manager, between city and county officials attempting to formulate a plan for combining the communications needs of all emergency service providers in Vernon County into one dispatch center. McGuire, Vernon County Sheriff Ron Peckman, Vernon County Presiding Commissioner Bonnie McCord and Nevada Police Chief Gary Herstein were involved in the discussions...

Community clinics will be held at the following locations in Vernon County during the month of October: The Vernon County Health Department will be closed Oct. 13 in observance of Columbus Day. In addition to the community clinics, the health department offers a variety of programs ranging from car seat safety training to blood pressure screening and more. The view the department's calendar and learn about services, visit www.vernonhealth.org...

Area women will soon have the opportunity to partake in an inspirational evening scheduled to take place in Fort Scott. Speaker, musician and author Kim Bolton will make a special appearance at the Fort Scott Middle School beginning at 6 p.m., on Saturday, Oct. 11, according to event organizer Nancy Wimmer...

Community Outreach in Nevada has announced the next visit of the Ozarks Food Harvest Mobile Food Pantry is Thursday, Oct. 2. On My Own, Inc., the area's Independent Living Center headquartered in Nevada, is providing the financial sponsorship for the mobile food pantry visits...

It's taken awhile, it's been since February 2006 the project was approved by the Osage Prairie YMCA's board of directors but the pool project is under construction to the south of the main YMCA building. Lacey Brothers Construction began pouring concrete for the bottom of the pool Thursday morning...