Stories from Wednesday, October 15, 2008

Oct. 7 9:53 p.m., refusal of care, no transport. 11:15 p.m., transfer, St. John's, Joplin. Oct. 8 5:36 a.m., transfer, Freeman Hospital, Joplin. 8:43 a.m., refusal of care, no transport. 9:55 a.m., transfer, Freeman Hospital, Joplin. 6:13 p.m., motor vehicle accident, Nevada Regional Medical Center...

Holly and Cory Hallam, of Nevada, and big sister Izabella, are proud to announce the birth of their son and baby brother, Isaac Gene Hallam. Isaac was born at 3:40 p.m., on Oct. 8, 2008, at Nevada Regional Medical Center. He weighed 6 pounds, 9 ounces, and measured 19 1/2 inches...

Dr. Inez Vera Byer, 81, Nevada, died Oct. 13, 2008. A memorial service will be held at 10 a.m., on Friday, Oct. 17, at Evergreen Memorial Chapel, in Nevada. Funeral arrangements are under the direction of Evergreen Memorial Chapel, Nevada.

Oct. 8 There were reports of threats in the Sheldon area, a prowler in the Moundville area, found property in the Nevada area, a careless and imprudent driver in the Rich Hill area, a juvenile in the Nevada area, a suspicious person in the Nevada area, a 911 wrong number in the Nevada area, a mail box vandalism in the Nevada area, and a 911 wrong number in the Nevada area...

Sept. 30 Mary L. (Woods) Bishop, Moundville, Mo., seatbelt law and speeding 29/15. Tyler E. Earnest, Milo, speeding 43/30. Kristin J. Galloway, Rockville, Mo., speeding 42/30 and seatbelt law. Tatum E. Massoth, Nevada, speeding 25/15. Elizabeth Quackenbush, Nevada, failure to stop at a stop sign...

The MLRA Late Models traveled to Nevada Speedway on Oct. 4, and we were rewarded with some excellent racing. This was their season championship races so everyone gave their all to gain some points. We even had one car get involved in an accident, go airborn and then burst into flames -- which were quickly extinquished by our track officials. ...

The Nevada Lady Tigers volleyball team added another win to their total Tuesday night as they defeated the Girard High School Lady Trojans. The first set got off to a slow start for Nevada as they found themselves down 2-0 early. A quick 3-0 run gave the Lady Tigers a slim lead that held steady for the next several serves as the two teams traded points before Girard was able to pull even at 9-9...

The Vernon County Senior Center (Neal Center) located at 301 N. Main is dedicated to offering services and information to promote healthy, independent lifestyles for mature adults. Under the umbrella of "Care Connections" part of the Agency on Aging, The Vernon County Senior Center is only one of 26 within a 13 county area in Missouri...

Local goblins, superheroes, two-legged pumpkins, animals in disguise, princesses, princes and merry and scary ghouls of all sorts, get your costumes ready and prepare to be treated! Main Street Nevada's annual Safe Treats Parade in downtown Nevada is once again offering its Halloween tradition in which local children can trick-or-treat safely at local businesses in Nevada. ...

The number of people on Medicare keeps growing as more people reach Medicare age. There are many options now available and they are good quality options. The annual enrollment period will be from Nov. 15 to Dec. 31, when those on Medicare may enroll in Part D prescriptions or into Medicare Advantage programs with an effective date of January 1, 2009...

After listening for nearly two hours to Nevada residents voice their concerns about eliminating the one mile spacing between group homes, the Nevada Planning Commission voted 6-0, with John Flynn abstaining because he is handling the sale of the property, to send a negative recommendation to the city council on the proposed change until they can study the spacing between group homes further...

LAMAR -- Gov. Matt Blunt today visited his DREAM Initiative's newest designee, Lamar, to outline how his revitalization program will help the community create new growth and economic development opportunities. "I created the DREAM Initiative to ensure that our small and medium-sized communities have their fair share of state support to help meet their full potential. ...