Stories from Thursday, November 20, 2008

May F. Peterson, 84, Carthage, Mo., passed away on Nov. 6, 2008, in Richards, Mo., at the home of her daughter Lorine. She was born in Wakonda, S.D., on March 27, 1924, to Willoughby and Martha (Hackett) Hall. She grew up in the Wakonda area. She married Laurence A. Peterson on April 3, 1946, in Pipestone, Minn., and they farmed in the Salem-Montrose area...

Nov. 7 6:21 p.m., medical, Nevada Regional Medical Center. 10:33 p.m., transfer, Freeman Hospital, Joplin. Nov. 8 3:40 a.m., lift assist, no transport. 3:51 a.m., medical, Nevada Regional Medical Center. 8:19 a.m., fire standby, no transport. 9:38 a.m., refusal of care, no transport...

Nov. 17 There were reports of a horse out in the Nevada area, found property in the El Dorado Springs area, contraband in the Walker area, trash dumping in the Nevada area, a deer carcass in the Nevada area, a brush fire in the Bronaugh area, a neighbor dispute in the Sheldon area, a vehicle accident in the Nevada area, a accident in the Richards area, property damage in the Nevada area, a missing gun in the Nevada area, and harassment in the Nevada area...

Oct. 27 1 p.m., 400 W. Lee, fire drill. 7 p.m., 402 S. Pine, structure fire. 9:09 p.m., 638 E. Maple, structure fire. 11:16 p.m., Nevada Regional Medical Center, aircraft standby. 11:42 p.m., 503 S. Ash, structure fire. Oct. 28 8 a.m., 700 E. Highland, public education...

Congress recently approved provisions for farms with 10.0 base acres or less to enroll in the 2008 DCP farm program. According to a press release from the Vernon County FSA, roducers on farms with 10.0 base acres or less have until Nov. 26, 2008, to initiate and complete enrollment of a farm for the 2008 DCP farm program...

In 2006, Thanksgiving Day topped the charts once again as the peak day for home cooking fires. According to National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) reports, there were 1,400 home structure fires involving cooking equipment that year, which is more than three times the daily average...

Four years ago the late Franklin Norman capped a lifetime of civic activities by bringing the city, county and state together to refurbish the William Joel Stone monument that sits on the courthouse lawn. Today the monument needs to have more work done...

Commemorative book on sale now, author to conduct signing event Friday The newest publication of the Vernon County Historical Society is available for purchase, and a book signing is planned for 1-3 p.m., Friday, Nov. 21, in the Nevada/Vernon County Area Chamber of Commerce offices on the lower level of the Carnegie Building, at the corner of Ash and Austin, Nevada...

The Nevada Middle School eighth grade girls' basketball A and B teams traveled to Lamar Tuesday evening with promising results. The B game got off to a fairly strong start for Nevada as they were able to get the offense going early and jumped out to a quick six-point lead. Lamar's defense was quickly able to recover, however, and Nevada was only able to manage four points in the second quarter to take a 14-10 lead into the locker room for halftime...

The Cottey College Comets suffered their first loss of the season in a hard fought home game against the Ottawa University junior varsity Lady Braves Wednesday night. Both teams came out very strong in the beginning of the game on the defensive end and the offenses struggled to get anything going in the early minutes. The outstanding perimeter shooting of the Lady Braves led to a 9-2 hole for the Comets early in the game...

Dear Editor: Thanks for the opportunity to share my opinion in response to the "Election Day 2008" opinion authored by Charles C. Nash that appeared in the Herald-Tribune this past Saturday, Nov. 15, 2008. When I read the Nash article I thought for a moment I was reading from the New York Times and not a rural newspaper in Southwest Missouri. ...