Stories from Wednesday, December 10, 2008

"The Lord is my Shepherd, I shall not want…" These were words that Robert Lee Martin modeled his life around. Born Sept. 11, 1924 in Paola, Kan., Bob moved with his mother, Hazelle Martin and sister, Myrtle to Vernon County, Mo., where he lived with his grandfather, John T. ...

Dec. 8 There were reports of suspicious activities in the Montevallo area, a medical call in the Walker area, property damage in the Deerfield area, a suspicious person in the Nevada area, an ex parte violation in the Nevada area, a fraud/impersonation in the Milo area, an agency assist in the Nevada area, illegal trash dumping in the Nevada area, careless driving in the Deerfield area, harassment in the Nevada area, stealing in the Moundville area, a road hazard in the Milo area, and speeding in the El Dorado Springs area.. ...

William Henry Pitts, 89, died on Dec. 6, 2008, at the Medicalodge of Nevada. Funeral services were held at 11 a.m., on Wednesday, Dec. 10, at the Lewis-Hoagland Funeral Home, in Schell City, with the Rev. Terry Mosher officiating. Interment with military honors were conducted at the Green Lawn Cemetery in Schell City. Funeral arrangements for Mr. Pitts were entrusted to the Lewis-Hoagland Funeral Home, in Schell City...

Nov. 29 Michael C. Bailey, Lee's Summit, Mo., expired license plates. Ismael A. Delis, Independence, Mo., failure to stop at a stop sign. Chase T. Domer, Nevada, wrong way on one-way street, and no proof of insurance. Roger W. Leo, Nevada, expired license plates, and no proof of insurance...

Almost any where you go, including Nevada, you may hear people say there is nothing to do. That will not be true in Vernon County in 2009. With the year winding down and a new year to begin shortly. It is only appropriate to look at 2009 and visualize all of the events that will take place...

The first winter storm of the season struck Tuesday, bringing with it chilling winds and icy precipitation. Light freezing rain settled over the area, covering windshields and settling on driveways and side streets, forcing drivers with cars parked outside to make use of ice scrapers...

Times are trying for everyone -- it seems the economic crunch has even hit the North Pole, and Santa and his crew have taken drastic measures to fund Christmas. That's the premise behind "Santa's Holiday Hoedown," a Christmas musical to be presented at 6 p.m., Monday, Dec. 15, at the Northeast Vernon County High School, in Walker...

A small dog touched the heart of a Nevada neighborhood and especially of a grandmother and former school teacher, Doris Weatherly Beard. Beard was so touched by the little red dog she wrote a book for children, titled, "The Little Red Dog and the Big Silver Car," which is based on a true story for her grandchildren about how the dog found a new family to live with. Beard had her sister, June Marshall, illustrate the book with colorful drawings...

How much wood could a woodchuck chuck if a woodchuck could chuck wood? The answer to that may never be known, but the Vernon County Ambulance District crew knows how much wood they have chucked so far in order to raise money for their annual toy drive -- 35 ranks of wood...

An early morning house fire caused the deaths of two children Wednesday. The fire, at 54 highway and 1700 road, in the Darren and Cheryl Dennison home, was reported to the Vernon County Sheriff's office at 2:22 a.m. The house was fully engulfed when the first reporting law enforcement and fire personnel arrived at the scene...