Stories from Wednesday, December 17, 2008

Joyce Irene Menego, 82, the daughter of Vardie "Berk" and Clara Alvina (Young) Henderson was born on Aug. 4, 1927, in Blencoe, Iowa, and passed from this life on Saturday evening, Dec. 13, 2008, at the Cedar County Memorial Hospital, in El Dorado Springs, Mo...

Dec. 10 An accident occurred at 9:41 a.m., at Heritage State Bank, involving a truck driven by William D. Bearden, of Alba, Mo., and a car driven by Patricia E. Stubblefield, of Nevada. No injuries were reported. Dec. 11 There was a report of a burglary on the 2000 block of north Ash, made by Sharon Anders, of Nevada. She reported coins, one curtain, four holiday figures, and 15 clown statues stolen...

Larry White, 59, of Nevada, died Monday, Dec. 15, 2008, at St. John's, in Joplin. A memorial services will be held at 2:30 p.m., on Dec. 19, at Evergreen Memorial Chapel. Burial will be at Newton Burial Park. Funeral arrangements are under the direction of Evergreen Memorial Chapel. View obituary and send condolences online at www.evergreenmemorialchapel.com...

Brenda Amelia Amos, 44, Nevada, passed away on Dec. 15, 2008, at Nevada Regional Medical Center in Nevada. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 19, at Ferry Funeral Home. Cremation will, follow. Friends may call now and until the hour of service and the family receives friends from 1-2 p.m., on Friday prior to the service...

Dec. 14 There were reports of a theft in the Schell City area, suspicious activity in the Nevada area, a check well being in the Nevada area, fraud in the Nevada area, a powerline down in the Arthur area, a powerline down in the Rich Hill area, a tree down in the Nevada area, suspicous activity in the Nevada area, a tree down in the Nevada area, a fire alarm in the Nevada area, a grass fire in the Nevada area, a stranded morotist in the Schell City area, an animal in the Rich Hill area, a check well being in the Nevada area, a road hazard in the Nevada area, a civil matter in the Nevada area, suspicious activity in the Nevada area, a traffic stop in the Nevada area, suspicious activity in the Nevada area, a traffic stop in the Milo area, and suspicious activity in the Compton Junction area.. ...

Winter weather has driven its way through Vernon County in full force. Due to the inclement weather, Nevada High School canceled classes and also elected to postpone all sporting events that were scheduled for Tuesday. The boys' and girls' varsity basketball teams were scheduled to square off against Girard in another road contest, but those games were moved to Monday, Dec. 22...

A study conducted in late November, among 768 Americans revealed, that people are less tolerant of their neighbor's elaborate Christmas decorations this year compared to last year. HCD Research compared this year's results to an identical study it conducted during the 2007 holiday season...

Gov. Matt Blunt Tuesday urged Missourians to protect their homes, purchase additional food and an alternate heating source before the next round of winter storms. Missouri is experiencing the first rounds of winter weather including extremely cold temperatures, freezing rain and snow...