Stories from Friday, December 19, 2008

Edward Theo "Ted" Jennings, 79, of Nevada, Mo., formerly of Benton and Hot Springs, died Wednesday, Dec. 17, 2008 at Freeman Medical Center in Joplin, Mo. His death was due to complications of pulmonary disease. He was born June 7, 1929 to the late Edward Theo and Louise Besancon Jennings in Collegeville, Ark. ...

John Edwin Evans, 64, of Lamar, Mo., died at12:10 p.m., on Tuesday, Dec. 16, 2008, at Barton County Memorial Hospital, in Lamar. Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m., on Saturday, Dec. 20, at Konantz-Warden Funeral Home Chapel, in Lamar. Burial will be in Clintenville Cemetery in El Dorado Springs Mo. Visitation will be on Friday, Dec. 19, from 6 to 8 p.m., at the funeral home...

Dec. 17 There were reports of a missing person in the Milo area, a vehicle accident in the Milo area, a vehicle accident in the Deerfield area, a vehicle accident in the Rich Hill area, a controlled burn in the Nevada area, a vehicle accident in the Richards area, cows out in the Bronaugh area, a controlled burn in the Nevada area, a vehicle accident in the Walker area, a vehicle accident in the Barton County area, a lost item in the Nevada area, a medical call in the Nevada area, a careless and imprudent driver in the Nevada area, an agency assist in the Nevada area, a check well being in the Milo area, and a vehicle accident in the Nevada area.. ...

Dec. 3 Amanda E. Overton, Nevada, seat belt law. Wyatt T. Whitworth, Nevada, seat belt law. Lee C. Wilson, Richards, speeding 40/30. Dec. 4 Leviathon L. Dipman, Nevada, speeding 42/30. Christina L. Lukenbill, Nevada, seat belt law. Michael D. Nichols, Nevada, expired driver's license...

This has been one of the wettest years on record in Missouri, and there's still time for 2008 to break the record for most precipitation, said a University of Missouri Extension climatologist. Preliminary numbers indicate that if Missouri receives more than 2.56 inches of precipitation in December, which would be only slightly above normal, 2008 will surpass 1993, which averaged 55.07 inches, said Pat Guinan, MU Extension climatologist with the Commercial Agriculture Program...

Innocent-looking toys can be a potential hazard to children's ears, experts say. Toys that make noise aren't as safe as you think, according to Dennis Cory, owner of Sears Hearing Aid Service Center of Nevada. Cory encourages residents to visit the Sight & Hearing Association's Web site, www.sightandhearing.org, to find facts about noise induced hearing loss, as well as to view its recently released annual Noisy Toys Study that lists toys to avoid...

The family of Emily Ann Debrine, a 15-year-old Nevada High School student killed in a traffic crash on U.S. 54 Highway, near Deerfield, on Nov. 26, is instituting two scholarships in her honor. Emily was passionate about golf and about giving to others, said her mother Melissa LaNear, so it's fitting to remember her with scholarships that will help other students in the future...

The Nevada High School freshman boys' and girls' basketball teams got back into action Thursday night with a split of Pleasant Hill. The Lady Tiger freshmen got off to a very strong start against the Chicks of Pleasant Hill with an early rally. An obvious defensive and rebounding prowess for Nevada led to an early 6-point lead by the time the buzzer sounded...

The Nevada Red Sox are set to hold tryouts for next year's American Legion Baseball season. Tryouts are scheduled to be held at Nevada Middle School on Dec. 27, from 1-4 p.m. All participants are asked to bring a glove and running shoes to the tryout and player information sheets can be picked up at Sports Stuff, 200 S. Alma St., Nevada. Player information sheets are to be returned at tryouts and extras will be available on arrival...

Dear Editor: I am responding to Mr. Charles Nash's article of 29 November titled "Are We Lurching Backward-Again?" He falsely states, "The Indians were exterminated, like vermin, by white pioneers .... many years earlier it (America) was stolen from the Native Americans." The truth is the Indians were defeated on the field of battle by a people more advanced in technology and numbers; a people who did not exterminate them, for Indian descendants are with us today. ...

That was the shortened name of my aunt Dorthy Carpenter, who passed away recently. To those family and close friends, "Aunt Dot" was a loved one to remember. This article is intended to be a tribute to her. It is also committed as the first step in a family album of tributes and memories. After I complete this article, I will ask all of her family and friends to send me their own stories to add to a booklet about "Dot."...