Stories from Tuesday, December 23, 2008

Troy Blaine Miller, 35, Walker, Mo., died at his residence Saturday, Dec. 20, 2008. He was born March 2, 1973, in Nevada, to Jerry and Susan Miller. He was married June 4, 2007, in Nevada, to Aimee N. Govoro and she survives of the home. Troy grew up in Nevada, and attended Nevada schools. He recently graduated from the Missouri Welding Institute in May 2008. He was a life long resident of Vernon County...

Roy Walter Moberg, 84, North Little Rock, Ark., formerly of Nevada, died at the Baptist Memorial Hospital in North Little Rock, Friday, Dec.19, 2008. He was born Dec. 31, 1923, in Fort Scott, to Walter Moberg and Lulu Pearl Thomas Moberg. He married Doris Dennison in 1946 and later married Juanita Johnson July 1, 1987, in Fort Scott, and she survives of the home...

Noah D. Herren, 66, of Nevada, died Sunday, Dec. 21, 2008, at Nevada Regional Medical Center. A memorial service will be held on Friday, Dec. 26, at Evergreen Memorial Chapel, Nevada. Mr. Herren is being cremated. Funeral arrangements are under the direction of the Evergreen Memorial Chapel. Full obituary infomation at www.evergreenmemorialchapel.com...

Dec. 18 There were reports of a supply of alcohol to minors in the Nevada area, a traffic hazard in the Deerfield area, a controlled burn in the Bronaugh area, a careless and imprudent driver in the Deerfield area, a juvenile assault in the Sheldon area, property damage in the Nevada area, vandalism in the Harwood area, an assault in the Nevada area, a careless and imprudent driver in the Milo area, a careless and imprudent driver in the Horton area, a vehicle vs. ...

April and David Keesler, of Nevada, and big brother David Benjamin Keesler II, are proud to announce the birth of their son and baby brother, Dorian Phillip Keesler. Dorian was born at Nevada Regional Medical Center. He weighed 7 pounds, 9 ounces, and measured 20 inches...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Gov.-elect Jay Nixon today announced the initial steps of the Show Me JOBS initiative, a bipartisan plan to get Missourians back to work and support small-business growth during these challenging economic times. Nixon's initiative will help create new jobs in Missouri by supporting small-business development, providing incentives for worker training and re-training, expanding the Quality Jobs Program and bringing next-generation auto jobs to the state...

The father of a 10-year-old student at Sheldon Elementary School has filed a Petition for an Order of Child Protection in the Vernon County Circuit Court. Roger Huggins claims his son, who has special needs, was pushed against a desk and struck with an eraser by his fifth-grade teacher, Jackie Allen, on Nov. 12...

Ask Gene Webb about the Christmas dinner the American Legion prepares each year and he'll tell you it's been going on a good many years. Which is saying something because he says the Thanksgiving dinner is relatively new, it's only been going on for 30 years or so...

By now I am sure that everyone has bought and wrapped every present for every person on the list. No? Have you forgotten someone? Will the girls know that the gift I gave to Sally cost more than the gift I have wrapped for Barbara? (I substituted names to protect the innocent.)...