Stories from Wednesday, January 7, 2009

Barbara May Morrow Crane, 69, passed away at St. John's hospital, in Springfield, Mo., on Friday, Jan. 2, 2009, after a long struggle with emphysema and other health problems. Barbara was born near Fort Scott (in Bourbon County), on Feb. 11, 1939, to Clarence Norman Morrow, of Lamar, Mo., and Mildred Blanche Tyler Morrow, of El Dorado Springs, both deceased. ...

Stella May Wehar, 71, a resident of rural Fort Scott, died early Saturday, Jan. 3, 2009, at her home following a lengthy illness. She was born Feb. 8, 1937, in Fort Scott, the daughter of Robert Rivers Holt and Dora Agnes Moore Holt. Stella father died when she was 8 and she was reared by her mother and Thad West. ...

Donald Edward Davison, 68 of Fayetteville, Ark., formerly of Butler, Mo., died Monday, Jan. 5, 2009 at Fayetteville City Hospital Nursing Center in Fayetteville, Ark. He was born June 29, 1940, to Milton and Goldie Richardson Davison in Long Lane, Mo...

Janice LaDene Robertson, 80, Nevada, passed away on Monday, Jan. 5, 2009, at her home in Nevada. She was born Aug. 14, 1928, in Kansas City, Mo., to Earl Berry and Carrie Long Berry. She married Wayne F. Robertson in 1964 and he preceded her in death in 1991...

Charles H. Skoff, of Rich Hill, died on Jan. 2, 2009. Funeral services were held on Jan. 5, at 11 a.m., at Heuser Funeral Home, in Rich Hill, with Bill Perkey officiating. Interment was at Green Lawn Cementery, in Rich Hill, Mo. Funeral arrangements were under the direction of Heuser Funeral Home, in Rich Hill, Mo...

Maxine West, 78, of Rich Hill, died on Jan. 5, 2009, at the Bates County Memorial Hospital. Funeral services will be held today, at 2 p.m., at the Heuser Funeral Home, in Rich Hill, with burial at the Greenlawn Cemetery. The family received friends on Tuesday from 6-8 p.m...

Jan. 5 There were reports of an alarm in the Nevada area, a vehicle accident in the Deerfield area, a deceased person in the Deerfield area, property damage in the Deerfield area, a suspicious person in the Nevada area, a child custody dispute in the Compton Junction area, and a traffic stop in the Nevada area...

Jan. 5 An accident occurred at 2:19 p.m., on Walnut and Cedar, involving a pickup driven by Daniel R. Quest, of Nevada, and a car driven by Kia S. Dighero, of Moundville. No injuries were reported.

Dec. 29 10:27 p.m., 2323 N. Ash, electrical fire. Dec. 31 12:19 a.m., 446 N. David, structure fire. 1:28 p.m., 324 N. Olive, unauthorized burn. 10:38 p.m., 800 W. Ashland, burn complaint. Jan. 1 5:30 p.m., 804 W. Walnut, unauthorized burn. Jan. 2 12:45 p.m., 905 E. Hickory, anhydrous leak...

Dec. 22 12:48 p.m., medical, Nevada Regional Medical Center. 2:06 p.m., medical, Nevada Regional Medical Center. 3:45 p.m., medical, Nevada Regional Medical Center. 4:25 p.m., medical, Nevada Regional Medical Center. Dec. 23 9:57 a.m., medical, Nevada Regional Medical Center...

Dear Editor, To all Walker Rural Fire Dept. patrons and concerned citizens It has been rumored that at a recent fire in the Dederick area it took the Walker Rural Fire Department an hour to get to a house fire and consequently it burned down. This is untrue. ...

Dear Editor, I would like to take this opportunity to thank the Vernon County area for their support of Teen Angels. I am so proud of the community and the support they have shown our teens. I don't mention the names of the individuals or businesses that helps us because most prefer to remain anonymous. ...

"It was a rough night, but Neosho's a good team," Nevada Tigers head coach Devin White said of the dual meet between Nevada and the Wildcats of Neosho Tuesday night. The Tiger grapplers struggled all around on the night and ultimately fell by a final combined score of 66-7. On the varsity side, Nevada was able to pick up two individual match wins, but was unable to recover from dropping their other eight matches...

A house fire and a traffic accident cost three young people their lives during November. Six-month-old Taylor Shane died from injures suffered in a house fire the weekend of Nov. 19. Taylor's father suffered burns to his hands while rescuing Taylor and two other children from the burning building...

For the second month in a row Vernon County parents were left to grieve the death of their children after an early morning fire destroyed their home. Darren and Cheryl Dennison's four children were alone in the house when the fire broke out around 2 a.m,. ...

Sarah Vanderbuilt, 1100 N. Adams told the city council Tuesday night that raising the taxi coupon price from $2.50 to $3.00 per one-way ride will have a big impact on the elderly and the handicapped. "Fifty cents adds up" she said before the City Council voted 4-0, with Bill Gillette excused, to give tentative approval to an ordinance raising the cost of taxi coupons to $3 for the elderly and the handicapped and to $4 for the general public...

This Friday will mark the beginning of a nationwide event cookie aficiandos everywhere anticipate each year -- Girl Scout cookies will be going on sale. Local Brownie Girl Scout leader Tara Charles said the scouts will start going door-to-door to take pre-orders for the tasty treats starting Friday...

The Vernon County Commissioners have started the budget process for 2009. They have held meetings with several county officials including Tammy Bond, Public Administrator; Cherie Roberts, Assessor; Phil Couch, Treasurer; and Dennis Kimrey, Emergency Management...

Kenneth Bruce Whitesell Jr. died Tuesday at Nevada Regional Medical Center after a long illness. Whitesell, 73, was Cedar County presiding commissioner for many years. Services for Whitesell will be Friday, Jan. 9, at 2 p.m., at the Church of God Holiness. Visitation will be at the Sheldon Funeral Home, El Dorado Springs Thursday, Jan. 8, at 7 p.m...

The Nevada Middle School eighth grade boys' basketball A and B teams competed at Joplin North Middle School Tuesday night with mixed results. The B team came out first and found themselves in a tight, low-scoring battle throughout the entire game. By the time all was said and done, Nevada came out on top by a final score of 14-11...