Stories from Wednesday, February 4, 2009

Feb. 1 There were reports of a domestic assault in the Nevada area, a road hazard in the Nevada area, an animal in the Nevada area, a property damage in the Schell City area, and a domestic assault in the Walker area. Melissa L. Dunfield, 29, of Nevada, was arrested and processed by the Nevada Police Department on charges of driving while suspended. She was released on a $225 bond...

Jan. 21 There was a report of an animal bite in the 100 block of north West, made by Jennifer Heckadon, of Nevada. She reported being bitten by a dog. The dog is under observation. Jan. 25 There was a report of a burglary in the U.S. Highway 54 area, made by Charles Hadden, of Nevada. He reported an air craft engine, propeller, and gearbox stolen...

Sarah "Lorene" Wolf, 87, Raymore, Mo., formerly of Nevada, passed away on Tuesday, Feb. 3, 2009, at Foxwood Springs Nursing Home, Raymore, following an illness of several months. She was born on March 24, 1921, in El Dorado Springs, to Schuyler Lawrence and Susan Jane Pope. She married Chester L. Wolf on March 24, 1946, in Nevada, and he survives of Raymore...

The Hume Hornets finished strong in the Hume Invitational basketball tournament with two victories recently. On Friday, Jan. 30, the Hornets squared off against Sheldon and showed a dominant performance with a 65-34 victory in the semifinal contest. Cameron Hinton led the effort for Hume with 21 points, followed by Cody Franklin, Eric Pruitt and Andy Yarick with 10 apiece...

The Nevada Middle School seventh and eighth grade boys' basketball teams competed against Carthage Monday night with mixed results. For the seventh graders, Nevada showed a strong performance in a very close B game, taking the win by a final score of 27-22. Kalen Bradley led the offensive effort for the Tigers with 17 points on the night -- 13 of which came in the fourth quarter alone...

The Nevada Tigers suffered their 14th loss of the year Tuesday night at the hands of the Mountaineers of Mount Vernon, who came into the night with an overall record of 14-6. The Tigers came into the game without a major portion of their offense in senior Ben Fisher, who was missing his third consecutive game due to an injury to his left thumb that he suffered in Friday night's game against Stockton. ...

The Cottey College Comets kept their winning streak alive on Saturday, but perhaps more important, they got revenge against the only Region XVI team to give them a loss this season as they soundly defeated St. Louis Community College-Meramec 79-52 in front of a home crowd...

Interested parties have through the end of February to participate in Prairie Pride's latest equity drive. A story published on Feb. 2 indicated that the drive was slated to end on Jan. 30; but according to Caroline Phillips, human resources coordinator for Prairie Pride Inc., the board of directors voted to extend the equity drive for 30 more days in hopes that their $10 million goal could be met by current and new members...

Governor Nixon has proposed dramatic cuts in funding for the states University of Missouri Extension Service, 50 percent. Local extension agent Wayne Prewitt said that he couldn't speak to the media on the issue but could confirm the proposed cuts. Former youth specialist Leonard Ernsbarger said he hadn't heard of the cuts until contacted and said he thought the cuts were uncalled for...

Although the Nevada City Council voted 5-0 Tuesday night to not raise the fees at the Frank E. Peters Municipal Golf Course as recommended by the parks board, they are still serious about finding some way to increase the money the course brings in. Nevada Mayor Mike Hutchens told the council that the rumors circulating around town are not true...

For Jennifer Sturdy, 37, of Nevada, away games for her daughter's basketball team mean she'll be making a stop "to get a drink for the road" and, sometimes, a Missouri Lottery ticket. That ritual paid off recently as the former factory worker and mother of two won the $30,000 top prize playing the Lottery's "Fistful of $50's" Scratchers game...

Jim Clark, 61, of Milo, Mo., sprang into action Wednesday, Jan. 28, when a passing motorist stopped and told him that two of his horses had fallen through the ice and snow covering his pond on E Highway, four miles east of Milo. Jumping into their overalls, he and his wife Barbara ran out to assess the situation. "It was just like a plan popped into my head the minute I got out there," Jim said...