Stories from Thursday, April 9, 2009

March 25 Geraldine L. Prough, Schell City, seat belt law. Justin M. Servos, Nevada, speeding 47/30. Tisha A. Short, Neosho, following too close. Debora K. Smith, Jerico Springs, seat belt law. Justin M. Varner, El Dorado Springs, seat belt law. March 26...

Alana and Lane Koehn, of Walker, are proud to announce the birth of their daughter, Malia Beth Koehn. Malia was born at 9:11 a.m., on March 31, 2009, at Nevada Regional Medical Center. She weighed 6 pounds, 12 ounces, and measured 19 inches. Maternal grandparents are John and Barbara Unrah, of Othello, Wash...

Inez Revis, age 91, of Schell City, died on Tuesday, April 7, 2009, at Christian Healthcare, in Nevada. Visitation will be from 7-8 p.m., on Friday, April 10, at Lewis-Hoagland Funeral Home, in Schell City. Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m., Saturday, April 11, at the Baptist Church, in Schell City. Burial will be in Green Lawn Cemetery, in Schell City. Friends may call after 1 p.m., on Friday at Lewis-Hoagland Funeral Home...

Krystal and Matthew Williams, of Belton, Mo., are proud to announce the birth of their daughter, Kairyn Suzanne Williams. Kairyn was born at 11:31 p.m., on Thursday, March 19, 2009, at Olathe Medical Center, in Olathe, Kan. She weighed 7 pounds, 10 1/2 ounces, and measured 19 inches...

I was once challenged in these pages to name a characteristic of my father and men of his generation which I found sadly lacking in latter-day men. The assumption was that I wouldn't be able to do it. "He put his feet on the coffee-table?" I was sneeringly asked...

There have been many scary and tragic things happening recently. Sometimes I think I would like to go live in a cabin in the woods away from any news. But I would want someone to bring me something to eat once in a while. I know that when they came I would be like the grateful participants of Meals on Wheels. ...

The Hume Hornets opened their baseball season on Friday, April 3, at Lamar. The Hornets lost the game 2-1 in nine innings, allowing one unearned run in the second inning as Ryan Austin hit the first batter of the inning and he eventually came around to score on a fielder's choice. In the sixth inning, the Hornets tied the game on an RBI base hit by Eric Pruitt, knocking in Cody Franklin...

The Nevada High School freshman and sophomore girls track team competed at Neosho on Tuesday afternoon. As a team, Nevada fared very well at the meet, taking third of the nine teams in attendance and earning 12 medals for top five finishes. The freshman and sophomore boys were able to bring home one medal as well, as Taylor Cartwright finished fourth in the shot put...

The Nevada Tigers golf team got back into action Tuesday with a strong performance at El Dorado Springs. The Tigers finished second of the three teams, finishing out the day with a final team score of 187 and were also able to post two of the top three individual scores on the day. Senior Tyler Gast put up the best score of the day overall, as he finished out the course with a 47...

Two Nevada residents were injured in a one-vehicle crash on April 7. According to a report from the Missouri State Highway Patrol, Josi M. Cortese, 20, and Kyle R. Quick were injured in the crash, which took place at about 1:35 a.m., April 7, on Quail Road, five miles south of Nevada. when Quick lost control of the 1994 Mercedes-Benz he was driving on a gravel road. The vehicle ran off the roadway and overturned...

The Deerfield Community Fire Association was recently reviewed by the Insurance Services organization of Chicago, Ill., and evaluated for a continued fire protection classification of 9 for homes and businesses within a 5-mile radius of the fire station in Deerfield...

West Central Missouri Community Action Agency will be sponsoring a meeting for prospective and current landlords who are interested in participating in the Housing Choice Voucher Program, a rental assistance program funded by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development...

Residents of Chapman and Fairground Estates and Nevada Housing Authority employees gathered Friday in the Crawford House at 1117 N. West Street to listen to information about KCP&L programs, services and billing. The information was presented by Jamie McGinn, a customer service representative of KCP&L. The informal meeting was also attended by local KCP&L supervisor Dave Millam and district manager Ronda Watts...