Stories from Friday, April 24, 2009

April 26-May 2 is National Crime Victims' Rights Week. The year's theme, "25 Years of Rebuilding Lives: Celebrating the Victims of Crime Act," provides an opportunity for our country to recognize the Victims of Crime Act as a major bedrock of support for victim services and to reaffirm our nation's commitment to addressing the needs of victims of crime...

Kenneth R. Maggard, 58, of Nevada, died on Wednesday, April 22, 2009, at St. John's, in Joplin. A graveside service will be held at 11 a.m., on Monday, April 27, at Reeds Cemetery, east of Carthage. Arrangements are under the direction of Parker Mortuary, Joplin...

April 22 There were reports of an alarm in the Schell City area, suspicious activity in the Bronaugh area, a road closed in the Nevada area, an agency assist in the Nevada area, a controlled burn in the Milo area, a domestic assault in the Richards area, a low power line in the Walker area, an incorrigible juvenile in the Schell City area, a controlled burn in the Nevada area, threats in the Bronaugh area, a civil matter in the Nevada area, a stranded motorist in the Nevada area, and a careless and imprudent driver in the Sheldon area.. ...

April 14 An accident occurred at 8:25 a.m., at Fuel Mart's parking lot, involving a SUV driven by Paul E. Wise, of Harrisonville, Mo., and a SUV driven by Sandra D. Phipps, of Lamar. No injuries were reported. April 21 An accident occurred at 8:51 p.m., at Fuel Mart's parking lot, involving a tractor/trailer driven by Benjamin A. ...

The Sheldon R-8 School District will be holding its annual Reading Carnival May 15, 5 p.m.-7 p.m. Each person will get free meal ticket when they sign in at the door. Those who bring in gently used books to donate to the school can get extra tickets for the games, organizers said...

The Nevada, Mo., Social Security field office will have new toll-free number as of April 30, of (888) 808-5441. This number will replace and consolidate all existing local and long-distance voice lines to provide better service. The current fax number of (417) 667-8241, will remain the same...

A new Gator utility vehicle outfitted with a 75-gallon water tank is the latest addition to the Nevada Fire Department's arsenal for fighting fires. Nevada Fire Chief Robert Benn said the department made the initial purchase of the equipment with local money but it was completely reimbursed for the purchase through a grant from the state of Missouri...

The Nevada Regional Medical Center Founda-tion will host the 6th Annual Caring with Pride Golf Classic on Friday, May 15. Proceeds from this year's tournament will be used to purchase new kitchen equipment and to renovate the hospital cafeteria, according to foundation director Kim Cook...

Born March 6, 1912, to George and Sadie Davis in St. Clair County, Mo., John Davis was a great-grandson of Noah Caton. Caton was one of the early settlers in the part of Bates County -- which is now Vernon County -- and at whose home the first court was held to form Vernon County. Austin Street in Nevada was named after his great-grandfather on the other side. But he never knew either of them as they died before he was born...

The Nevada Tigers varsity baseball team improved to 2-0 in district competition Thursday afternoon as they defeated El Dorado Springs 11-3. The Bulldogs came into the day with a record of 7-5, but were still feeling the effects of a very young roster. With just two seniors on their roster, El Dorado Springs came into Thursday's contest with very little depth and leadership and it showed as they committed six costly errors on the day...

The Nevada Tigers golf team found themselves in action again in the Sonic Invitational tournament at Carthage High School Wednesday. The Tigers struggled a bit in the tournament as team, placing 11th of the 20 teams in attendance. The Tigers finished out the day with a final team score of 356, 44 strokes out of the top spot...

The Nevada Middle School track team participated in their first meet of the 2009 season as they hosted the 11th annual Nevada Middle School Invitational April 16. All four divisions fared very well at the meet as the seventh grade girls placed third, the seventh grade boys and eighth grade girls placed second and the eighth grade boys placed fourth of the nine teams in attendance...