Stories from Wednesday, May 27, 2009

Elmer William "Bill" Barttrum, 78, of Independence, Mo., passed away Saturday, May 23, 2009, at Centerpoint Medical Center. Graveside services will be 1 p.m., Thursday, May 28, 2009, in Berea Cemetery in Walker, Mo. Visitation will be 6-8 p.m., Wednesday, May 27, at Carson-Speaks Chapel. Bill was born Dec. 20, 1930 in Sarcoxie, Mo., to Elmer Wesley and Stella Mary (Williams) Barttrum...

Charles R. Cates, 75, of Kansas City and Schell City, died on Sunday, May 24, 2009, in Kansas City, Mo. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m., on Thursday, May 28, 2009, at the Schell City Christian Church, in Schell City. Visitation will be from 10-11 a.m., prior to the services at the church. Friends may call after 1 p.m., on Wednesday, at the Lewis-Hoagland Funeral Home, in Schell City...

Walter Lee Pruitt, 86, Nevada, passed away Friday, May 22, 2009, at Centerpoint Hospital, Independence, Mo., following a lengthy illness. He was born Dec. 14, 1922, in Kansas City, Mo., to Charles Leo Pruitt and Dora Marie Alflen Pruitt. He was married March 17, 1976, in Nevada, to Opal Louise Schonewetter...

Annie E. Reed, 18, Nevada, passed away on Sunday, May 24, 2009, at St. John's Regional Medical Center in Joplin, MO. She was born Oct. 6, 1990, in Kansas City, Kan., to Robert Lynn Reed and Carol Jeanette Mason Reed. Annie was a member of the Nevada High School Class of 2009. She lived in Kansas City, Mo., and came to Nevada in 2004 with her family. She was a member of the First Baptist Church in Nevada...

Kylie Michelle Leyva, 14, Nevada, passed away on Sunday, May 24, 2009, at St. John's Regional Medical Center, Joplin, Mo. Family information and funeral arrangements will be announced later by Ferry Funeral Home, Nevada.

May 20 An accident occurred at 3:08 p.m., at Austin and Alma, involving a care driven by Lowell R. Tillery, of Nevada, and a van driven by Darren D. Bobbett, of Nevada. No injuries were reported. May 21 An accident occurred at 4:22 a.m., at Wooter and Jefferson, involving a pickup driven by Frank L. Schooley, of Nevada, and a culvert. No injureis were reported...

The Nevada High School boys' basketball program is sponsoring a youth basketball camp for boys entering third through eighth grades. The camp will take place June 8-12, and will emphasize fundamentals and encouragement while providing individual attention, inexpensive instruction and great competition. The camp comes with a cost of $30 for third though fifth graders and $35 for sixth through eighth graders and includes a camp T-shirt...

Nevada R-5 School District Assistant Superintendent Christi Peterson, will be saying goodbye to the Nevada R-5 district at the end of this school year. Today, the last day for students, is also the last day for "Mrs. Pete," as many have called her throughout her career...

The families of two Nevada teens, Anne Reed, 18, and Kylie Leyva, 14, murdered over the weekend were in court to witness the first appearance of Garrett Matthew Mason, 17, Nevada, who is charged in the killings. Several in attendance had shirts with the names of the victims on them. Mason's family was seated in the first row...

Students who rank in the highest percentile range for all five tests receive the president's award. Students who range in the second highest percentile range, or a combination of the highest and second highest levels, receive the national award. Five tests are administered:...

May 21 There were reports of an assault in the Nevada area, a car vs. deer in the Eve area, a property damage in the Nevada area, littering in the Nevada area, a careless driver in the Nevada area, a burglary in the Deerfield area, an agency assist in the El Dorado Springs area, a burglary in the Nevada area, and a suspicious vehicle in the Deerfield area...