Stories from Thursday, May 28, 2009

Brittany Stevenson and Tyler Claypool are proud to announce the birth of their son, Hayden Ray Claypool. Hayden was born at 6:21 p.m., on May 6, 2009, at Nevada Regional Medical Center. He weighed 6 pounds, 14 ounces, and measured 21 inches. Maternal grandparents are Yvonne and David Jenkins, of Nevada, and Larry and Liminda Stevenson, of Nevada. Maternal great-grandparent is Rosita Stevenson, of Flint, Texas...

Opal Margaret Akin Gould, 94, Martinsburg, W.V., formerly of Nevada, went to be with the Lord on Monday, May 25, 2009, at her residence. She was born May 15, 1915, to William Clay Akin and Maudie Viola Armes Scott Akin at Mountain View, Mo., Howell County. They moved to Vernon County on March 1, 1920. She married William Smith Gould in Nevada, on Sept. 22, 1939. To this union was born Nettie Marguerite and Bettie Katherine...

Kylie Michelle Leyva, 14, passed away Sunday, May 24, 2009 at St. John's Regional Medical Center in Joplin, Mo. She was born May 27, 2009, in Las Vegas, Nev., to Richard Garcia Leyva and Danielle Johnson Leyva Stephenson. Kylie was born in Las Vegas and moved to California when she was a year old. She came to Nevada, three years ago and has resided here since. She loved music, her friends, and her phone. She was a typical teen...

Upcoming tournaments at Frank E. Peters Golf Course, in Nevada. May 30 and 31 -- Perry Grizzle Agency Golf Tournament June 4 -- Children's Center Golf Classic, two-person scramble June 11 -- Senior Men's Scramble June 20 -- Knights of Columbus Tournament...

The Senior Men's Golf League met at the Frank E. Peters Golf Course on May 26th. The ending results are as followed: Super golfers First place: John Klingaman Second place: Rex Glass Third place: David Grubb Fourth place: Charlie Smith Fifth place: Mark Harwell...

Fido presents the winners of the first Annual Putts for Mutts Contest their $250 prize. Tyler Judd and Mike Thompson took the Championship Flight First place with a score of 64, and tiebreaker on hole 9. Ray Crawford and Doug Campbell came in 2nd and Denny David and Shirold Moore came in third with a score of 70. ...

Metz -- the oldest town in Vernon County -- is being honored in a temporary exhibit in the Bushwhacker Museum throughout the summer. Terry Ramsey, museum coordinator, explained, "The 'Never Ending Story' exhibit has been designed with a space for a temporary exhibit that can be changed each year. ...

A new law takes effect July 1 that requires repeat alcohol-related offenders to install ignition interlock devices in their vehicles to keep them from driving intoxicated. The law was passed by the legislature and signed by Governor Matt Blunt in July, 2008...

The Nevada Public Library is signing children from kindergarten through the sixth grade into the 2009 Summer Reading Program. This year's program theme is Be Creative at the Library and is free to all participants. Emphasizing reading along with creativity, the goals for the program include motivating children to read and developing positive attitudes about reading and libraries. ...

The graduation class of 2009 was the first Kindergarten of Northeast Vernon County. "Thirteen years ago, Schell City and Walker schools combined. We wondered if we would make it as a school. We made it. Now our perspective has changed. We are one school and determined to give our children the best education possible," stated Paula Gray, co-Commencement speaker at the NEVC graduation Saturday evening in the gym of the Walker Campus. ...

May 26 There were reports of a vehicle fire in the Nevada area, a trash dumping in the Richards area, an assault in the Nevada area, animal abuse in the Virgil City area, a lost tag in the Moundville area, a vehicle accident in the Sheldon area, a domestic disturbance in the Richards area, a medical request in the El Dorado Springs area, a request to speak to a deputy in the Vernon County area, an ambulance requst in the Vernon County area, a structure fire in the Walker area, a careless and imprudent driver in the Sheldon area, a fire in the Dederick area, and suspicious activity in the Milo area.. ...