Stories from Wednesday, June 24, 2009

Kathryn Irene Bailey, 69, of Nevada, died June 19, 2009. Funeral services were held on Tuesday, June 23, at 2:03 p.m., at Evergreen Memorial Chapel. Burial was in Newton Burial Park. Funeral arrangements were under the direction of Evergreen Memorial Chapel...

June 21 There were reports of a check well being in the Horton area, a stranded motorist in the Deerfield area, and harassment in the Sheldon area. Richard D. Nunley, 34, of Bronaugh, was arrested and processed by the Vernon County Sheriff's Office on charges of failure to appear for a traffic violation. He is being held in lieu of a $184.50 bond...

June 19 An accident occurred at 10:33 a.m., at Nevada Small Engine's parking lot, involving a pickup driven by James J. Masheck, of Richards, and a parked van owned by Mildred and Donald Keith, of El Dorado Springs. No injuries were reported. An accident occurred at 11:50 a.m., on U.S. Highway 54 and 1700 Road, involving a pickup driven by Samuel O. Eaves, of El Dorado Springs, and a pickup driven by Michael E. Wilson, of Jerico Springs. No injuries were reported...

June 19 11:56 a.m., refusal of care, no transport. 1:12 p.m., medical, Nevada Regional Medical Center. 3:03 p.m., transfer, Freeman, Joplin. 4:49 p.m., refusal of care, no transport. June 20 1:24 a.m., refusal of care, no transport. 6:10 a.m., refusal of care, no transport...

The Nevada High School golf program is set to host their annual golf academy for all interested youth who have completed first through eighth grade. The academy will consist of four sessions that are geared toward teaching the basics of putting, the full swing, chipping, pitching, golf etiquette and the rules of the game. The cost of the clinic will be $30 and will include a T-shirt, four instructional sessions and entry into the tournament that is to be held on the clinic's final day...

"We're going to struggle with Lee's Summit. They'll be good." Nevada Red Sox head coach Jim Rayburn came into Tuesday night's game at Lyons Stadium against the Bulldogs of Lee's Summit, Mo., expecting a major challenge and his team more than rose to that challenge, beating the Bulldogs by a final score of 9-5 for their third consecutive home victory...

Personnel changes have put a lot on the plate of Nevada R-5 Superintendent David Stephens this summer. In May, Christie Peterson, longtime assistant superintendent retired, prompting Tyson Beshore to move to her position. That opened up the principal's job at the middle school to the assistant principal Jodie McNeley, prompting the hiring of Joe Whelan as assistant principal. ...

The Nevada City Council, already down to four voting members with Tim Wells excused until mid-August, accepted the immediate resignation of Joyce Wilson from the council during Tuesday's council meeting. "I really feel the current had a pretty good mix. I regret that she won't be with us. Opportunities come up and she did not expect this a year ago," Mayor Mike Hutchens said...

During a Nevada/ Vernon County Area Chamber of Commerce luncheon Friday, June 19 at the Nevada Country Club, Wayne Prewitt of the university extension office announced that "right now we are the number 10th county in the state of Missouri for agriculture." Prewitt said that Vernon County agriculture produces more than $129 million annually. About 30 percent of that is crop sales and the rest is from livestock, according to the recently-released 2007 ag census...

Last week the Nevada Rotary Club Citizen of the Year Award was presented to a worthy recipient, Bob Beaver, retired educator and a community volunteer who's been especially active with Habitat for Humanity. Many of us receive awards and many others do work deserving of honors. ...