Stories from Friday, September 4, 2009

Nora Marie Selmer Rogge Johnson, age 74, died Sept. 2, 2009, in Manhattan, Kan. Mrs. Johnson was born Sept. 12, 1934, to Mildred A. Stevenson and Hollis K. Selmer. She was later raised by Mildred and husband Theodore Rogge. Nora graduated from Linn (Kansas) Rural High School in 1952 and was married to Merlin D. Johnson in Kansas City, Mo., on June 24, 1955...

William and Wendy (Burns) Fish, of Joplin, are proud to announce the birth of their son, William Lee Fish II. William was born on Aug. 21, 2009, at Freeman Hospital. He weighed 7 pounds, 4 ounces, and measured 20 1/2 inches. Maternal grandparents are Leslie Hockley, of Joplin, and Jeff Burns, of Nevada. Maternal great-grandparents are Linda Conrad, of Nevada, and John Parmenter, of Santee, Calif...

Sept. 2 Jeremy L. Maples, 30, of Nevada, was arrested and processed by the Vernon County Sheriff's Office on charges of possession of a controlled substance. He is being held in lieu of a $100,000 bond. Jerry M. Sands, 41, of El Dorado Springs, was arrested and processed by the Vernon County Sheriff's Office on charges of passing bad checks. He is being held in lieu of a $1,200 bond...

All elections are important and have consequences, but some elections have more far reaching consequences than others. The upcoming city council primary election on Sept. 8 and the general election on Nov. 3 will be the two most important city council elections since at least 2006, because the two new council members to be selected will have the responsibility of helping to hire the city's new permanent city manager who will hopefully put the city back on track towards prosperity, which has been at a standstill since the 2006 city council elections.. ...

Nevada lost another good man recently, and I lost a good friend as well. Bob Wilson lost his battle with cancer and passed away quietly surrounded by his family. For his family, friends, and me, he was like the wine he loved to make, gone before it should have been his time...

The unseasonably cool weather of the past week or two is but a harbinger of the coming fall and winter months when the increase in car/deer collisions will reach its peak. The months of September through December are when motorists should exercise caution behind the wheel during the hours when deer are most active...

Thursday night the Nevada City Council voted 3-0 to adopt Resolution No. 1266 supporting Elmwood Estates application for a Missouri Housing Trust Fund Grant for matching operating funds to continue providing Internet access and computers for residents at Elmwood Estates...

Nevada Firefighters International Association of Fire Fighters Local 3031 will be out in force, collecting donations in a boot block fundraiser for the Muscular Dystrophy Association again this year. "We are hoping for another good year," said Local President Kelly Wingert...

Nevada Daily Mail Four area horse enthusiasts were part of the 2009 Missouri 4-H Equine Tour in May 2009. While on the trip, a TV production company filmed many of their experiences. Carol Parmenter, Retired Vernon County 4-H Youth Specialist, is one of the four adults who organized the trip. Area youth taking part in the trip were Natalie Wolf, Deerfield, Jenna Snead, Nevada and Megan Brackenridge, El Dorado Springs. All are members of Missouri 4-H...

On Sept. 2, 1861, a small battle occurred near the present town of Deerfield, Mo., that was the conclusion of a two-day engagement that has two names. This engagement has been called the Battle of the Mules and the Battle of Drywood because of its proximity to the Big Drywood Creek and the Battle of the Mules because of the capture of 200 Union mules and horses...