Stories from Thursday, September 10, 2009

Mildred L. Stoddard, 93, of Bryant, Ark., passed away Sunday, Sept. 6, 2009, at Saline Memorial Hospital Hospice House. She was born Dec. 2, 1915, in Calhoun County, Iowa, the daughter of John T. Reynolds and Bessie Mosher Reynolds. She married Rev. Edmund A. Stoddard, Sr. on Jan. 6, 1935, in Kansas City, Mo., and he preceded her in death...

Dolores Jean Nichols, 78, of Rockville, Mo., formerly of Nevada, passed away on Wednesday, Sept. 9, 2009, at Liberty Hospital, Liberty, Mo., following a lengthy illness. She was born July 15, 1931, in Vernon County, Mo., to Jean Jones and Mary Elizabeth Heistand Jones. She married Wilber Nichols on July 11, 1948, in Nevada. He preceded her in death on Sept. 18, 1988...

Mary Frances Shotts, 78, Fort Scott, Kan., passed away on Tuesday, Sept. 8, 2009, at her home in Fort Scott following a lengthy illness. She was born July 5, 1931, in Stampers Creek, Ind., to Roy VanMeter and Mary Iva Fluhr VanMeter. She married Thomas Jefferson Shotts on March 6, 1951, in Floyd County, Ind., and he preceded her in death in November 1991...

Frances Jennine Clemensen, 80, formerly of Nevada, passed away on Wednesday, Sept. 9, 2009, in St. Louis. Family information and funeral arrangements will be announced later by Ferry Funeral Home, Nevada. View obituary and send condolences on line at www.ferryfuneralhome.com...

Sept. 5 There were reports of a careless and imprudent driver in the Nevada area, a fight in the Nevada area, a water leak in the Metz area, an odor in the Milo area, a suspicious activity in the Sheldon area, trespassing in the Nevada area, an animal in the Milo area, a civil matter in the Nevada area, a follow up in the Nevada area, an alarm in the Bronaugh area, a dog at large in the Sheldon area, a domestic assault in the Sheldon area, a dog in the Sheldon area, an ambulance request in the Nevada area, littering in the Nevada area, suspicious activity in the Walker area, and suspicious activity in the Nevada area.. ...

Aug. 1 Brandon N. High, Nevada, expired license plates. Aug. 24 Brandon L. Baldwin, Nevada, expired license plates, and no proof of insurance. Lane V. Blankenship, Carthage, no valid license plates. Jodean K. Bunce, Nevada, expired license plates. Charles A. Haddan, Nevada, expired license plates...

CARTHAGE, Mo. -- The Nevada Lady Tigers tennis team competed in their fourth dual match of the year as they traveled to Carthage High School Thursday afternoon. Carthage showed a very strong performance in the match as they took six of the nine matches that were played. Katlyn Short and Katie Brauer each brought home victories for Nevada as they defeated Adrianna Peoples and Abby Bayless in the No. 3 and No. 6 singles matches, respectively...

JASPER, Mo. -- The Nevada Lady Tigers volleyball team picked up their third win of the year as they traveled to Jasper High School Tuesday night. The Lady Tigers had a "pretty good passing night," head coach Becky Lowery said, as they quickly got a rhythm going and kept it up, taking the victory in two sets, 25-17 and 25-21. The Lady Tigers' JV team had similar success, winning in two sets as well, 25-20 and 25-18...

BOLIVAR, Mo. -- The Nevada Lady Tigers golf team traveled to Silo Ridge Golf Club Tuesday on a high as they hoped to continue their winning ways. That was not to be, however, as illness forced senior Melea Galimberto to withdraw from the tournament, leaving the Lady Tigers unable to field a full team. Springfield's Kickapoo High School went on to win the tournament with a combined team score of 331...

The city's street and infrastructure committee will discussing the progress of the 2009 street construction program and proposed streets for the 2010 street construction program when they meet at 6:30 tonight in the city council chambers in the Public Safety Building, 120 S. Ash St...

Nevada Daily Mail The Nevada High School Fine Arts Department is holding auditions for the musical "Wizard of Oz" by L. Frank Baum. Auditions are Sept. 14, from 6 to 8:30 p.m.; and Sept.15, from 3 to 4:30 p.m., in the NHS Auditorium. Roles are open to any Nevada school district student in grades eight through 12...

The Missouri State Highway Patrol joins the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, the Ad Council, and other safety advocates to commemorate National Child Passenger Safety Week, Sept. 12-18. "Troopers investigate traffic crashes every day. Nothing is as sad as a traffic crash that includes a child being hurt or killed. Child safety seats protect children," an MSHP press release said...

Garrett Mason, accused of killing two teenage girls, made a short appearance before Judge James Bickel. Attorneys for Mason had made two motions, one for a change of judge and one for a change of venue. Bickel ruled only on the change of judge, saying the new judge would rule on any other motions...

Nevada city councilman Seth Barrett has issued an apology to "the citizens of Nevada" relating to an Aug. 1 incident that resulted in his arrest. The councilman, however, was not charged. The incident, according to official reports obtained from the Nevada Police Department and the Vernon County Sheriff's Office through separate Sunshine Law requests, occurred on the evening of Aug. ...

The Nevada Planning Commission voted unanimously Tuesday afternoon to postpone consideration of the city's 2009 Five-year Capital Improvement Budget until their Oct. 13 meeting, with the hope of getting some public input. "I hope we can get additional public participation" planning commissioner Jeff Tweten said...

To celebrate the end of the summer every year, for the past 10 years, the children in Tracy Sewell's Bright Beginning's Preschool class have a little tradition -- releasing balloons. Every year, each child launches a balloon with a bag containing a note that says:...

Did you watch the Jerry Lewis Telethon on Labor Day? We get many requests to help out financially for dozens of good causes. But somehow the Jerry Lewis Telethon has always been something we were interested in. I remember the first Labor Day holiday after Lester was appointed to the Savannah United Methodist Church up north of St. ...