Stories from Wednesday, September 23, 2009

Sept. 21 There were reports of a repossession in the Richards area, a vandalism in the Nevada area, a suspicious activity in the Harwood area, a wrong way driver in the Nevada area, suspicious activity in the Nevada area, a harassment in the Nevada area, burglary in the Nevada area, a careless and imprudent driver in the Nevada area, an ex parte violation in the Richards area, an ambulance request in the Milo area, a juvenile problem in the Sheldon area, and a motor vehicle accident in the Dederick area.. ...

Sept. 3 Daniel Perea, Nevada, dangerous dog, dog running at large, no dog tag, and no rabies vaccination for dog. Sept. 8 Jodean K. Bunce, Nevada, unlicensed vehicle on city street. Steve M. Clark, Nevada, speeding 54/30. Nicole Foreman, Nevada, speeding 27/15, and seat belt law...

Sept. 8 An accident occurred at 1:05 p.m., at the library parking lot, involving a car driven by Martha S. Wood, of Nevada, and a pickup driven by Samantha J. Francis, of Richards. No injuries were reported. There was a report of a burglary on the 1400 block of east Austin, made by Derrick Brown, of Nevada. He reported a television, Playstation, game controller, game, and sheets stolen...

Catherine A. Wayman, 74, Nevada, passed away on Monday, Sept. 21, 2009, at St. John's Regional Medical Center in Joplin, Mo. 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...

Maggie and John Chadd III, of Milo, and big brother, John Chadd IV, are proud to announce the birth of their son and baby brother, Benjamin Louis Chadd. Benjamin was born at 7:43, on Sept. 11, 2009, at Nevada Regional Medical Center. He weighed 6 pounds, 13 ounces, and measured 20 inches...

Nicole and Derek Berning, of Nevada, and big sisters Amara and Malynn, are proud to announce the birth of their daughter and baby sister, Kella Nicole Berning. Kella was born at 8:25 a.m., on Sept. 4, 2009, at Nevada Regional Medical Center. She weighed 7 pounds, 3 ounces, and measured 20 inches...

The owner of a business property in Stockton, Mo., has been indicted by a federal grand jury for additional crimes related to an arson fire at the building. Dan Thornton, 38, of El Dorado Springs, Mo., was charged in a three-count superseding indictment that was returned by a federal grand jury in Springfield, Mo., on Sept. 9, 2009...

State Representative Barney Fisher held an informational meeting on legislation pending in the United States Congress, HR 2454, also known as Waxman-Markey or Cap and Trade. Fisher said the bill flies in the face of science and would cause economic hardship on the people least able to absorb the cost...

In events slated for today and tomorrow in three cities: Blue Springs, 10 a.m, Wednesday, at 214 N.W. State Route 7; Marshfield, 2:30 p.m., Wednesday, at 114 Commercial St.; and Jefferson City, 10 a.m., Thursday, at 102 E. High St.; Republican Bill Stouffer, who touts himself as a lifelong farmer and two-term state senator, plans to officially announce his candidacy for the U.S. House of representatives...

Several patrons of the Nevada R-5 School District are upset about the drug policy recently adopted by the board. The new policy affects all students participating in any extra-curricular or co-curricular activity. The students must sign an agreement saying they will participate in random drug tests and be willing to supply a sample if they are chosen. Escalating penalties apply to those who test positive...

Sept. 4 9:57 a.m., medical, Nevada Regional Medical Center. 11:50 a.m., transfer, Freeman, Joplin. 12:32 p.m., medical, Nevada Regional Medical Center. 8:05 p.m., medical, Nevada Regional Medical Center. Sept. 5 3:08 a.m., refusal of care, no transport...

The Nevada Lady Tigers tennis team added yet another strong performance to their record in dual competition as they hosted Clever High School Tuesday. Clever struggled right from the start of the match and never really recovered as the Lady Tigers dominated throughout the day. After seeing the Lady Tigers cruise through most of the contest, Clever was unable to pick up a win in any of the nine varsity matches, falling by a final score of 9-0...

A front page article published in The Nevada Daily Mail last Thursday was "McGennis Youth Center set for Sept. 27." This was also announced in the news on the local radio station. As result of this publicity, I thought about using a different topic for this column. However the McGennis Youth Center is a favorite subject of mine, so I decided that this would still be my topic this week...

Dear Editor: After I spoke at the last City Council meeting in Nevada, where I read from three different sources definitely linking pornography to sex crimes, I received a letter telling me to "stay home" and stop "snooping" in Nevada's business. Since the letter was not signed I will answer in the Nevada Daily Mail...

The Nevada Middle School seventh grade volleyball A and B teams each added another strong victory to their records as they hosted Joplin South Monday night. Joplin was never really able to find much of a rhythm in the B match as Nevada jumped out early and never looked back. After allowing a total of 26 points in both of the two sets combined, Nevada cruised to a two-set victory by the final scores of 25-12 and 25-19...