Stories from Thursday, September 24, 2009

Catherine A. Wayman, 74, Nevada, passed away on Monday, Sept. 21, 2009, at St. John's Regional Medical Center in Joplin, Mo., following a lengthy illness. She was born Feb. 2, 1935, in Davenport, Iowa, to Thomas Edward Hiatt and Emma Catherine Flaherty Hiatt...

There were reports of a careless and imprudent driver in the Nevada area, suspicious activity in the Nevada area, debris in the roadway in the Nevada area, a suspious vehicle in the Nevada area, a noise in the Nevada area, a request to speak to a deputy in the Bronaugh area, a refuse to leave in the El Dorado Springs, an ambulance request in the Schell City area, cows out in the Sheldon area, fraud in the Nevada area, vandalism in the Schell City area, an animal in the roadway in the Schell City area, a refuse to leave in the El Dorado Springs area, and a vadalism in the Nevada area.. ...

Sept. 12 An accident occurred at 10:40 a.m., on Austin and Centennial, involving a pickup driven by Jacky L. Oehring, Harwood, and a van driven by Tracy A. Shumaker, of Nevada. Elizabeth N. Hyder, a passenger in the Shumaker vehicle, received evident but not disabling injuries...

El DORADO SPRINGS, Mo. --The Nevada Middle School seventh and eighth grade football A teams were both in action Tuesday night, taking on El Dorado Springs Middle School. The eighth graders had a very strong offensive night as they jumped out to an early lead and never looked back on their way to a 42-0 shutout. The seventh graders had similar luck on the night as they came out on top of Nevada's second shutout of the night by a final score of 36-0...

EL DORADO SPRINGS, Mo. -- The Nevada Middle School seventh grade volleyball A and B teams traveled to El Dorado Springs Middle School Tuesday night with very promising results. In the first match of the night, the B team allowed just 19 combined points on their way to a dominant two-set victory. Nevada got off to a quick start, taking the opener by a final score of 25-6 before going on to finish the sweep with a slightly closer, 25-13 victory in the second and final set...

As fall gets into full swing, the threat of seasonal flu increases. According to the Centers for Disease Control, seasonal flu activity is increasing in some areas, and each year, 5 to 20 percent of the population gets seasonal flu. Spread from person to person mainly when infected individuals cough or sneeze, sometimes people become infected by touching an object with flu viruses on it and then touching their mouth or nose...

Ten years ago, voters approved a measure waiving the Proposition C rollback. Under Proposition C, half of a Missouri 1-cent sales tax now going to schools, is returned to the voters unless voters OK a waiver allows districts to keep that funding. Nevada R-5 superintendent Dr. ...

A ministry that sends soccer balls carrying a spiritual message throughout the world has gleaned some feedback from residents of Zimbabwe, East Africa, in a recent visit by Tatenda and Lucia Gunguwo of Zimbabwe, to Kansas City, where Moundville's Mike Morris heard stories of their experiences with the soccer balls...

The weather has been damp and cool for this time of year. That is good news in some respects, but it does make pesky insects thrive. Have you noticed the early morning display of hundreds of single spider webs dotting the grass in the lawn? At first glance it looks like the lawn has blossomed overnight. As we investigate we can usually find one small spider in each sparkling web...

Most of you have seen that famous clip from ABC's sports television show, "The Wide World of Sports." This ski jumper is racing down the long ramp waiting to leap forward over the hill. Then just before he reaches the end of the ramp, he inexplicably veers to the right, catches his skis and tumbles helplessly over the side...