Stories from Tuesday, September 29, 2009

Ivan Thayne Nordyke Jr., 66, of Channelview, Texas, went to be with the Lord on Sept. 25, 2009. Ivan was born on Oct. 14, 1942 in Butler, Missouri to Ivan and Margaret (Jenkins) Nordyke. Ivan is a former resident of Nevada, Mo., and graduate of Nevada High School. ...

Joplin, Mo.--Attorney General Chris Koster said today that Samuel A. Miller, a Joplin dentist, has pleaded guilty to 13 counts of submitting false reimbursement claims to Missouri's Medicaid program for services not performed. Koster represented the State of Missouri in today's court proceeding alongside Jasper County Prosecuting Attorney Dean Dankelson...

Gale Pelser, 74, Eldridge, pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor charge of careless and imprudent driving Monday. Judge Joseph B. Phillips sentenced Pelser to a $500 fine, suspended 60 days in jail, with two years probation. In addition the Missouri State Highway Patrol must certify that Pelser is competent to retain his driving privileges and Pelser must pass an Alive After 55 or similar program...

It all started when Marcus Tipton, who grew up in Nevada, and his friend Will Hudson secured tickets to a Sept. 1 taping of an Oprah Winfrey show via Oprah.com. Show tickets are popular and hard to get, so Tipton was sure it would never happen; but it did. ...

The Cottey College Comets headed to the regional/district seeding tournament over the weekend and showed some inconsistent performances in losing all three matches. In the first match of the tournament, the Comets were able to stay with the powerhouse that is East Central College through the majority of the match, allowing them to make the errors. ...

Dear Editor: This letter is to the community -- to the many supporters of the Community Council on the Performing Arts mission of providing creative community involvement and entertainment through community theatre. Thank you to our advertisers and sponsors and to those many individuals who donated to our recent capital campaign. ...

Dear Editor: I am wondering why Katy Allen Lake in Nevada is left unattended. The grass is sky high, the bridge has a board across it because it is old and broken. Who owns it? The city? The state? Katy Lake was used many years ago by the Katy Railroad; to me it is a historical landmark, but it looks like a snake infested swamp...

Dear Editor: Many are unaware that industrial hemp has a legendary, provocative and exaggerated history in U.S. agriculture. Unfortunately, for the American farmer, misinformation and continued misguided agendas are the causes of these obstacles that are only slowing the progression of the inevitable...

MARSHFIELD, Mo. -- Adding to what is already arguably the best season in the program's history, the Nevada Lady Tigers golf team earned another tournament victory as they came out on top of the 16-team field at the Marshfield tournament Monday. Head coach Brian Leonard said prior to the tournament that he brought a substantial amount of confidence to the table since this was the same field of teams that the Lady Tigers beat when they earned their second tournament victory of the year at Girard, Kan., on Sept. ...

Three out of five. Not too shabby, if you ask me. That's exactly what the Nevada Lady Tigers golf team has done in tournament play thus far this year. It's a widely known fact that up until this year, the Lady Tigers hadn't won a tournament at all in four years since they won the district championship in 2005, so three tournaments in a single year has certainly started to turn a lot of heads. ...

In a match filled with great defense and numerous long rallies, the Nevada Lady Tigers were able to come out on top of the Joplin Lady Eagles in three sets Tuesday night. All three sets started out fairly even, but Joplin eventually was able to pick up the intensity and open up the game, forcing the Lady Tigers to mount a couple of big comebacks on their way to a victory. The Lady Tigers were able to do that, winning by the final scores of 15-25, 26-24 and 25-22...