Stories from Wednesday, September 30, 2009

Richard Dean Wallace, 80 of Brazil, Ind., formerly of Nevada, died Sept. 28, 2009, at 12:25 p.m., at his residence. He was born Jan. 20, 1929, in Mosby, Mo., the son of Rial H. Wallace and Marjorie Riley Wallace. He served in the U.S. Army during World War II. He learned the trade of carpenter and worked as a self-employed carpenter all his working years...

James Ward Sheddrick, 84, of Nevada, formerly of Rich Hill, passed away Sunday evening, Sept. 27, 2009, at his home in Nevada, with his family at his bedside. Jim was born on Sept. 16, 1925, in the Bethel Community of Northern Vernon County, the son of Louis V. ...

The Nevada Police Department in cooperation with personnel from Mothers Against Drunk Driving, Joplin Police Department, Jasper County Sheriff's Office, Vernon County Sheriff's Office, and Missouri State Highway Patrol conducted a sobriety checkpoint on Sept. 26 at the intersection of U.S. Highway 54 and Business 71...

The Opera House Theater in El Dorado Springs is proud to present an all gospel night scheduled for Thursday, Oct. 1, at 7 p.m., with performances by Tim Wilson, Anna Lee "Newman" Barker, Rusty Carver, Emily Carver, Paige Esry, and the opera house gang...

On My Own, Inc. is planning an evening of food and fun in support of a very good cause. The organization's second annual "Five Star Casino Night" is set for Saturday, Oct. 3, at the Elks Bingo Hall on Centennial Boulevard in Nevada. Promoters say, "It's a sure bet that you'll have a good time and support a very good cause that evening."...

Several members of the Vernon County Youth Task Force and some guests met Wednesday at 9 a.m. in the Nevada Public Library to hear committee reports and listen to presentations by guest speakers on other topics. Dawn Jones was the first to address the gathering as a representative of "a grassroots group of people: bike riders, joggers, hikers, walkers, people like that who are interested in developing within the Nevada community" a system of trails and paths that link the R-5 School system with the Osage Prairie YMCA. ...

It shows in the smile on her face and the glint in her eye -- Second Chance Barnyard founder Shawn Abell of El Dorado Springs has truly found her life's calling in rescuing animals and either finding good homes for them or providing them a good home...

Charlotte and Scott Stone, of Nevada, and big brother Nicholas Pilcher, are proud to announce the birth of their daughter and baby sister, Adessa Rose Stone. Adessa was born at 4:43 p.m., on Sept. 23, at Nevada Regional Medical Center. She weighed 6 pounds, 10 ounces, and measured 19 3/4 inches...

A major pet peeve that I have is the expense necessary to determine how much income tax needs to be paid. This is in addition to the time and energy it takes to get the necessary information. Then there is the fear of something getting overlooked, which could end up causing a penalty. In many ways our system of paying income tax is highly unfair...

Dear Editor In August 1990, President Bush signed into law the Americans With Disabilities Act, or ADA. This law was meant to put an end -- forever -- to discrimination against Americans with mental, emotional and physical disabilities. This includes an estimated 55 million Americans as of 2009, according to the Associated Press...