Stories from Wednesday, January 20, 2010

Richard Clinton Stoller Jr., of Nevada, Mo., passed away Tuesday Jan. 19, 2010, at Nevada Regional Medical Center, Nevada. He was born Oct. 24, 1947, in Kewanee, Ill., to Richard Clinton Stoller Sr. and Mary Frances Cecilia (Ernst) Stoller, both of whom preceded him in death. He had four siblings, Kenneth Ray Stoller, Ronald Joseph Stoller, Margaret Curtis, and the late Larry Stoller...

Jan. 7 An accident occurred at 5:13 p.m., on West and Cherry, involving a bus driven by Meggan B. Witte, of Moundville, and a pickup driven by Hope N. Timbrook, of Nevada. No injuries were reported. Jan. 10 An accident occurred at 3:19 p.m., on Hickory and Cedar, involving a van drven by Ricky V. Barker, of Nevada, and a car driven by Johnnie E.J. Howard, of Lamar. Also damaged was a utility pole owned by KCP&L. Jennifer A. Porter, of Nevada, was listed with disabling injuries...

Jan. 18 There were reports of a neglected or abused animal in the Sheldon area, a request to speak with an officer in the Sheldon area, a suspicious person in the Walker area, 10 paper services in the Nevada area, a theft in the Nevada area, an ambulance request in the Vernon County area, an abandoned vehicle in the Vernon County area, a traffic hazard in the Nevada area, and a vehicle accident in the Vernon County area...

Jan. 4 Nickolas P. Gray, Olathe, Kan., leaving the scene of an accident. Jan. 5 Andrea Foster, Nevada, expired license plates. Patrick L. Johnson, Nevada, driving while suspended. Christopher F. Thomas, Milo, speeding 30/15. Andrew D. Wadel, Rich Hill, Speeding 41/30...

The Nevada Tigers wrestling team came into Tuesday night hoping to use Parents' Night to wash the taste of what head coach Devin White called a "rough night" at Carthage on Thursday, Jan. 14. The Tigers ultimately came through in a big way, earning a dominant, 43-12 victory over the Butler Bears inside Wynn Gymnasium...

Nevada Police responded to a call at the Nevada High School on the evening of Friday, Jan. 15, to investigate a disturbance in the school parking lot. The disturbance involved two young men who, according to Dr. David Stephens, were not students in the Nevada school system. Neither individual was willing to press charges in the incident...

After two weeks of hearings with the elected officials of different departments, and a lot of number crunching, the 2010 Vernon County budget is complete and laid out for public viewing in the the county commission chambers on the second floor of the Vernon County Courthouse. ...

In 2009 the Missouri General Assembly changed the state law to allow golf carts, that meet the standards of automobiles, to be used on city streets. Now the city of Nevada is looking at the possibility of making golf carts, riding mowers and motorized wheel chairs legal to use on city streets with modifications for safety...

Blistering heat or blowing blizzards, the roads have to be tended. Some of our public servants that do not receive a lot of recognition are the ones who care for our roads. Bob Clinton, the road grader operator for Walker Township, spent some long hours in the recent storm trying to get the grader going in the brutal cold, and getting the roads passable. ...

Douglas Stangeland and Andrew Wadel have both been transported from the Miller County jail in Tuscumbia, Mo., to the Vernon County jail. The transfer is the result of several additional charges being filed against the two men, this time in a Vernon County court, on Jan. 16...

The Nevada/Vernon County Chamber of Commerce has a new look and new board members. With new people come new ideas and with new ideas comes a different organization which continues to be committed to improving the economic prosperity and quality of life in the area...