Stories from Friday, February 5, 2010

Carolyn Joan Shaw, 74, Bronaugh, Mo., passed away on Thursday, Feb. 4, 2010, at her home in Bronaugh following a lengthy illness. She was born Jan. 10, 1936, in Independence, Mo., to James Andrew Jurdan and Lora Ann Allen Jurdan. She was married June 14, 1956, in Independence, Mo., to Kennon Shaw, and he survives of the home...

Jan. 25 12:30 a.m., medical, Freeman, Joplin. 3:53 a.m., medical, Nevada Regional Medical Center. 8:45 a.m., medical, Nevada Regional Medical Center. 11:03 a.m., refusal of care, no transport. 12:08 p.m., call canceled, no transport. 3:14 p.m., transfer, St. John's, Joplin...

The Nevada Middle School seventh and eighth grade boys' basketball teams hosted Seneca Tuesday night with promising results. The seventh graders earned strong victories in both games, taking the A contest by a final score of 42-15 and the B contest, 31-12...

The Cottey College Comets' woes against Region XVI opponents continued Tuesday night as they lost their third consecutive regional game. This time, it was to the North Central Missouri College Lady Pirates, 74-67. Both teams struggled to score early. ...

The Department of Natural Resources' Division of Energy has issued $9,493 in weatherization subgrant funds to the West Central Missouri Community Action Agency to help low income Missourians reduce home energy costs. The West Central Missouri Community Action Agency, or WCMCAA, is one of 18 Missouri agencies that implement the state's Low Income Weatherization Assistance Program, enabling low-income Missouri families to permanently reduce their energy bills by making their homes more energy efficient. ...

Anyone whose farm has been in the family since Dec. 31, 1910, can apply to have it recognized as a Missouri Century Farm. To qualify, farms must meet the following guidelines. The same family must have owned the farm for 100 consecutive years. The line of ownership from the original settler or buyer may be through children, grandchildren, siblings, and nephews or nieces, including through marriage or adoption. ...

A Nevada woman and a Brumley, Mo., man have been indicted by a federal grand jury for their roles in a $1.8 million bank fraud scheme. According to Beth Phillips, U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Missouri, Donis Gayle Duncan, 39, of Nevada, and Earnest Ray Schenker, 38, of Brumley, were charged in a 15-count indictment returned by a federal grand jury in Springfield on Wednesday, Feb. 3...

The chance of an earthquake striking Missouri is high, nearly 200 have struck in the last year, the latest just Wednesday. Labeled as "event nmhnw0203b" by the United States Geological Survey, the earthquake wasn't a truly earth-shaking event one would notice, at magnitude 1.5, but it's evidence that Missouri isn't immune to the hazard...

After the purchase of a new building in August, Nevada Regional Medical Center has opened the doors of the Clinical Services Building. This facility is home to the relocation of out-patient rehab therapy services and an entirely new health care service. NRMC has opened the NowCare Clinic, a medical clinic that can accommodate minor emergencies without an appointment. A public grand opening and ribbon cutting will be held Feb. 25, at 5:30 p.m...

Every now and then, the planets align themselves, and I have an epiphany. That is a two dollar word that has many meanings, but for the purpose of this article, let's define it to mean a revelation or insight. It is not a coincidence that I am using a word like this. It has everything to do with the message I am trying to develop for this article. It has to do in particular with the changes I am seeing in our civilization, and the general puzzlement these adaptations cause me to experience...