Stories from Tuesday, February 9, 2010

Jan. 28 An accident occurred at 3:06 p.m., at West and Barton Place, involving a truck driven by Daren B. Outt, of Alba, Mo., and a car driven by Heather J. Warner, of Nevada. No injuries were reported. An accident occurred at 8:42 p.m., at West and Hickory, involving a pickup driven by Langley M. Hutchison, of Nevada, and an SUV driven by Terri L. Stockman, of Raymore, Mo., No injuries were reported...

Grover G. Phillips Sr., 89, Harwood, Mo., passed away on Sunday, Feb. 7, 2010, at Christian Healthcare in Nevada. He was born Feb. 28, 1920, in Walker, to Grover Cleveland Phillips and Myrtle Vada Dickey Phillips. He married Nina Phelps Baber on March 31, 1945, in Clarksdale, Miss., and she survives of the home...

Jan. 13 Glenda K. Piatt, Nevada, no dog tag and no rabies vaccination. Jan. 19 Ashton J. Finley, Nevada, petty theft. Joshua D. Hostetter, Nevada, petty theft. Jan. 25 Edward L. Hallam, Nevada, driving while suspended and no proof of insurance. Donna M. Kenney, Nevada, window tint at 19 percent...

A snowstorm once again blew through the area and was expected to continue through this morning, but temperatures hovering above freezing throughout the day on Monday kept accumulation to a minimum, but falling temperatures made travel more treacherous in the area Monday night. A winter weather advisory remained in effect until early this morning...

Red, pink, love, hearts, teddy bears, roses, and chocolate. What do these things all have in common? Valentine's Day! For one local charity, Valentine's Day is the marker for one of their local fundraisers. Council on Families in Crisis will once again host their annual Valentine's Day Chocolate Sale. According to Martha Sander, executive director, this will be the t12th year for the sale...

Barney Fisher received a warm welcome Friday at the Nevada Housing Authority Crawford House. A group of residents of the authority attended the meeting, to hear from Fisher about the Circuit Breaker program, otherwise known as the MO-Property Tax Credit...

In spite of the cold weather, cloudy skies and sloppy, muddy roads, the Missouri Department of Conservation hosted its bi-annual Eagle Days program at the Schell Osage Conservation Area, Feb. 5-6 to educate visitors about the bald eagle and the golden eagle...

Dear Editor: I am a Missouri resident. I have voted in elections for over 45 years. I have never felt an occasion to question any candidate's qualifications who had been placed on a ballot. I may have questioned their beliefs, idealology or politics. However, this last election and subsequent controversy, as well as the issues that came to light before and after the election, has left me with a feeling of disenfranchisement...