Stories from Thursday, March 11, 2010

Barbara "Barb" Ruth Corwine, 78, of Amsterdam, Mo., died Tuesday, March 9, 2010, in Amsterdam. She was born May 30, 1931, to Fred Washington and Grace Ellen Green York, in Golden City, Mo. Barb is survived by her husband, Nason Corwine, of Amsterdam, Mo.; two sons, Rick Corwine and wife Sandy, of Amsterdam, and Terry Bays and wife Cindy, of Raymore, Mo.; daughter, Sharon Bays Wilson, of Lenexa, Kan.; two stepdaughters, Connie Ferguson and husband John, of Ozark, Mo., and Gail Ellis and husband Dale, of Monett, Mo.; eight grandchildren, Tish Roberts, Traci Riehof, John Hamilton, Erin Downing, Jason Bays, Justin Bays and Matthew Shannon; and 15 great-grandchildren. ...

Elizabeth Jewel Loudermilk, 84, Nevada, died on Wednesday, March 10, 2010, at Moore-Few Care Center in Nevada. Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m., on Saturday, March 13, at Ferry Funeral Home, Nevada. Family information will be announced later by Ferry Funeral Home, Nevada...

Joyce Lee Audiss, 84, Bonner Springs, formerly of Vernon County, died on Wednesday, March 10, 2010, at the Bonner Springs Nursing and Rehab. Funeral arrangements and family information will be announced later by Ferry Funeral Home, Nevada.

March 8 An accident occurred at 5:27 p.m., at U.S. Highway 54 and West, involving an SUV driven by Joseph L. Luther, of Rich Hill, and a pickup driven by Theodore F. Dilly, of Deerfield. Luther was listed with evident but not disabling injuries. March 9...

Nevada Regional Medical Center will offer a "Healthy Weight Management Lunch & Learn" March 24, in the NRMC mezzanine conference room from noon to 1 p.m. Dr. Dan Barnes and Kerri Barnes will discuss lifestyle changes that ultimately result in achieving and maintaining healthy weight. ...

Nevada High School Junior Teryn Greer is the MSHSAA Southern District first place champion in Radio Speaking and a state qualifier for the MSHSAA State Speech and Debate Tournament. She qualified by competing at the Southern District Tournament at Carthage on March 5 and 6 and will perform at state on April 24...

Members of the Vernon County Commission held an informal meeting with the trustees of the county's townships on Tuesday, March 9, to inform the trustees of an opportunity to purchase rock for road and other projects for a bargain price. The rock, available from Ash Grove Aggregates, is located in the company's quarry near El Dorado Springs and is well below the current price of $7.50 per ton. ...

The Missouri National Guard's Recruit Sustainment Program requires soldiers to do mandatory physical fitness every drill and they must have an Army Physical Fitness Test on file before shipping to basic training. To help prepare soldiers for their physical training test, National Guard recruiter Staff Sgt. Jerry Clark, of El Dorado Springs, has put together a program three times a week at the armory in Nevada for any soldier who wants to join in and exercise...

Editors note: This is the final installment in the Graduation Matters series. Previous articles furnished an overview of the initiative, examined it from a parent standpoint, told what the business community is doing to show that graduation matters and gave some information from an educator's point of view. This week's article will look at why graduation matters from the perspective of two students, one who dropped out and one who almost quit...