Stories from Tuesday, March 16, 2010

Hazel Margaret Crawford, 97, Nevada, passed away Saturday, March 13, 2010, at Moore-Few Care Center following an illness of several weeks. She was born July 2, 1912 in Marceline, Mo., to Arthur Franklin Todd and Willie Margaret Gandy Todd. She was married May 26, 1934, in Marceline to Dean I. Crawford and he preceded her in death in 1975...

George A. Dorris, 70, of Nevada, died on Sunday, March 14, 2010, at Moore-Few Care Center, in Nevada. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m., on March 17, at Evergreen Memorial Chapel. Burial will be in Mount Pleasant Cemetery. Funeral arrangements are under the direction of Evergreen Memorial Chapel, Nevada...

Feb. 27 An accident occurred at 11 p.m., at Spring and Allison, involving a pickup driven by Taylor Handly, of Richards, and a parked car owned by Brittney S. Lukenbill, of Nevada. No injuries were reported. Feb. 28 An accident occurred at 12:30 p.m., at Sonic's parking lot, involving an SUV driven by Lisaann M. Keith, of Nevada, and a van driven by Morgan K. Garren, of Nevada. No injuries were reported...

March 1 3:20 p.m., transfer, VA Hospital, Kansas City, Mo. 5:51 p.m., medical, Nevada Regional Medical Center. 9:49 p.m., lift assist, no transport. March 2 12:26 a.m., medical, Nevada Regional Medical Center. 1:36 a.m., refusal of care, no transport...

Randi Stevens and Kyle Whetzell, of Lamar, and big sister Chloe, are proud to announce the birth of their daughter and baby sister, Brooklyn Starr Nichole Whetzell. Brooklyn was born at 12:59, on March 1, 2010, at Nevada Regional Medical Center. She weighed 8 pounds, 3 ounces, and measured 20 1/2 inches...

The City of Nevada has received a $11,738.50 Public Buildings Energy Efficiency Retrofits Grant. The grant funds were made available from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 and the Missouri Department of Natural Resources awarded Nevada the grant as part of the Energize Missouri Communities program...

The Nevada City Council will be holding the second reading of a special ordinance accepting sewer easements from the residents in the Meadow Lane development and waiving the normal $500 connect fee. The Meadow Lane development is located southeast of Wal-Mart between the end of Johnson Drive and Division Street. The council voted 3-2 to approve the measure during their March 2 meeting...

To help educate young people and caring adults about the risks associated with underage drinking, the state of Missouri is supporting a series of Town Hall Meetings. We will be joined by more than 1200 communities across the state of Missouri who will host a Town Hall Meeting during the week of March 22--March 26...

Asking just 10 questions and taking about 10 minutes to complete, 2010 Census forms began arriving in 120 million mailboxes across the nation Monday -- just the 23rd time the country has undertaken the constitutionally mandated population count that dates back to 1790...

Miss Wheelchair Missouri, Katie Rodriguez Banister, delivered her unique message of inspiration to students at Truman Elementary School and On My Own Inc. employees during a visit to Nevada Friday. Banister's informative and entertaining "motivational learning experience" was presented to about 30 staff members and employees of On My Own Inc. Based on her experience, the presentation focuses on overcoming difficulties and learning to cope with situations after a life-changing event...