Stories from Thursday, March 25, 2010

June Maxine Hunt, 83, of Blue Springs, Mo., passed away Wednesday, March 24, 2010, at the Christian Health Care of Nevada nursing home in Nevada. Services will be held at 11 a.m., Saturday, March 27, at the Royer-Hays Funeral Home, Blue Springs, Mo. ...

Lucille Lee Smith, age 80, a resident of Fort Scott, Kan., died Wednesday, March 24, 2010, at the Mercy Health Center in Fort Scott, Kan. She was born Jan. 12, 1930, in Mulberry, Kan., the daughter of Harold Scott and Eva Hammons Scott. Lucille married Eugene Smith in 1955. ...

Ray Edwin Reis, 79, Nevada, passed away on Wednesday, March 24, 2010, at his home in Nevada. He was born on June 30, 1930, in Joplin, Mo., to Ray and Edna Markham Reis. He married Betty J. Shumaker on Nov. 20, 1949, in Carl Junction, Mo., and she survives of the home...

March 23 An accident occurred at 3:05 p.m., at Adams and Ash involving a car driven by Brandy R. Cumpton, of Archie, Mo., and a parked SUV driven owned by Deena R. McVay, of Nevada. No injuries were reported. An accident occurred at 3:06 p.m., at Cherry and Commercial, involving a pickup driven by Ronald B. Marquardt, of Nevada, and a parked car owned by Raegan A. Erikson, of Butler, No injuries were reported...

The band Ohio Avenue will perform at Cottey College on Wednesday, March 31, at 8 p.m. in Raney Dining Room. Ohio Avenue pairs catchy melodies with intriguing music to bring you the best in modern rock. This Alabama-based trio has recently released their debut full-length album, The Sound. ...

The namesake of Camp Clark in Nevada hasn't been forgotten. Brigadier General Harvey C. Clark, who was adjutant general of Missouri and commander of the Missouri National Guard in 1899, is just one of 524 military heroes profiled in a recently-published book, "In Their Honor: The Men Behind the Names of Our Military Installations."...

Once again preparations are being made and funds are being raised to organize and sponsor the annual 4C Camp for the foster children of Barton, Bates, Cedar, Dade, Henry, St. Clair and Vernon counties. The 4C organization is composed of juvenile officers and workers from the Children's Division in the seven county area and is represented in Vernon County by the 28th Circuit Juvenile Office...

Local watercolorist Sandi Shumaker has created another prize winning work of art. Shumaker's painting, "Neighborhood Chatter" won first place in the watercolor category during the Bourbon County Arts Council's 18th Annual Fine Art Exhibit and Sale held in the Scottish Rite Temple in Fort Scott, March 10-12...

I've been having a week that has given me many laughs. And the funniest thing is, what I am laughing at is myself. I had the privilege of attending the March meeting of the Nevada Athenas as their guest speaker. Since I was given the choice of anything I wanted to talk about, I chose to talk about my books and how they had led me to a new career as an Elderhostel (Exploritas) instructor. ...

Dear Editor, On April 6, the good citizens of the NEVC School District will go to the polls to vote for or against Proposition S. Surely, it will be a significant date in the history of the school district. The opportunity to invest in the lives of the 240 students that attend there will hang in the balance of the voters...

Dear Editor, Upon reviewing the issues concerning Proposition S on April 6, the voters in the Northeast Vernon County R-1 School District have many things to consider. The NEVC school district is asking voter approval of a $2.45 million bond to be paid with a 94 cents increase per $100 of assessed property valuation...