Stories from Tuesday, August 3, 2010

Lela Katherine Cox, 89, Nevada, Mo., passed away Monday, Aug. 2, 2010, at Mercy Health System, Fort Scott, Kan. following a lengthy illness. She was born April 27, 1921, in Dederick, Mo. to Samuel Chester Arnold and Marrissa Frances Barnett Arnold. She was married June 11, 1939, in Nevada, Mo. to Robert Orace Cox Sr., and he preceded her in death Feb. 25, 1999...

Leland Earl Ijams, age 94, of Schell City, Mo. passed away at 7 p.m. Monday, July 19, 2010, at the Nevada Regional Medical Center in Nevada, Mo. Earl was born Sept. 27, 1915 near Cambridge, Ill. He was the sixth child of Clyde Elmer and Mary Elizabeth "Bessie" (Thompson) Ijams. His brothers and sisters included Orval Ross Ijams, Edna Kroger, Lillian Peters, Ward Ijams, Irene Dade, Dale Ijams, lnez Revis, and Raymond Ijams. All of them preceded him in death. He was the last of his generation...

Lucille E. Zaring, 89, Nevada, Mo. passed away Sunday, Aug. 1, 2010, at Moore-Few Care Center in Nevada. She was born Feb. 16, 1921, in Minatare, Neb. to John William Sharp and Lottie Gibbs Sharp. She was married July 22, 1939, in Torrington, Wyo., to John William "Bill" Zaring and he preceded her in death Sept. 1, 2004...

Sherry Anne Atkins, 42, Nevada, Mo. passed away Saturday, July 31, 2010, at her residence. She was born Sept. 6, 1967, in Independence, Mo. to William Paul Atkins and Joy Ann Blanton West. There are no services planned. Arrangements are under the direction of Ferry Funeral Home, Nevada...

Employees of On My Own Inc. present a check for $1,250 to the Nevada Regional Medical Center's Meals on Wheels Program on Wednesday. Representing the employees are (left to right) Brian Davis and Kelly Shrewsbury of On My Own. Accepting the check are (left to right) Bud Chestnut and Doug Story, volunteers for the NRMC Meals on Wheels program...

Members of the American Legion Post No. 002 present a United States flag to the Nevada Veteran's Clinic on Wednesday. Participating in the presentation are (left to right) Melvin Ladwig, Debbie McCoy, Janice Doolin, Debbie Selby and Alvin Mohlfeld. Post Commander Mohlfeld said, "it was something we wanted to do because they didn't have any kind of a flag fund out there."...

Dear Editor: I read Steve Moyer's article in today's Daily Mail of his interview with Mr. Charles Naas, NEVC school superintendent, with interest for two reasons. First. I stated, in a letter to the editor, that the school has "$500,000 available to use as desired." Mr. ...

Dear Editor: In the July 31 issue of the Nevada Daily Mail, a letter to the editor was submitted entitled "A Lesson from History." This article was intended to give you and me a lesson on immigration, and why we should not be worried about any group of immigrants taking over America. The writer of the article missed the whole point of the debate in our nation today concerning immigration...

Have you ever listened to someone weave a big lie, and while you were listening, you found yourself thinking, "That just can't be true." But they continue. They embellish, they add details. "That's too far-fetched," you think, "It just can't be." But they keep spinning their yarn and admitting that it may sound ridiculous, but it's true, and they are so sincere. You think, "Why would they make it up? What if it is true? I know it's a lot to swallow, but stranger things have happened."...

The Missouri Department of Natural Resources is inviting the public to comment on a plan to protect the Marmaton River in Vernon County. This is the second invitation to comment on this issue, which originally was designed to gather comments on the plan which involved both the Marmaton River and Little Drywood Creek...

There's something for everyone at the annual Hume Fair and Rodeo and now, 68 years after its beginning, this year is no different, according to event organizers. Heather Rogers said she thought the fair began as a stock show and Wikipedia (if you can believe it) agrees. The entry for Hume has this sentence: "As for celebrations, the Hume Stock Show began in 1905, eventually the Hume Stock Show morphs into the Hume Fair, which exists today."...

The Nevada City Council will be holding the second and final reading of a general ordinance that will increase the number of package liquor licenses in Nevada from the current eight to 10 during tonight's regular city council meeting, scheduled for 7 o'clock, in the Public Safety Building, 120 South Ash St., Nevada...

The city of Nevada, the Nevada/Vernon County Chamber of Commerce and Tourism Department and Kansas City Power and Light will host a special "going-away party" for crime and drugs in Nevada, on Tuesday, Aug. 3, 8-10 p.m. at the Nevada Aquatic Center located at the intersection of Atlantic and Ash streets...

By Steve Moyer Nevada Daily Mail Bonnie McCord retained her seat as presiding commissioner Tuesday with 1,075 votes to 674 for Jim Earnest. Doug Shupe cruised to victory with 80.14 percent of the vote over competitor Lewis Dunkeson in the Vernon County Recorder of Deeds race with 1,502 votes to 372 for Dunkeson...

From staff and wire reports Election officials speculated that lower-than-expected voter turnout in the St. Louis area had a lot to do with the triple-digit heat that hung in the air; but other parts of the state had a turnout that was higher than expected -- probably because of strong opinions relating to Proposition C...

By Ralph Pokorny Nevada Daily Mail The Nevada City Hall is being remodeled again. This time, the changes are being made to make the city administration more available to the public, instead of hiding them behind locked doors as was done several years ago...