Stories from Friday, August 6, 2010

Twenty-five members of the Nevada Neptunes swim team participated in the Tri-State B Championships in Claremore, Okla., July 31 and Aug. 1. Swimmers participating in the competition had to swim a preliminary round to qualify for the finals in each event. The Neptunes placed sixth overall in the 12-team field. The following swimmers qualified for finals and placed in the top six:...

The Nevada Middle School girls' volleyball program is set to host a skills clinic in preparation for the upcoming season. The clinic is open to all interested girls who are entering fifth through eighth grades. The $25 registration fee can be paid at the first session of the clinic that is set to run from Monday, Aug. 16, through Thursday, Aug. 19...

Gregory Gene Cunningham, of Golden City, Mo., passed away Friday, July 30, 2010, at his home after suffering a massive heart attack. Greg was 53 years old. Born Jan. 14, 1957, in Nevada, he spent his childhood in the Kansas City, Rich Hill and Harwood areas, graduating from Schell City high school. In May of 1982, Greg graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in Agronomy from the University of Missouri in Columbia...

Rosemary "Rosie" Brundridge, 74, Nevada, passed away Thursday, Aug. 5, 2010, at the Kansas University Medical Center following a lengthy illness. She was born Aug. 13, 1935, in Nevada, to John Raymond Harden and Willa Rose Edison Harden. She was married Feb. 1, 1953, in Nevada to Vernon Brundridge and he survives of the home...

Ruby Loraine Deming, 76, Nevada, died Wednesday, Aug. 4, 2010, at Nevada Regional Medical Center, following a sudden illness. She was born Jan. 9, 1934, in Richards, Mo., to Elmer Ross Rowland and Alvaretta Bell Richmond Rowland. She was married Sept. 7, 1952, in Nevada, to Robert J. Deming and he preceded her in death June 29, 2000...

As part of a routine Coggins test -- a regulatory surveillance requirement in Missouri for all horses changing ownership or exhibiting -- a horse located on a farm near Walker, Mo. has tested positive for Equine Infectious Anemia. The Missouri Department of Agriculture was notified last week of the positive result and the farm was immediately quarantined until the test results could be confirmed...

Financial Peace University, the 13-week program taught by Dave Ramsey, has helped more than 700,000 families positively change their financial futures. This program, promoted as "life-changing," teaches families and individuals how to handle their money through common-sense principles and small group accountability. ...

The Missouri Department of Transportation's scheduled road work continues in Vernon County. Here's a list of next week's projects: In Barton County, Brauer Excavation will open the new U.S. 71 interchange at DD/EE by the end of the day Monday, Aug. ...

Local youth fall soccer teams are forming now. The Nevada Parks and Recreation Department will be taking soccer registration, now through Sept. 3, for children in preschool through sixth grade, according to a press release from the department. Registration takes place at the Franklin P. Norman City/County Community Center, 200 N. Ash, Nevada. Cost for the program is $15 for preschoolers and $20 for kindergartners through sixth graders...

Missouri's Back-to-School Sales Tax Holiday begins today, and continues through Sunday, Aug.8. According to the Missouri Department of Revenue, people making qualified purchases will not have to pay the state sales tax on certain items during that time. Since Vernon County and Nevada also are participating this year, city and county sales taxes also will be waived on a qualified purchase...

Nevada Mayor Pro Tem Brian Leonard presents a proclamation to Richard Holder, Social Security district manager, recognizing Aug. 9-13 as Social Security eServices Week. The Social Security Administration now has eServices, which allow for people to apply for benefits at their convenience and pace without needing to leave work, travel to a field office or wait for appointments...

Orpha Simrell, Walker, and daughters Jane and Jolene, wait for customers Wednesday afternoon at the Vernon County Farmers Market, on the north side of the Vernon County Courthouse.

Hippocrates called the elderberry plant his "medicine chest" and the druids said that the plants protected against witches; but today, elderberries are a seemingly forgotten fruit. That's beginning to change, though, as more and more people are finding new uses for varieties of the Sambucus family, the scientific name for elderberries...