Stories from Tuesday, August 31, 2010

David E. Shulze, 73, Nevada, died Sunday, Aug. 29, 2010, at Nevada Regional Medical Center. He was born Feb. 23, 1937, in Nevada, to Albert Lee Schulze and Balzoria I. Reynolds Schulze. He was married Sept. 2, 1961, in Arcadia, Kan., to Dorothy M. Prettyman, and she survives of the home...

Shirley Ann Thomas, 76, of Lee's Summit, passed away at Kansas City Hospice House on Aug. 27, 2010, after a brief illness. Born in Kansas City on Feb. 26, 1934, Shirley spent most of her life in the metro area. She graduated from Paseo High School in 1951 and worked in insurance administration. On Feb. 5, 1954, she married Ronald Gene Thomas -- the love of her life. Gene preceded her in death in January of this year...

Sam and Teresa Reed, Nevada, and big sister Kerrigan, are proud to announce the birth of their daughter and baby sister, Kadence Ann Reed. Kadence was born 12:49 a.m., Aug. 25, 2010, at Nevada Regional Medical Center. She weighed 7 pounds, 15 ounces, and measured 19 and 1/2 inches...

August 17 Chad E. Biesemeyer, Collins, Mo., speeding 51/40. Kory B. Olney, Ballwin, Mo., speeding 44/30. Donald W. Parker, Auburn, Neb., failure to stop at stop sign. Justin A. Prewitt, Nevada, speeding 62/40. Stephanie D. Cartwright, El Dorado Springs, expired license plate, no proof of insurance...

Emotion can be one of the touchiest of subjects when applied to the world of sports. Many coaches have strong and differing opinions on the subject, but the most prevalent of those beliefs is that emotion must be controlled on the field and, in many cases, should be held in check completely. Just the opposite is the case for the Nevada Lady Tigers volleyball team and head coach Becky Lowery...

BUFFALO, Mo. -- The Nevada Lady Tiger softball team won four games Saturday in the Buffalo Tournament and returned home with the first-place trophy. Lady Tigers head coach Tammy Holcomb said the day started with a 17-0 win over Buffalo and her squad completed pool play with a 9-0 victory over Waynesville. Bracket play included a 14-0 victory over Osage and a 12-0 win over Logan-Rogersville -- a possible future district opponent in this year's tournament at Bolivar, Mo...

Dear Editor, I can't believe you deleted me ... whatever happened to free speech! Indignant Web site commenter Dear Indignant, Free speech. We're for it. We're staunch advocates of it. We believe freedom of speech is about the exchange of ideas without fear of being jailed, fined or put to death if we criticize the government or seek change, if our ideas are unpopular or even when others simply don't agree with our messages...

He was standing in line in front of me, probably in his late 20's or early 30's. He had jet black hair and a pair of sunglasses on his head and was wearing a black T-shirt; but what caught my eye was the size of his arms. They were as big as my thighs. ...

Now, whoa! What's going on here? For a moment, if you will, put yourself in Mr. and Mrs. Tillman's position. What are you to think? Did one of his own buddies, in American uniform, and in momentary panic at being attacked by the numerically superior Afghan enemy, mistake pal Pat Tillman for his enemy and pull the trigger, with devastating results? (Don't forget both his two buddies claimed to have been relatively close to Pat, during the firefight.) Did the Afghan enemy, trying to kill any American in or out of uniform, happen to hit and kill Ranger Pat Tillman? Like the plot of a cheap soldier-of-fortune novel, did a carefully prepared Afghan soldier, looking for an American counterpart he'd had described to him well in advance, locate him, draw a bead on him, and, finally, nail the man? Or was there, in fact, some even more unlikely story behind Pat Tillman's death?. ...

A walk across grassy areas in Vernon County tells the tale with the crunching of the dry, brittle plant life. Due to drought conditions now present, the Nevada Fire Department has announced that no burning will be allowed within the city limits of Nevada...

The Missouri State Highway Patrol is planning a special enforcement effort to discourage driving while intoxicated in Vernon County, some time in September. Sobriety checkpoints also will be conducted in Polk, McDonald and Jasper counties, at undisclosed sites and times...

The Northeast Vernon County R-1 school will conduct a Town Hall meeting on Tuesday, Aug. 31, at 8 p.m., in the high school gymnasium at the Walker campus, following a volleyball triangular between Ballard, Sheldon and NEVC. The district will provide information and conduct a question-and-answer session. All interested district patrons are encouraged to attend...

The Missouri Nut Growers Association will hold its 2010 Fall Pre-Harvest Meeting on Friday, Sept. 17, at the UMC Southwest Research Center, 14548 State Highway H, near Mt. Vernon, Mo. The meeting will include examining various nut harvesting equipment and field tours of black walnut and pecans. ...

Walnut Grove's Annual Possum Trot Days will be held on Sept. 10-11, at the Walnut Grove School and City Park, Walnut Grove, Mo. Friday night festivities start at 7 p.m. with Gospel Music in the School Multi-purpose room. Free refreshments will be served...

Missouri State Highway Patrol Sgt. Mark Harwell investigates the wreck which occurred on Panama Road just east of Main Street at 4:20 p.m., Friday. The wreck occurred as Betty J. Easley, 82, Nevada, driving a 2001 Buick eastbound on Panama, crossed the center and was struck by a westbound 1993 Dodge pickup driven by William S. Stone, 57, Nevada. Easley suffered minor injuries and was transported by private vehicle to Nevada Regional Medical Center...

A Christian music concert featuring the music of Steven Paul McCollum, was attended by a large crowd Sunday evening. The Nevada concert was sponsored by seven local churches: Calvary Baptist Church, Christ's Church of Nevada, Community Christian Church, Crossroads Community Church, First Baptist Church, First Christian Church and Maranatha Christian Fellowship; and by KNEM/KNMO radio. Above, performers and attendees salute as the colors are presented...

An eastbound tanker truck hauling 5,500 gallons of road tar overturned and began spilling its oozing load into the ditch alongside Route E about 6 miles east of Milo on Monday morning. The driver, Tim Chandler, was already safely out of the vehicle by the time the call for assistance was dispatched from Western Missouri 911 Dispatch Center at about 8:45 a.m...