Stories from Wednesday, October 13, 2010

Bill Blevins, 71, of Butler, Mo., died Friday, Oct. 8, 2010, in Butler. Funeral services were held at 10:30 a.m., Tuesday, Oct. 12, at Schowengerdt Funeral Chapel, Butler, with the Rev. Michael Atkinson officiating. Burial followed in Woodfin Cemetery, Foster, Mo...

September 29 Melea C. Galimberto, Nevada, speeding 43/30. Robert M. Gibson, Nevada, littering, illegal dumping, unauthorized burning. Christopher T. Herren-Lewis, Nevada, petty theft. Jered E. Moore, Nevada, failure to obey police officer. Vanessa S. Smith, Nevada, failure to signal, failure to maintain lane, driving while intoxicated...

Three weekends ago we "got out of Dodge" for a special weekend, by going to Conway, Ark., and to Branson. One local event I had intended to go to and regret that we were not available to attend was the McGennis Youth Center barbecue and auction, Virginia Habjan, vice-president of the board and Earl Rogers, past president and former board member, reported that the barbecue and auction went well. I have not received a report on how much the auction made for the center...

The seventh and eighth grade Tri-County volleyball tournaments began Monday night, in Nevada and Anderson, Mo. Head coach Trudy Fleeman's eighth graders defeated Joplin North in two games at Nevada, 25-17 and 25-5, and were to play Neosho at 5:30 p.m., Tuesday at Nevada Middle School. Neosho defeated McDonald County, 25-20, 25-12 and 25-20, dropping the second set, Monday night...

The Lady Knights of Northeast Vernon County High School swept the Miami Eagles in Monday night's varsity and junior varsity doubleheader. The Lady Knights won the varsity match by the final scores of 25-23 and 25-21. The Knights were experimenting with a new offense. "The girls took ownership of it and played it quite well," said head coach Teresa Lyness...

The Nevada High School girls' tennis team recently completed its district tournament last week in Warrensburg, Mo., and was able to get a couple of strong performances and with them, a Sectional berth for two of head coach Sam Short's players. Katie Brauer and Katlyn Short moved on to Sectional play back in Warrensburg, with a second place finish in doubles play. The Sectional tournament was set for Tuesday, at the tennis courts of the Warrensburg Community Center...

The Nevada High School Class of 1965 held a reunion the weekend of September 24 and 25. Senior starters on the 1964 football team, coached by Chuck Shelton, are pictured above. Front row, left to right: Right Tackle-Ed Oyer, Right Guard-Bob Pickens, Center-Bob Williams, Left Guard-George Current, Left Tackle-Denny Jadlot and Left End-Jim Gresham...

There is a lot of undeveloped property on the east and southeast edge of Nevada that does not currently have access to city sewers. This limitation makes it expensive to develop this area, which makes a project to extend sewer lines to Camp Clark, partially paid for by the National Guard, an attractive project for the city to undertake...

Cottey College, will host its Seventh Annual Women's College Fair from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 21, in the Haidee and Allen Wild Center for the Arts. The Women's College Fair provides a forum that promotes outstanding educational opportunities for young women...

Breast cancer is one of the most common types of cancer among women in the United States. Each year, more than 192,000 women in our country are diagnosed with the disease -- as are approximately 2,000 men. "Unfortunately, there is no way of guaranteeing that a person won't develop breast cancer, but there are steps that can be taken to reduce risk," says Cory Vokoun, Chief Nursing Officer at Nevada Regional Medical Center "As with many health issues, education can be key. ...

The Mid-America chapter of the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences, which recognizes excellence in broadcasting, awarded Chris Replogle of Republic, formerly of Nevada, his first Emmy on Saturday, Oct. 9, in St. Louis. Chris Replogle won for outstanding daytime newscast award for his May 8, 2009, coverage of the impact of severe weather that day. ...

Dr. Julie Tietz, Ph.D., Cottey students, volunteers and children are off to a great start for the fall semester with the after school S. T. O. M. P. program (Students That Open Minds to Possibilities) at Fairground Estates. Students are enjoying the new library at the Paddock House and program activities that are being held on Tuesdays and Thursdays. ...