Stories from Thursday, October 28, 2010

Jim and Susan Lewis, Scottsdale, Ariz., are proud to announce the birth of their son, Caden James Lewis. Caden was born at 6:05 a.m., Wednesday, Oct. 10, 2010, at Shea Medical Center in Scottsdale. He weighed 8 pounds and 6.4 ounces. Maternal grandparents are Mick and Lynn Spangler, Bronaugh, Mo...

October 12 Tommy L. Bowen, Nevada, expired license plate, no proof of insurance. Nathan Michael Oberg, Kansas City, Mo., speeding 42/30. October 13 Corey W. Clarke, Nevada, speeding 64/30. Alisha M. Fanning, Nevada, speeding 56/45. Alan E. Harner, Wheatland, Mo., expired license plate...

Services will be held at 1 p.m., Saturday, at Daniel Funeral Home in Lamar, for Spc. Dylan Thomas Reid, 24, Lamar. Reid died Saturday, Oct. 16, 2010, at Amarah, Iraq, where he was stationed, "in a non-combat related incident," a U.S. Department of Defense news release said...

"Meet Me in Missouri," music by and for Missourians, will be presented by the Missouri Singers, Nov. 6 and Nov. 7, at the Fox Theatre in Nevada in support of the Smithsonian exhibition "New Harmonies: American Roots Music" now at the Bushwhacker Museum. ...

The secrets of subliminal advertising will be revealed in a show at Cottey College on Wednesday, November 3, at 8 p.m. in the Missouri Recital Hall in the Haidee and Allen Wild Center for the Arts. Tickets for Subliminal Advertising are $6 for adults and $5 for those under age 18 or over age 61. Tickets will be available at the door the evening of the show...

As Halloween approaches, yet another event has been announced. It's time again for the annual Treats without Tricks, to be held in the Franklin P. Norman City/County Community Center at 200 N. Ash, Nevada, 4-7 p.m., Friday, Oct. 29. Sponsored by the Nevada Elks Lodge and the Nevada Parks and Recreation Department, the event features games, refreshments and more for children age 12 and younger...

Cubbage Country Market was the site for children attending Jan's Preschool to enjoy a great fall day. Story time, games and snacks were provided by parents who attended. The fall festivities were concluded with a walk through a maze of pumpkins and gourds...

The 300 block of West Cherry Street in Nevada has been closed by city officials and will remain closed until a structure that city building inspector Richard Brockman says is in eminent "danger of collapsing" can be demolished. The city of Nevada purchased the building at 306 West Cherry Street on Sept. 15, because it was unsafe, according to city manager J.D. Kehrman...

"This is sweet." There's no better description of the common mindset around Nevada regarding the recent accomplishments of the Nevada Lady Tigers softball team than the one that was provided by Nevada High School principal Debra Workman. "The girls did this all on their own with their coaches," Workman said...

LIBERAL, Mo. -- In the Class 1, District 9 volleyball tournament Tuesday, the top-seeded Lady Bulldogs defeated Hume, 25-14 and 25-23 in the semifinals, ending the Lady Hornets' season at 11-7. Emily Brooks and Makena Thompson led the Lady Hornets with five serving points while Brooks also recorded three aces. Tori Sears scored a team-high eight kills while Thompson led the squad with four blocks and 13 assists...

Editor's Note: This is the third installment in a series by Shane Cavanah, who was the head coach of the 1975 Nevada Tigers football team that was recently inducted into the Nevada High School Wall of Fame. Game 2 Sept. 12 Cassville, Home It seemed we couldn't shake the Nevada connection as we met another former coach. John Peterson, head coach of the Cassville Wildcats, had previously been an assistant at NHS and would have liked nothing better than to spring an upset on the Tigers...