Stories from Tuesday, December 7, 2010

Myron R. Damon, a candidate in the upcoming election for the Nevada City Council was arraigned in the Associate Circuit Court of Vernon County on Monday Dec. 6 on two charges of class A misdemeanor assault in the third degree, according to court documents...

On Tuesday, April 20, 1999, a massacre of students at the hands of other students at Columbine High School, Littleton, Colo., shook the nation and changed the way people look at school safety forever. Rachel Scott was the first killed that day; and her brother Craig narrowly escaped himself...

Hard-nosed issues like political redistricting, putting the "right to work" before statewide voters for the first time in 32 years and covering a deficit up to $900 million will confront the Missouri General Assembly Jan. 5 in Jefferson City. State Rep. Barney Fisher forecasts "a very contentious session" that is likely to leave Vernon County the lynchpin of his 125th Representative District but is likely to see western Bates County moved to a different jurisdiction...

Nevada City Council will be considering the final readings of two ordinances during its regular meeting scheduled for 7 o'clock, tonight, in the Council Chambers, located inside the Public Safety Building, 120 S. Ash St., Nevada. The first ordinance is the fourth change order to the city's contract with G&G Construction for the construction of the city's new wastewater treatment plant...

Fort Scott Community College welcomes the Kansas City Symphony back for a performance in the theatre of the Danny and Willa Ellis Family Fine Arts Center on Sunday, Jan. 30, 2011 at 2 p.m. The KC Symphony first performed at the arts center in April of 2009 for the building's grand opening. ...

Administrators, science teachers, faculty members, parents, grandparents and relatives attended the Nevada Middle School Science Fair awards assembly held Monday, Dec. 6 in the middle school gymnasium. Of the 590 students at the Nevada Middle School, 183 entered the competition. ...

Gail Janet Snead, 48, Nevada, Mo., passed away on Friday, Dec. 3, 2010, at Nevada Regional Medical Center following a lengthy illness. She was born Oct. 31, 1962, in Nevada to William Roscoe Snead and Janet Ruth Loveless Snead. Gail was born and raised in Nevada and spent her whole life here. She was a graduate of Nevada High School in 1981. Gail was a proud aunt and loved her family very much and that love was returned in full. She was a member of the New Testament Church...

Ervin Eugene Keith, 66, El Dorado Springs, Mo., passed away on Saturday, Dec. 4, 2010, at St. John's Regional Medical Center in Springfield, Mo., following a lengthy illness. He was born on March 26, 1944, in Stockton, Mo., to Finis Charles Keith and Halene Louise Scholler Keith. He married Sharon Pitts in 2000 and she preceded him in death in 2004...

Paul Richard Grigas, 61, Nevada, Mo., died on Sunday, Dec. 5, 2010, at Nevada Regional Medical Center. Funeral arrangements and family information will be announced later by Ferry Funeral Home, Nevada. View obituary and send condolences on line at www.ferryfuneralhome.com...

November 22 Casey Anders was arrested for Cass County warrant. Bond is $2,000. Christopher Bailey was arrested for Bates County warrant. Bond is $407. Jeffery Tenpenny was arrested on warrant from Wisconsin. No bond. John Kaumans was arrested for parole violation. No bond...