Stories from Wednesday, December 22, 2010

Dewey Milo Rumfelt, 88, Nevada, formerly of Walker, Mo., died Tuesday, Dec. 21, 2010, at Moore-Few Care Center in Nevada following a lengthy illness. He was born Dec. 11, 1922, in Wolf Lake, Ill., to William Perry Rumfelt and Fulva Octavia Freeman Rumfelt. He married Lois Ruth Cheek Dec. 31, 1965, and she survives of the home...

Dorothy "Dot" Carole Warren, 87, Nevada, passed away on Monday, Dec. 20, 2010, at her home in Nevada following an illness of several weeks. She was born June 8, 1923, in Mammoth Springs, Ark., to Ewing Hogan Kirby and Alice Owens Kirby. Dorothy was born in Mammoth Springs, Ark., and grew up there and in Nevada, Mo. ...

December 13 Clayton Ledbetter was arrested for failure to appear. Bond is $500. Angela Senkevch was arrested for passing bad checks. Bond is $1,000. Tammy Eador was arrested for receiving stolen property. Bond is $5,000. Gary Valley was arrested for two counts of forgery. Bond is $10,000...

Tuesday's bombshell Census Bureau announcement that Missouri must relinquish one of its nine congressional seats next year means the 4th District, which includes Vernon County, will be a good deal bigger when redistricting is completed, officials said...

Following a lengthy and sometimes contentious, sometimes emotional discussion, the Nevada City Council voted 4-1 to pass on first reading a five-year management contract with Alliance Water Resources for the operation of the city's water and sewer treatment plants, and the water and sewer systems. Council member James McKenzie cast the lone "no" vote, Jayne Novak, Brian Leonard, Seth Barrett and Sherry Steward voted "yes."...

The Nevada branch of Bank of America recently adopted two children for Christmas through Moss House, a local domestic violence shelter. Funds for the donation were provided through Bank of America under a new program. This program provided funds to each branch of Bank of America to support local citizens in need during the holiday season. ...

The Widows Group of the First Christian Church gathers around the toys they donated to the Vernon County Ambulance District toy drive on Tuesday, Dec. 14, during a meeting held in the Nevada Senior Center. Present in no particular order are: Geraldine Ogle, Peggy Demming, Twila Earll, Margie Johnson, Helen Niemeir, Frances Jenkins, Colleen Christopher, Darlene Sheridan, Betty Jo Robinson, Kay Westerhold, Wanda Arthur, Ovida Vincent, Joanne Saathoff, Loretta Mathis, Betty Trower, Ann Wolf, Renee Hampton, and guests Thenn Thenn and James Lyens.. ...

It's been a local tradition and what seems like a long time coming this year, but the White Christmas Food Drive spearheaded by Community Outreach is finally done for the year. More than 150 families began arriving at the National Guard Armory at the corner of Cherry and Prewitt streets in Nevada early on the morning of Tuesday in spite of the cloudy, chilly weather...