Stories from Thursday, December 30, 2010

Kenneth Clark Ayers, long-time resident of Owasso, Okla., died Monday, Dec. 27, 2010, in Tulsa, Okla., at the age of 74 years. He was born on June 9, 1936, in Walker, Mo., to Oren Dale and Zola Mae (Clark) Ayers. He was reared and educated in Walker, and graduated with the Walker High School Class of 1954. ...

When you think about city budgets, the first thing that usually comes to mind is page after page of numbers showing where the city will spend its money. And that does describe the physical aspect of a budget, however, behind those pages of numbers are people. ...

The earnest debate over the future of Nevada Habilitation Center got even more serious when state Rep. Barney Fisher appeared before the city council July 6 to review options to save the jobs of 225 staff members. Fisher reported that the U.S. Justice Department had joined Missouri Protection & Advocacy Services in opposition to a plan to build seven group homes for the developmentally disabled adjacent to the 2323 N. Ash St. center...

The weather outside wasn't the only thing heating up in the month of August. The debate over whether the NEVC R-1 school district would be annexed into the Nevada R-5 district was a hot topic for many. During the Aug. 3 election, Proposition S, NEVC school district's request for a property tax levy increase to be used to build a new school on property in the Harwood area, failed. ...

Local authorities were busy during the month of September, investigating a number of high profile crimes. On Sept. 10, the Daily Mail reported the indictments of four southern Missouri men, including local postmaster general Dennis Henry. All four men were indicted by a federal grand jury in connection with their roles in a sex trafficking conspiracy. ...

December 10 Jerod Austin was arrested for probation and parole. No bond amount Darrell Sander was arrested for failure to appear. Bond is $400. Sandra Modlin was arrested for hold. Bond is $151. Danny Page was arrested for shock incarceration. No bond...