Stories from Friday, April 22, 2011

Several local events centered around Easter celebrations have been announced. The Moundville United Methodist Church will host its annual Easter Egg Hunt for children and youth on Easter Sunday. The 9 a.m. Easter service in the sanctuary and the 10 a.m. egg hunt in the church yard is open to the public. If there is rain, outdoor activities will move to the fellowship hall...

Spring storm season is upon us, with stormy weather in the forecast through Wednesday; and with spring storms often come power outages. Kansas City Power and Light offered the following tips to help customers stay safe and be prepared in the event of a power outage...

On April 12, while on their sophomore pilgrimage to Jefferson City, Vernon County sophomores Andrew Arneson, of Nevada; Caitlin Claflin, of Sheldon; Samantha Whitworth, of Bronaugh; and Danielle McCollum, of Walker, visited State Representative Barney Fisher and toured the Capitol among other events. Donna Darnold of Nevada escorted the group...

Sybl Slaughter, Lebanon, Missouri State Board of Education, and Peter Herschend, Branson, Missouri State Board of Education president, present Dr. David Stephens, Nevada R-5 superintendent, with a Distinction in Performance for Improved Achievement during the annual Distinction in Performance Banquet April 5, in Springfield. ...

The chance of an earthquake in Southwest Missouri might seem remote, but administrators in two Vernon County school districts still see value in the April 28 "Great Central U.S. ShakeOut" drill beyond preparing for an earthquake. Organized by the Federal Emergency Management Agency, the 10:15 a.m. exercise will prepare Sheldon R-8 students who one day could be in more vulnerable places like California or Japan, said Superintendent Tim Judd...

Several weeks ago, our community lost Jim Rinehart. I can think of no one in Nevada who was more representative of our town than Jim. This article is a tribute to him. They are not my words, they are from the family, of which he was so proud. Here is how they remembered him...

A crowd of about three dozen staff members and residents of the Medicalodge of Nevada gathered in the facility's dining room on Thursday to honor and show their appreciation to Edith Cox for the more than 20 years of caring she has shown them as a daily volunteer at the long term care facility...