Stories from Thursday, May 5, 2011

April 5 Romo N. Federico, Belton, Mo., expired license plate, no valid operator's license, no proof of insurance. Bradley A. Moore, Nevada, speeding 47/30. Brian T. Whitmire, Neosho, Mo., speeding 28/15. April 6 Raven N. Babicky, Lincoln, Mo., failure to register vehicle...

Deborah "Debbie" A. Thorpe, 61, Nevada, passed away on Wednesday, May 4, at Nevada Regional Medical Center in Nevada. She resided at the Nevada Habilitation Center since September 1980. Debbie was born Feb. 13, 1950, in Nevada, to parents, Betty Hettinger Thorpe and William Lawrence Thorpe...

The annual event is themed, "Dynamic Duos -- a Parade of Pairs."

COLUMBIA, Mo. -- At a time when farmers typically are busy planting corn, some areas of the state show planted acres well below normal. As the calendar moves toward June, those late planting dates will have an increasing impact on yields. Producers face the dilemma of balancing ideal planting date with field conditions. Planting when soil is too wet might hurt yields, but so will waiting too long...

Nevada Mayor Brian Leonard presents a proclamation to Nevada Fire Chief Robert Benn in recognition of National Arson Awareness Week, May 1-7. The theme for the 2011 Arson Awareness Week is "Working Together to Extinguish Serial Arson." According to the U.S. ...

When I was asked to substitute for Charles Nash to review the Community Council on the Creative Art's Spring Community Choir Concert I knew already what I would write. I didn't have to go to the rehearsal to know that a concert directed by Bill Martin would be a musical treat. ...

On May 3, the Northeast Vernon County High School Knights baseball team hosted their first home game of the season with Humansville. After a two-week break due to rain, the Knights came out strong and finished on top, 10-0. Taking the mound for the Knights was Grant Davis, going the distance with 13 strikeouts, giving up one hit and two walks in 5 innings. Seniors Josh Bachand and Sam Jones both contributed with base hits along with several others...

The Nevada Tigers tennis team will close out their regular season with a trip to Clinton today which will give them an opportunity to see how they will stack up with one of their district opponents. And on Monday the number three seeded Nevada Tigers will host sixth seeded Grandview at 4:30 p.m. in the opening round of the Class 1, District 12 tournament...

Yesterday Nevada senior Alex Christensen and junior Joseph Ferry finished the Class 3, Sectional 3 Wednesday tied at 78 to finish one stroke ahead of the cutoff to qualify for the second straight year to play in the Missouri Class 3 State Golf Championships. The championship tournament will be held on May 16 and 17 at the par 70, Silo Ridge Golf Course in Bolivar...