Stories from Thursday, June 2, 2011

Nina R. Coulter, 89, Nevada, passed away on Wednesday, June 1, 2011, at St. Luke's Hospital, Kansas City, Mo. She was born Dec. 19, 1921, in Jerico Springs, Mo., to William C. Zollman and Fern A. Evans Zollman. She married Layton W. Coulter Sr. on June 21, 1942, in Kansas City, Mo., and he preceded her in death on Sept. 9, 1996...

Ronnie and Summer Adair of Nevada, Mo., are proud to announce the birth of their son, Simon Zane Adair. Simon was born at 8:39 p.m., Tuesday, May 17, 2011, at Nevada Regional Medical Center. He weighed 5 pounds, 7 ounces, and measured 19 and 1/2 inches...

Chad and Stacy Ijams and older siblings Malachi, Caleb, Joshua, Leah and Lydia are proud to announce the birth of their son and baby brother, Gideon Colt Ijams. Gideon was born Thursday, May 26, 2011, at Nevada Regional Medical Center. He weighed 8 pounds, and measured 20 and 3/4 inches...

May 6 Lindsay L. Deems, El Dorado Springs, Mo., speeding 25/15, seat belt law. Steven J. Drake, Nevada, failure to maintain lane, expired license plate, no proof of insurance, driving while revoked, driving while intoxicated. Karen D. Goodman, El Dorado Springs, Mo., expired license plate...

"It's hard to find good doctors and get them to places like Nevada," but after interviewing nearly two dozen physicians, the Nevada Medical Clinic has hired three new doctors who will be coming to the city in August, according to facility administrator Sherry Lakeman...

The city had initially hoped to have the caulking and painting on Walton pool finished in time for the traditional Memorial Day opening. The weather had another idea. "The contractor hopes to be done with the painting June 6, depending on the weather," JD Kehrman, city manager and interim parks director, told the Nevada Parks Board last Wednesday afternoon...

Editors note: This is the final installment in a series detailing the classes and events of the new Nevada Police Department's Citizens Police Academy. When I first signed on to do this Citizen's Police Academy thing, I expected the seven weeks to just drag by and seem more like a seven-year sentence. ...

The 2010 Nevada Lady Tigers State Champion softball team has been selected as representing the word of the month for May. Self-discipline said coach Tammy Holcomb "relates directly back to practice." Holcomb said she also thought her team showed self discipline by "knowing what you can do and do as a team." Holcomb went on to say that "practicing it --being confident, helps to develop self discipline."...