Stories from Wednesday, June 8, 2011

Raymond E. Shirley, 89, Nevada, passed away on Monday, June 6, 2011, at Research Medical Center, Kansas City, Mo., following a brief illness. He was born Dec. 14, 1921, in Dederick, Mo., to John T. Shirley and Anna M. Henderson Shirley. He married Betty L. Roggensees on March 26, 1949, in Nevada, and she survives of the home...

James "Jimmy" Johnson, 53, of Grain Valley, Mo., passed away May 29, 2011. Jimmy was born July 14, 1957, in Clinton, Mo. He was employed by Hallmark Cards, where he had worked for 34 years. Jimmy was someone who loved to laugh and enjoyed making others laugh as well. He loved working in his yard, playing pranks on his family and friends and spending time with his chihuahua, Snuggles. Most of all he loved his family...

Robert "Bob" N. Lafferty, 60, Adrian, Mo., formerly of Nevada, passed away on Tuesday, June 7, 2011, at Adrian Manor in Adrian, Mo. He was born Nov. 12, 1950, in Nevada, to George Lafferty Sr. and Evelyn Lafferty. Bob graduated from Nevada High School in 1968. ...

E. Nadyne Haines Bond, 88, Nevada, passed away Tuesday, June 7, 2011, at Christian Health Care in Nevada. Family information and funeral arrangements will be announced later by Ferry Funeral Home, Nevada. View obituary and send condolences on line at www.ferryfuneralhome.com...

Although there were reports of all sorts on the Nevada City Council agenda Tuesday night, it was clear that one thing dominated the thoughts of council members and staff -- the safety of Nevada's people, in general and in terms of preparation, in the realization that a massive disaster such as the May 22 tornado that leveled a broad expanse through the city of Joplin happened -- and could happen again...

Notified that its general radiology room will need to be phased out by the end of this year, Nevada Regional Medical Center has begun upgrading the radiology department with the purchase of an $829,000 magnetic resonance imaging unit. NRMC Diagnostic Imaging Director Todd Fine said Tuesday that Siemens Inc. ...

Nevada police investigations into recent theft reports have led to the arrest of two Nevada men, and the detention of two juveniles in unrelated cases. On June 7, The Nevada Police Department announced that it had concluded an investigation into illegal activity, which resulted in the arrest of Michael Huegel Jr., 22, of Nevada, and Jacob D. Wehmeyer, 17, of Nevada...

JOPLIN, Mo. -- Joplin residents affected by the devastating tornado have a new one-stop shop for state resources and recovery assistance, Gov. Jay Nixon announced Tuesday. The State of Missouri Resource, Recovery and Rebuilding Center opened Tuesday afternoon at 705 Illinois Ave., Building A, Suite 12. ...

Nevada High School show choir members Elizabeth Quitno, Mallorie Ast, and Taylor Norcross have been selected to be in the 2011 Missouri All State Show Choir. This choir of 46 has been selected from an audition process of students from the state of Missouri. ...

Managing Bushwhacker Days traffic takes a lot of preparation and effort and Nevada police have a detailed plan for the celebration today through Saturday. The event opens tonight with opening ceremonies on the south side of the Square and on the Courthouse lawn, and other events, including the royalty coronation, Bushwhacker cookout, Elaine's Ice Cream Social, and the Vernon County People for Pets Dog Show, all slated for 6:30, and a Songfest of Celebration at 7 o'clock. ...