Stories from Wednesday, June 15, 2011

Amanda Kathryn Smith, 27, Nevada, died on Monday, June 13, 2011, at Kindred Hospital in Kansas City, Mo. 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...

Wednesday, May 8, Missouri Department of Transportation engineer Dan Salisbury told the Vernon County Commission and Drywood Township residents that the Department of Transportation was planning to build a new frontage road on the west side of what will become Interstate 49...

John Brown came to Nevada Saturday in the person of historical re-enactor Kerry Altenbernd of Lawrence, Kan., who said his goal was to portray the radical mid-19th century abolitionist not as he is typically remembered but as he actually was -- "a regular man like us."...

Walking the tornado-blasted streets of Joplin hit Marlene Scotten so hard that it inspired her composition of a song called "Scattered Pictures." Accompanied by guitarist Matt Harper, her uncle, Scotten performed the song during Thursday night's Local Legends Show on the Square and won enthusiastic applause from an estimated crowd of 1,000 people...

Rain, rain go away or there will be no swimming until next year, may be the sentiment of many Nevada swimmers waiting to take a dip in Walton Pool. It will take at least six and one half days before Walton Pool can be ready for swimming, Randy Marti, administrative services director, told the Nevada City Council during a special noon meeting Wednesday before the council voted unanimously to pass an emergency ordinance on first and second readings to adjust the Walton Pool fee schedule for the remainder of this summer.. ...