Stories from Wednesday, August 3, 2011

Virginia M. Roberts, 78, Hume, Mo., went to be with our Lord and Savior on July 31, 2011, after an illness at home. Words inscribed in her Bible from Grellet were this about kindness: "I shall pass through this world but once. If therefore, there be any kindness I can show; or any good thing I can do, let me do it now. Let me not defer or regret it for I shall not pass this way again."...

Ellsworth Oren Heckadon, born Jan. 8, 1934, died on July 29, 2011, at his daughter's home in Hume, Mo., after a long illness. He was the son of Frank and Jesse Heckadon and was a life-long resident of Rich Hill, Mo. Funeral services were Monday, Aug. 1, at 3 p.m., at the Heuser Funeral Home, Rich Hill. Interment will be in Greenlawn Cemetery, Rich Hill...

Nevada policemen and firefighters answered a 2:11 p.m. Tuesday report of a child trapped in a van in the Wal-Mart parking lot at 2250 E. Lincoln Ave., but the child's mother, having accidentally shut the van with her keys inside, had opened it by the time responders arrived...

The Nevada Police Department will soon host its second Citizens Police Academy, offering citizens an inside look at the operations of the police department taught through demonstration, hands-on experiences and insights from officers and others involved with a variety of aspects of law enforcement...

Cottey College's "Defining Moment" fundraising campaign recently topped the $15 million mark, climbing toward the $35 million goal. Dr. Judy Rogers, Cottey College president, said she is pleased with the generous support from alumnae, P.E.O.s, and friends of the college in less than two years from the campaign's start...

It took the Nevada City Council about 7 minutes to vote 3-0, with council members Jayne Novak and James McKenzie excused, to make it official: The Schell City Rural Fire Department is now the owner of the city's 1982 Ford C8000 Smeal Pumper truck. The truck was retired from service when the city put its new front-line pumper into service and was offered to the area rural departments through a grant process. ...

Nighttime traffic could be affected by construction work to take place at night along U.S. 71 Vernon County, beginning next week. According to a press release from the Missouri Department of Transportation, construction of the interchange on the east side of Route DD at U.S. 71, south of Nevada, will take place overnight Aug. 7-19...

"I'm really proud of all the individuals who took the time to study a relatively complex issue and then go to the polls," an obviously relieved Nevada City Manager JD Kehrman said after the parks sales tax was approved for the third time by Nevada voters, 437-352, with the absentee ballots splitting 58 for and 30 against...