Stories from Thursday, October 27, 2011

Lord Willis Tilley, 89, Nevada, passed away on Tuesday, Oct. 25, 2011, at Nevada Regional Medical Center, Nevada. He was born on March 23, 1922, in Ellsinore, Mo., to Rufus Tilley and Grace Myrtle Sears Tilley. He married Hazel Leer and she preceded him in death in August 1986. He later married Fern A. McAfee on Oct. 26, 1986, in Nevada, and she survives of the home...

James W. Danley, 67, Sheldon, Mo., died on Wednesday, Oct. 26, 2011, at Nevada Regional Medical Center, 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...

Bill and Pamela A. McNeil of Bronaugh, Mo., and older brothers William McNeil II, Cody Jenkins, Jesse Jenkins, and Tucker Connelly are proud to announce the birth of their son and baby brother, Payton Lee McNeil. Payton was born at 8:31 a.m., Monday, Oct. 24, 2011, at Nevada Regional Medical Center. He weighed 8 pounds, 5 ounces, and measured 21 inches...

Flower beds and porch fronts need not languish as summer flowers succumb to fall's cold touch. Chrysanthemums offer a burst of color for those who want to liven up their yard. "Now is the time many summer annuals are looking weather-worn," said David Trinklein, University of Missouri Extension state horticulturist. "Chrysanthemums offer garden enjoyment well into fall because of their ability to tolerate light frosts."...

A program that offers local residents a safe, convenient way to dispose of unwanted or expired prescription drugs is taking place this weekend. On Oct. 29, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., area residents may bring medications for disposal to the Nevada Police Department, 120 S. Ash, Nevada...

JOPLIN, Mo. -- The Robert W. Plaster School of Business Administration at MSSU is excited to host Jennifer Rogers-Etcheverry at the annual SOBA Executive Lecture Series in November. Rogers-Etcheverry will speak at 9:30 a.m. and 11 a.m., Thursday, Nov. 3, in Cornell Auditorium in Plaster Hall on the MSSU Campus...

A new Magnetic Resonance Imaging machine has arrived and will soon be put to use at Nevada Regional Medical Center. Delivered Oct. 24, the machine's installation is under way, and the first use is slated for November, according to information passed on to the NRMC board of directors during a meeting Tuesday...

The city crew still has work to do on the new culvert on South Spring Street, but it is open again for traffic relieving many motorists of the need to remember to detour around the site.

Pleasant Hill beats Nevada in district title match