Stories from Wednesday, April 11, 2012

Three basketball players from Nevada High School have been named to the Academic All-State Team by the Missouri Basketball Coaches Association. From left to right are Bailey Harbit, Joseph Ferry and Chris Enriquez. To be recognized as academic all-state, senior players must play in 75 percent of the total team quarters or start 90 percent of the games; possess outstanding moral character; and have one or more of the following -- have an ACT score of 27 or an SAT score of 1210; a PSAT score of 185 selection index or more; or a GPA of 3.25.. ...

Jean R. Roseman, 70, of El Dorado Springs, Mo., died on Tuesday, April 10, 2012, at her home. Funeral services will be held Saturday, April 14, at 11 a.m., at the First Baptist Church of El Dorado Springs. Burial will be in the El Dorado Springs City Cemetery, under the direction of the Sheldon Funeral Home. Family will receive friends from 7 to 8 p.m., Friday, at the Sheldon Funeral Home, El Dorado Springs...

Frances K. Smith, 62, of Rich Hill, Mo., died on April 8, 2012, at her home. Celebration of life memorial service will be held today, at 7 p.m., at the Heuser Funeral Home in Rich Hill with burial in the Greenlawn Cemetery. The family suggest memorial contributions to the Frances K. Smith memorial fund in care of the Heuser Funeral Home...

Antonius William (Bill) Hissink, 95, of Ottumwa, Iowa, died on April 9, 2012.

Pamela J. (Thomas) Roby, 52, of Nevada, formerly of El Dorado Springs, Mo., died on April 9, 2012, at Nevada Regional Medical Center, Nevada. Funeral services will be Saturday, April 14, at 2 p.m., at the Sheldon Funeral Home in El Dorado Springs. Burial will be in the El Dorado Springs City Cemetery. Family will receive friends from 6 to 7 p.m., Friday, at the Sheldon Funeral Home in El Dorado Springs...

April 6 There was a report of property damage in the 2500 block of East Austin Boulevard. A door lock on an F-350 was damaged. There was a report of second degree burglary in the 400 block of West Cherry Street. The shed door was damaged. There was a report of a petty theft in the 100 block of West Hunter Street. Items stolen were a Spongebob backpack and an LG cell phone that were left unattended in the yard...

Interested adults can sign up now to take part in a glow-in-the-dark volleyball tournament that's scheduled to take place at 6:30 p.m., Saturday, April 21, at the Franklin P. Norman City/County Community Center in Nevada. Limited spots are available, and the entry fee is $60 per team of six, age 18 and older. Each team is to have a minimum of three female players...

On April 9, the CNET Drug Task Force arrested two suspects and seized two pounds of methamphetamine and "an undisclosed amount" of cash during an operation that has been in the works for some time, according to Vernon County Sheriff Ron Peckman. According to a press release from the Sheriff's Office, the drug arrest originated from an investigation initiated by a CNET Drug Task Force agent at a residence in the area. ...

Strides being made in the treating of Cystic Fibrosis.

United States Air Force 1st Lt. Alea Nadeem told her story in a presentation at Cottey College on April 4; at the age of 8, she was involuntarily moved to Iraq to be raised as a Muslim with her father's family; details of the four years she spent there aand how they came to be were published in yesterday's Nevada Daily Mail...

On Tuesday, U.S. Rep. Vicky Hartzler, R-Harrisonville, made a brief stop in Nevada to "meet and greet" local constituents and hear some of their concerns. The congresswoman was welcomed to town by Nevada Police Chief Graham Burnley before meeting with about 20 local citizens for nearly an hour at the Franklin P. Norman City/County Community Center. She gave brief updates on her work on the Agriculture and Armed Services committees...