Stories from Tuesday, April 17, 2012

Nevada Daily Mail RAYMORE-PECULIAR -- The Nevada High School track team competed at the Raymore-Peculiar Invitational on Friday. The invite featured several solid teams according to NHS Coach Robert Watts. Nevada senior Alex Bledsoe took third in the 400-meter run, finishing in 53.06. Bledsoe also finished 13th in the 800 (2:10)...

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Gwendolyn Marie Dreyer, 70, Nevada, passed away on Saturday, April 14, 2012, at Nevada Regional Medical Center, following a sudden illness. She was born Jan. 9, 1942, the daughter of Gordon Foster and Frances Ballentine Foster. Gwen was born and raised in this area and spent most all of her life here. ...

Mildred I. Brinkman, 81, Nevada, passed away at her residence on Saturday, April 14, 2012, following a brief illness. She was born on June 29, 1930, in Wichita, Kan., to Clarence Bonnett and Anna Getty Bonnett. Mildred grew up on a farm near Bronaugh, Mo., and graduated from Bronaugh High School in 1948. She lived and worked in Kansas City, Mo., for more than 50 years and came back to Nevada in 1998. Mildred worked at a call center in Kansas City for 13 years...

Andrew and Stephanie Fritts of Nevada, Mo., and older brothers, Cayden and Cayson, are proud to announce the birth of their son and baby brother, Hunter Gene Fritts. Hunter was born at 7:29 p.m., Tuesday, April 10, 2012, at Nevada Regional Medical Center. He weighed 8 pounds, 2 ounces, and measured 21 inches...

March 24 Ashley N. Jenkins, Nevada, no license plates. Lawrence P. Murray, Chelsea, Okla., speeding 41/30. Jeremiah Radspinner, Nevada, expired license plate, driving while revoked. Timothy L. Snodgrass, El Dorado Springs, Mo., speeding 42/30, expired license plate...

Andrew Wadel, formerly of Rich Hill, is back in Vernon County to face several charges stemming from a November 2009 home invasion. All of the charges are reportedly connected to the January 2010 kidnapping of New Jersey pet food dealer Jeffrey Muller, for which he was convicted in New Jersey...

The Community Council for the Performing Arts has announced open auditions for the organization's last play of the season, "It Could be Any One of Us," by Alan Ayckbourn. Inexperienced actors are welcome to audition. Parts are available for three men and three women. ...

Like many modern school districts the Nevada R-5 School District depends on the Internet not only for educational purposes, but also for everyday operations, like control of its heating and cooling systems. All of these uses require significant bandwidth. Currently the entire R-5 district uses a 20 megabit line from MOREnet, which is running at capacity, leaving no room to add any new technology. This connection costs the district $29,306 per year...

The Cottey-Nevada Presidential Leadership Program completed its year-long program with a graduation ceremony on April 4. This program, for selected junior and senior girls from Nevada High School, meets in 12 after-school sessions throughout the year on the Cottey College campus. ...

A new event the Nevada/Vernon County Area Chamber of Commerce hopes will be a weekly event, taking place 6-8 p.m., each Monday through June 4 (just before Bushwhacker Days) kicked off yesterday with a performance by Leon Troyer, a Missouri native. Sunny skies and warm weather greeted the crowd that gathered for Troyer's performance on the south lawn of the Vernon County Courthouse, as he entertained. ...

Once again, members of the Nevada Eagles Aerie 3770 have pulled together to raise money for the kids who are patients at Children's Mercy Hospital in Kansas City, Mo. The organization held its first big fundraiser event of the year April 7 and presented a check for $952 to a hospital representative...