Stories from Tuesday, April 9, 2013

Jean Marie Wagner, 82, formerly of the Metz, Mo., area passed away on Saturday, April 6, 2013, at Broken Arrow Nursing Home in Broken Arrow, following a lengthy illness. She was born Aug. 25, 1930, in Nevada, Mo., to Clyde Henry and Elva Carrier Henry. She married Donald Wagner on Dec. 22, 1951, in Butler, Mo...

Robert E. "Yogi" Siegler, 75, Nevada, Mo., formerly of Meriden, Conn., died April 7, 2013. A memorial service will be held at 1 p.m., Friday, April 12, at Ferry Funeral Home in Nevada. Full obituary and family information will be provided later by Ferry Funeral Home...

A Kansas man was injured in a single vehicle accident in Bronaugh on Saturday afternoon, according to a report by Missouri State Highway Patrol Trooper Jason Krehbiel. Chester E. Smith, 65, of Galena, Kan. received moderate injuries when he lost control of the northbound, 1999 Harley Davidson motorcycle he was driving because of high winds. The motorcycle ran off the road, Krehbiel said...

A two-vehicle crash that occurred Friday night on Neosho Road, about a half a mile west of Nevada left two Nevada residents with minor injuries, according to a report by Missouri State Highway Patrol Trooper Justin Leemasters. Ashlyn B. Swait, 17, and Zander R. Brannon, 3, were transported to Nevada Regional Medical Center by the Vernon County Ambulance District...

AccuWeather reports as a storm moves out of the Rockies, the risk of violent thunderstorms, some capable of producing a tornado, will progress slowly eastward across the Plains Tuesday and Wednesday. The storms will threaten lives and property and bring the risk of power outages and travel delays...

Dan Woodward, an internationally known Missouri artist, has brought his current art project "Impressions of the Civil War in Missouri," to Nevada. Though his show usually has about 60 pieces in it, Woodward has only brought 42 original works of art to town that will be on display in the Bushwhacker Museum from April 14 until they are displayed in Baxter Springs later this summer...

National Weather Service meteorologist Andy Boxell says area residents residents should expect occasional rain this afternoon and through the overnight hours. Boxell, who is based in Springfield, Mo., said there is a chance to see some strong to severe storms - some with hail, and rainfall amounts of 1 to 2 inches...