Stories from Thursday, June 27, 2013

Kenneth N. Jett, 79, Sheldon, Mo., passed away Friday, June 21, 2013, at his home in Sheldon, following a lengthy illness. He was born Dec. 18, 1933, in Sedalia, Mo., to Roy Raymond Jett and Mildred Lena Klein Jett. He married Charlene L. Shaw on Oct. 3, 1964, and she preceded him in death on Feb. 16, 2010...

The Southern Region of the American Red Cross is offering relief from the heat at any of its six offices in Nevada, Joplin, Springfield, West Plains, Van Buren and Cape Girardeau. Anyone can drop in at one of the six offices and relax with a cold bottle of water during the heat of the day, said K. Nigel Holderby, Red Cross chief communications officer for the Southern Region...

If you were wandering through the Nevada Square area Saturday morning you might have heard a little rumble, or seen many lovely motorcycles and brightly colored flags flapping in the breeze. And if you wondered what it was, it was the 2nd Annual Silver Eagle Poker Run, which supports Wreaths Across America. Wreaths Across America is a veteran recognition program that was started in 1992 by Morril Worchester in Harrington, Maine...

A class action lawsuit against Medicalodges Inc. and its President, CEO and Chief Counsel, Garen Cox of Coffeyville, Kan., alleges the company violated federal law by not properly paying its hourly and salaried employees at nursing homes it operates...

Along with passing a $92.5 million budget Tuesday, the Nevada Regional Medical Center board of directors approved the Community Health Needs Assessment as required by the Affordable Care Act as a condition of retaining tax exempt status. Partnering with Quorum Health Services, NRMC gathered and compiled data that will be used for tax years beginning March 23, 2012. The assessment must be done every three years to determine several factors...