Stories from Thursday, July 25, 2013

Lee Ronald Dahmer, of Nevada, passed away at Moore-Few Care Center, July 23, 2013, at the age of 77. "Ron" was born on May 15, 1936, to C. Floyd and Lena Dahmer. Ron married the love of his life, Judith Ann Rainey, daughter of O.O. "Boone" and Pauline Rainey, on June 2, 1957. To this union, was born three children: two sons, Grant Lynn and Mark Linden, and one daughter, Lori Luanne...

LaVerne Harris, beloved mother, grandmother, "elder cousin", neighbor and friend, died on Tuesday, July 23, 2013, at Christian Healthcare & Rehab, in Nevada. She had enjoyed a full and independent life at her home in Nevada, despite increasing limitations of COPD in her later years. She was unable to recover from recent surgery...

Sue Ann Burnett, 59, Nevada, died on Tuesday, July 23, 2013, at Freeman West Hospital, Joplin, Mo. Family information and funeral arrangements will be announced later by Ferry Funeral Home, Nevada. View obituary and send condolences online at www.ferryfuneralhome.com...

This week's Music on the Square event has a special treat tonight, offering attendees their first opportunity to celebrate Nevada's newest television personality, Jason Claspill, said Doug Harper, Music on the Square coordinator. Claspill is a cast member of the History Channel's "God, Guns and Automobiles," a reality TV show originating from Max Motors in Butler and featuring owner Mark Muller, his brother, Erich, and employees of the dealership in Butler. ...

Captain Juan Villanueva, commanding officer of Troop D of the Missouri Highway Patrol, has announced Troop D officers will again team up with law enforcement agencies in other states in the "Get Your 'Clicks' On Route 66" seat belt crackdown on Aug. 2...

Nevada Daily Mail When Missouri's Gov. Jay Nixon signed House Bill 307 on June 25, he opened the door to potentially sweeping changes in the way emergency medical care is delivered to Missourians. Several changes are covered in the bill, but Vernon County Ambulance District Director James McKenzie is especially concerned with the section that lays groundwork for a community paramedicine form of emergency services...

Nevada Daily Mail Finis M. Moss Charitable Trust has provided Northeast Vernon County School District with $9,500 to purchase technology, Principal Chris Hudson announced at the school board meeting Tuesday. "We want to make the most use of that money," Hudson said. "It's huge for us being able to do our electronic policies next year."...

Nevada Daily Mail Gov. Jay Nixon is taking his battle with the Missouri Legislature over a bill that would reduce income taxes directly to the school districts in the state, which presumably would feel the most negative impact. On Monday, Nixon released figures requested by the Missouri Association of School Administrators from the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education detailing the impact of House Bill 253 on every district. ...