Stories from Friday, July 26, 2013

Sue Ann Burnett, 59, Nevada, passed away Tuesday, July 23, 2013, at Freeman West Hospital, in Joplin. She was born Sept. 16, 1953, to Howard R. Burnett Sr. and Mildred Ann Kist Burnett in Lexington, Mo. Sue was raised in Kansas City, Mo., and attended Kansas City schools. She moved to Nevada in 1974, where she worked for Nevada City Hospital and later Nevada State Hospital for a number of years as a cook's assistant...

What's happening in all that wheat stubble? This year the weather has made many changes in what farmers tried to plant -- or replant. One time the fields were too wet to plant anything. Then when they were able to plant, it rained and rained and in some fields the little plants got drowned. When it dried up a bit, the seeds that hadn't yet come up when the rains came, couldn't break through the now crusted soil. What a mess! But not to worry, the wheat did great...

A Milo woman was injured in a head on collision on Missouri Highway 32 just west of Stockton on Wednesday about 6 p.m., according to Missouri State Highway Patrol Trooper Adam S. Rice. Jalisa J. Vanderslice, 23, received moderate injuries in the accident that occurred when an eastbound 1999 Chevrolet pickup driven by Robert E. Arnold, 48, of Stockton, crossed the centerline and struck the westbound 2006 Hyundai Sonata driven by Vanderslice head on...

Nevada police arrested a 24-year-old man who had had managed to avoid officers for several weeks, according to a news release from Sgt. Steve Bastow. Zachery R. Claypool of Nevada was taken into custody shortly after midnight Thursday. He is charged in Vernon County Associate Circuit Court with third-degree assault, theft/stealing, and two counts of tampering with a motor vehicle...

Nevada Daily Mail The second 4-H Alumni Reunion not only provided a chance for old friends to catch up but also recognized the leaders that helped make 4-H in Vernon County what it is today. Held on the final day of the Vernon County Youth Fair, the reunion this year honored George Graham, 89, former agricultural education extension director for 31 years...

Nevada Daily Mail Tonia Davis, who has been acting director of the Western Missouri 911 Dispatch Center since March, has been given the job permanently, the center's board of directors announced Thursday. Davis was appointed during the dispatch center's board of directors meeting Wednesday. She has been acting as director since the March resignation of former director Richard Roark...

Nevada Daily Mail If possible cuts of between $736,000 and $1.275 million in state aid do materialize for the Nevada R-5 School District this fall, Dr. David Stephens, R-5 superintendent, said Thursday that he does not foresee the need for budget cuts during the 2013-14 school year...

By Eric Wade Daily Mail Sports Editor The Nevada Griffons didn't go about it the easy way, but ultimately avoided what would have been a 10-day layoff leading into the National Baseball Congress World Series with Tuesday night's thrilling win over the Sedalia Bombers that gave them the MINK League South Division title...

After talking to Wally Meeker, Springfield, about his float on the Eleven Point River near Alton, my son, Brad, and I had to give it a try. Meeker was excited about his float on the river where he saw big rainbow trout swimming in the deep, clear waters and the lack of other floaters, even on a Memorial Day Weekend...

Two young Nevada golfers were part of the Joplin team Thursday in the Smith-Horton Juniors competition on the Bill and Payne Stewart Golf Course, in Springfield. The Springfield team defeated Joplin, 13.5-4.5. Patrick Ferry defeated Caleb Abalos, 5-3, in his singles match, but Johnny Quitno suffered a 3-1 loss to Dylan Bekemeier -- the 2012 Missouri Class 3 State Champion...

The Nevada Griffons were dealt a substantial blow approximately a week ago when infielder Alex Lang was sidelined for the season with a thumb injury. According to Lang's father, Kent, a tendon attached to his thumb was torn away so violently that it took part of the bone with it. Surgery to repair the damage is scheduled for Monday...