Stories from Saturday, July 27, 2013

Denny and Nancy David of Nevada announce the engagement of their daughter, Amanda Jo David, to Christopher James Chick of Harrisburg, son of Leslie Howard of Harrisburg, and Frankie Chick Jr. of Columbia. Amanda is a graduate of Nevada High School and is currently employed as a legal assistant by Deacy & Deacy in Kansas City, Mo., having been in law as a paralegal/legal assistant for the past 11 years...

Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Burch of Walker are observing their 50th wedding anniversary today, July 27, 2013. Jerry Burch and the former Jenise Kennedy were married July 27, 1963, in the home of the bride's parents, Raymond and Helen Kennedy. The Burches have lived in the present area since 1970, and have resided in rural Walker all of their lives, except for their college years, when they lived in Springfield...

Hi neighbors. July draws to an end and August lies in wait before us. Typically August is hot and dry in Missouri and most of the Midwest. If "people say" statistics are correct; most air conditioners break down in August. "People say" also claims more heating units and oddly, house fires, occur in January; babies are born and people die more often between two and four a.m., water pipes break when no one is home, water heaters, toilets and washing machines spring leaks when you go on vacation and your doctor goes on vacation when your baby is due.. ...

"Relying on the government to protect your privacy is like asking a peeping tom to install your window blinds." -- John Perry Barlow. Not long ago many Missouri residents became very upset after learning that the Missouri Department of Motor Vehicles had collected data on people obtaining CCW information and reportedly turned the data over to the Highway Patrol which then shared it on two separate occasions with federal authorities. ...

We're a product of our times. Shaped by events that have transformed us, generations of Americans have persevered through conflicts, wars, internal strife, the search for freedoms and civil liberties, and the quest for our identity. Social scientists, commentators, and media personalities have characterized entire generations and decades with broad brushes...

Dear Editor: We were involved in a motor vehicle accident on Friday, July 19, near Nevada. First of all, we'd like to express appreciation to the "good Samaritan" who stopped at the scene and called 911, helped my husband out of the car, offered us cold water, and stayed with us until EMS arrived...

Dear Editor: I no longer live in Nevada but have been racing bikes for 14 years. Some of my teammates were there and said that Nevada was a great town and will be back. You are to be commended by putting on that event, and I will be there in 2014. I had a baseball tournament I had to be at this year...

By Gloria Tucker Nevada Daily Mail Six Nevada High School students participated in Missouri Girls State, which was held June 23 - 29 at the University of Central Missouri at Warrensburg. Grace Clana Reichard, daughter of Erlinda Reichard, was elected city councilwoman and county assessor in Coontz, Dewitt County. She also served on her county and state central committee...

About 85 people came to Thursday's Music on the Square to listen to Matt Harper perform and to see Nevada's newest television personality, Jason Claspill, who is a cast member on The History Channel's "God, Guns and Automobiles." Doug Harper, Music on the Square coordinator, said Claspill not only signed autographs for people in attendance, but also for fans to take for their children...

During a training exercise that Nevada Police Chief Graham Burnley characterized as "essential to effective law enforcement," 12 Nevada police officers and four Vernon County Sheriff's Office deputies spent Friday morning at Nevada Middle School learning some of the tactics used by the Joplin Police Department and other larger departments to respond to an active shooter situation...

Paul and Vicki Keys of Nevada announce the engagement of their daughter, Victoria Keys, to Jonathan Forester, son of Rhonda Pruitt, and Ronnie and Cheryl Pruitt, all of Nevada. Victoria is a 2012 graduate of Cottey College with an associate of science degree. She is the owner of an embroidery business, Simply Sweet Stitches, in Nevada...