Stories from Saturday, August 17, 2013

Edward (Ed) Norris, 78, passed away on Aug. 1, 2013, at Knapp Medical Center in Weslaco, Texas. He was born on Feb. 7, 1935, in Nevada, Mo., to Floyd and Betty Taylor Norris. Ed attended grade school at Nash School and graduated from Nevada High School in 1953. He then served in the United States Army in Berlin, Germany, for two years. Ed worked for Belger Trucking Company for 30 years and went on to retire from Belger Trucking in 1994...

Robert Merle "Bob" Gibson, 82, Nevada, died Friday, Aug. 16, 2013, at his home. A memorial service will be held at 2 p.m., Saturday, Aug. 24, at the First Baptist Church, Nevada. Family information will be announced later by Ferry Funeral Home, Nevada...

Mark and Penny Baldwin of Nevada announce the engagement of their daughter, Bridget Marie Baldwin, to Jesse Glen Merryfield of Appleton City, son of David and Maryann Merryfield of Butler. Bridget is a 2005 graduate of Nevada High School and a 2010 graduate of the University of Central Missouri with a Bachelor of Science degree. She is currently employed by Cook Insurance Agency in Butler...

The annual rite of fall begins as new students move to Cottey College and Nevada. First-year students begin arriving Friday, Aug. 23, followed shortly thereafter by the arrival of the second-, third-, and fourth-year students on Sunday, Aug. 25. The citizens of Nevada and surrounding communities are to be advised of the increase in pedestrian traffic on Austin Boulevard and are asked to exercise caution...

William Hansell bought the winning ticket for a luxury vehicle from the Missouri Lottery's Cadillac Riches Scratchers game. "I went in one store first and bought two $5 scratchers," said the Vernon County resident. "I won $50 so I took the winning ticket to another store and cashed it...

Nevada Daily Mail More than 300 Nevada R-5 students who had signed up in advance were given a good start to the 2013-2014 school year by attending the annual back to school fair at the Franklin P. Norman City/County Community Center on Thursday. The back-to-school fair is sponsored and organized by the West Central Missouri Community Action Agency and Barbara Long of Nevada's Community Outreach. ...

The Nevada City Council will be considering a bid for a new jetter truck to clean the city's sewers and then holding the first reading of an ordinance authorizing a lease-purchase agreement for a jetter truck with U.S. Bancorp Equipment Finance during its meeting Monday night at 7 in the council chambers in the Public Safety Building, 120 S. Ash St...

JEFFERSON CITY -- State Auditor Tom Schweich released the petition audit of the Village of Deerfield, located in Vernon County, Friday. Local citizens submitted a petition with 11 verified signatures, one more than the 10 the village was required by law to obtain for a state audit...

Hi neighbors. August is half over -- wow. For those of us who let it slip by scarcely noticed, we have already missed half of the fun! I like to find those weird calendars that have silly things for every day. I enjoy doing silly things now and again. If you do too, it's not too late to get into the swing of things in what is left of August...

George Washington said, "the administration of justice is the firmest pillar of government." Sometimes justice is served on an unequal scale, and those scales don't always find the justice a crime should have warranted. On Dec. 8, 1991, a Moniteau County Sheriff's Deputy was dispatched to the residence of James Johnson regarding a disturbance. ...

We're heading into a new school year. And with the children preparing to adjust to the routine of books and classes, so too do we as parents need to find our routine. I'm convinced that routine should include a healthy dose of support and volunteerism...