Stories from Saturday, December 21, 2013

George Daniel "Dan" Lusk, 60, Mound City, Kan., passed away Wednesday, Dec. 18, 2013, at Olathe Medical Center, Olathe, Kan. He was born Feb. 13, 1953, in Siloam Springs, Ark., to Webb Earl Miller and Bernice Odessa Powers Miller. At the age of three Dan was adopted by Donald J. Lusk. On Feb. 22, 1969, he was united in marriage to Laura Rondeau in Noel, Mo., and to this union four children were born. Dan and Laura divorced in 1996...

Judy K. (Haner) Cauthon, 49, of Osceola, Mo., passed away Dec. 18, 2013. She is survived by her husband, Ron Cauthon; mother, Ada Jenkins; two sisters, Jackie Nall and Karen Murphy; six children, Amy Wick, Kimberly Reed, Brian Gremmel, Kaleb Gremmel, Angelica Brown, and James Cauthon; and 17 grandchildren...

Hi neighbors. By this time next week Santa will have fled with the sled and gone back to bed. Wednesday is the big day! We may have a white Christmas after all. I remember what a big thrill it was to get out of school for Christmas vacation. We had two full weeks off ending with the first weekday of January after January first...

Christmas is approaching and people are buying gifts for their family and friends and will be spending time with each other. It is the time of year for giving to others, something from you to someone who is a special part of your life. Unfortunately, this time of year also brings an increase in thefts. People have more newly purchased items in their houses during the week of Christmas than they will likely have at any other time of the year...

Everyone has a favorite Christmas memory. It can be something simple, like sharing a moment with loved ones no longer present. It can be the times we spend with our family and friends during this holiday time. It can be attending the performances of Christmas plays or concerts at our school...

Nevada Regional Medical Center went on lockdown Thursday, Dec. 19, due to a declared threat that was received. The hospital followed the safety protocol that when a perceived and/or declared threat is known, a lockdown procedure will be put into effect. The lockdown was in effect less than 10 minutes when the threat to the hospital, with the help of the Nevada Police Department, was removed, according to a press release from the hospital...

Nevada Daily Mail Having estimated state funding at 94.7 percent of what it would be if the state funding formula was fully funded, the Sheldon school district is over budget on repair and maintenance with state funding currently at 93.3 percent. "We hope it will go up to 94.5 percent," superintendent Tim Judd said at the Sheldon Board of Education meeting Dec. 11...

The American Legion will hold its annual Christmas dinner and toy distribution Wednesday. The traditional Christmas dinner is open to anyone needing a Christmas dinner or who does not want to spend Christmas alone.The door open at 10:30 a.m., with the meal served at 11;30. The toy distribution will be after the dinner at about 12:30 p.m...

The Vernon County Sheriff's Department is collecting any kind of food for people in need in Nevada. Donations will be accepted until Christmas Eve when the packages will be prepared. The packages will be delivered on Christmas.