Stories from Wednesday, March 26, 2014

Ruby Ellen Cartwright, 95, formerly of Nevada, passed away March 24, 2014, at Pawnee Valley Community Hospital in Larned, Kan., after a lengthy illness. Ruby was born July 28, 1918, in Milo, Mo., to Reuben Andrew Gilmore and Harriett Minerva (Fenton) Gilmore. She was united in marriage to Allen "Red" Cartwright and he preceded her in death in 1982...

Eddie D. Lowe, of Walker, Mo., passed away Wednesday, March 5, 2014. He was born on Jan. 2, 1949. He was the dear husband to Dee Lowe, of Walker, Mo.; beloved son to Roy "Gene" Lowe, of Harwood, Mo.; beloved brother to John Lowe, of Shawnee, Kan., and Bill Lowe, of Tongonoxie, Kan.; and uncle to David, Shelly, Amy, and Sam Lowe. He was also the son of the late Antonia Marveenh Fedorhenko Lowe...

Over the weekend, the Los Angeles Dodgers swept two games against the Arizona Diamondbacks, to open the 2014 Major League Baseball season. The summer pastime is here again, and it makes me want to grab my old baseball glove. Like almost every red-blooded American boy, in my youth I had my all-time favorite glove. Nothing I will ever possess can ever hold more reverence for me, than that glove...

Dear Editor: I want to add my voice to the many praising Rusty Murry and stating the value of his friendship. He was an unusual man, epically tough in facing the stringent challenges of his life but also compassionate in unexpected ways. He'd been a working man who wanted to become a writer, and he succeeded as a journalist, short story writer and novelist. ...

Dear Editor, This past Saturday, family and friends gathered to laugh, cry, swap stories and to say goodbye to Rusty Murry. Rusty wanted "no fuss" over his passing, but a time of remembrance was needed for those left behind. Collectively, many described Rusty as strong-willed and even stubborn. He would have agreed with that...

Nevada Daily Mail Juvenile officer Jennifer Thomas started teaching the Dreambook program to Northeast Vernon County seventh graders four years ago and said she loves every minute of it. "I love working with the students here at Northeast," she said. ...

By Gloria Tucker The Northeast Vernon County Board of Education approved 15 teachers contracts during its meeting Thursday. Karla Anderson, Jeremy Barger, Mary Blocker, Ranea Daniel, Jan Davis, Paul Davis, Jessica Dunn, Andrew Gordon, Veronica Prough, Grace Rhodes, Traci Rugg, Rick Wagner, Ashley Winfrey and Erica Mott have been offered contracts the next school year with a 6-0 vote, and the board voted 5-1 to offer Brian Pommier a contract, with board member Connie Gerster voting no. ...

Nevada Daily Mail Nevada business owners who find themselves in potentially dangerous situations at their store will soon have a new, safer way to notify law enforcement. The Nevada Police Department is working with the Western Missouri 911 Dispatch Center to create a business alert protocol...

Nevada Daily Mail Nevada school district anti-bullying week, spearheaded by members of Youth Enrichment Services, has been set for April 14 through 18 to incorporate guest speaker Kyle Maynard on April 16. "We've got three events scheduled," Mary Mitchell said at the Vernon County Youth Task Force meeting Wednesday. "He'll be speaking at Nevada high school 9 to 10 a.m., 1 to 2 p.m. at either the high school or the middle school and 7 p.m. at the Performing Arts Center for the public."...

Nevada Daily Mail Candidate filing for the Vernon County Primary Election closed late Tuesday afternoon. Twelve candidates filed for six county positions since filing opened on Feb. 25. The primary election will take place on Aug.5. In two spots, incumbents were the only filers for their respective position. Republican Doug Shupe filed for his current position as recorder of deeds. Neal Quitno, Democrat, was the only filer for the associate circuit judge position...