Stories from Tuesday, April 18, 2006

Severe weather prompted the city's tornado sirens to sound Saturday around 11 p.m. The National Weather Service had reported a funnel cloud near Redfield, Kan., that was headed east at 45 miles per hour. Large hail was reported near Richards and high winds and golf-ball sized hail were reported at Uniontown, Kan., and near Fort Scott...

It is spring and it is time to clean out all of the stuff that has accumulated over the winter in your garage, basement and closets and once again the Nevada/Vernon County Recycling Center will help you dispose of your castoffs. On April 22, the Recycling Center located east of Osage Boulevard at the intersection of Locust and Colorado streets, will be open 8 a.m. ...

Four local teens may well be on the way to stardom. They have recently signed a recording deal including a 21-date tour throughout several states. Drew Bauer, a Nevada high school graduate, joined the already established band On Autumn Drive, last November. He plays bass guitar...

Walker Fall Fun Days are no more, well, sort of. After a disappointing festival last year a new group was formed consisting of the Fun Days Committee, the Walker Fire Department and the Windriders Motorcycle Club. This year the group plans to hold two events in April on the same day, April 22, an arts and crafts show and a bass fishing tournament...

On April 7, the television show "Maury," a long time running daytime talk show featured the Springfield, Mo., Internet based company Vacations Made Easy. The company had donated an all-expense paid trip to a family in need. The family's daughter had been involved in a horrific car accident that had left the girl in intensive care...

Vernon Swink and Courtney Bennett, Stotesbury, Mo., and Shelby are proud to announce the birth of their daughter and sister, Alexius Allene Swink. Alexius was born at 1:33 p.m., Feb. 3, 2006, at St. Luke's Hospital, Kansas City, Mo. She weighed 3 pounds, 4 ounces, and measured 15.25 inches...

Helen Marceline Hill Dowdy, passed away on Saturday, April 15, 2006, Grove, Mo., with her family at her side. She was born Aug. 27, 1929, in Sioux Falls, N.D., to the late John and Betty Jobson. Betty graduated from the Sacred Heart School in 1944, before moving to Tiffin, Mo., area. ...

Pauline Camp, age 91, formerly of Nevada, died on Saturday, April 15, 2006, at the Four Seasons Living Center in Morrison, Ill. She was born on Nov. 17, 1914, in Horton, Mo., to Charles Grove and Rosa Reed Grove. Pauline lived all her life in Vernon County. ...

Maxine Berry, 81, Walker, Mo., died Sunday, April 16, 2006, at Nevada Regional Medical Center, Nevada, Mo. She was born Nov. 27,1924, in Harwood, Mo., to Leo Wilber Clevenger and Ada Marie Steele Clevenger. She married James Edward Berry on March 12, 1944, in Walker. He preceded her in death on Nov. 12, 1995...

Minnie M. Shumaker, 87, formally of Carthage died at 2:55 a.m., Sunday, April 16, 2006, at the Greenbriar Nursing Home, Joplin. She was born Aug. 7, 1918, in Knox Township, Benton County, N.D., and was the daughter of the late Ernest Joseph and Daizy Delia "Smith" Young. Minnie married Franklin A. Shumaker Sr., on Aug. 18, 1935, in Mt. Vernon, Mo. He preceded her in death on Oct. 29, 1979...

Ellis Ezra Purtle, 57, El Dorado Springs, Mo., died Friday, April 14, 2006, at his home. He was born July, 23, 1948, in Lee's Summit, Mo. Funeral services will be held at the Hackleman Chapel on Wednesday, April 19, 2006, at 10:30 a.m., with the Rev. Dana Taylor officiating. Burial will be in the Love Cemetery under the direction of Hackleman and Sons Funeral Home...

Glenn Oliver Page, 77, Hepler, Kan., died Thursday, April 13, 2006, at the Girard Hospital. He was born March 24, 1929, in Hepler. Funeral services were held Monday, April 17, at 10 a.m., at the Cheney Witt Chapel. Burial was in the Hepler Cemetery.

Dear editor: In regards to the city council, I appreciate Jim Rayburn for having the guts to show up for the town people's meeting. If it wasn't for the tax payers, how would the town operate? I think we the people should stand behind Jim and the new council members. I'm sure honesty will prevail...

San Francisco earthquake KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Reports from San Francisco are to the effect that at 5:13 a.m., this morning, occurred the most terrific earthquake known in the history of the Pacific coast. Following the terrific earthquake shocks building toppled and fell in every direction. The police patrol was put to work carting away the dead and injured from the ruined and wrecked buildings...

PITTSBURG, Kan. -- The Nevada Tiger boys' and girls' track teams competed in a meet hosted by Pittsburg State University Friday, with the boys finishing sixth and the girls 13th. There were 12 boys' teams in attendance, and the top finish for Nevada was Jacob Cherry, who took second in the triple jump with a leap of 40 feet, five inches...

The Men's Senior Golf League opened play April 11, on a warm and windy morning, Seventeen players teed off and enjoyed the match. There were five members of the A Flight showing up, while 12 players in B Flight participated. Among the members of the B Flight were two new members...

Nevada's Jordan Hagerman (standing above the number eight) placed eighth out of 19 girls in her bracket at the Girls Nationals in Detroit, Mich. The tournament was April 1-2.

Nevada gave out their awards at the end-of-the-season banquet recently. Honored were (from left) Colby Shepherd (Outstanding Freshman), Mason Heard (co-Most Improved), Spenser Daniels (Most Valuable Varsity Wrestler), Jerrod Alexander (Mr. Hustle) and Cole Bond (co-Most Improved)...

Nevada's Dick Staihr, 84 beat his age by shooting an 18-hole total of 83 at Frank E. Peters Municipal Golf Course Wednesday. Playing with Dick and attesting to his score were John McKinley, Bernie Woolridge and John Moorehouse.

NEVADA, Mo. -- The lights are up! After three weeks of installation and months of anticipation, the new lights at Lyons Stadium are up, operational and ready to go for tonight's baseball game between the Nevada Tigers and the Clinton Cardinals. "They (Aquila) are going to be at the park this afternoon and we should have lights tonight," Carol Branham, director of Nevada's Parks and Recreation Department, said this morning...

Nevada Daily Mail Severe weather prompted the city's tornado sirens to sound Saturday around 11 p.m. The National Weather Service had reported a funnel cloud near Redfield, Kan., that was headed east at 45 miles per hour. Large hail was reported near Richards and high winds and golf-ball sized hail were reported at Uniontown, Kan., and near Fort Scott...

Nevada Daily Mail It is spring and it is time to clean out all of the stuff that has accumulated over the winter in your garage, basement and closets and once again the Nevada/Vernon County Recycling Center will help you dispose of your castoffs. On April 22, the Recycling Center located east of Osage Boulevard at the intersection of Locust and Colorado streets, will be open 8 a.m. ...

Nevada Daily Mail On April 7, the television show "Maury," a long time running daytime talk show featured the Springfield, Mo., Internet based company Vacations Made Easy. The company had donated an all-expense paid trip to a family in need. The family's daughter had been involved in a horrific car accident that had left the girl in intensive care...

Nevada Daily Mail Four local teens may well be on the way to stardom. They have recently signed a recording deal including a 21-date tour throughout several states. Drew Bauer, a Nevada high school graduate, joined the already established band On Autumn Drive, last November. He plays bass guitar...