Stories from Tuesday, November 6, 2007

Jennifer and Cesar Zermeņo, of Nevada, are proud to announce the birth of their son, Dominic Jay Zermeņo. Dominic was born on Sept. 29, 2007, at 10:14 p.m., at Freeman Health System. Dominic weighed 5 pounds, 2 ounces, and measured 19 inches. Maternal grandparents are Sonny and Kathy Butler, of Nevada. Maternal great-grandparents are Jim Rinehart, of Nevada, and Kenny and Betty Butler, of Nevada...

Dan and Rochelle Borgaila and Chloie announce with great joy the birth of Jacob Zane Martin Borgaila. Jacob was born on Aug. 12, 2007, in Omaha, Neb., he weighed 8 pounds, 6 ounces and measured 20 inches. Maternal grandparents are Allan and Diane Martin, of Walker. Maternal great grandmothers are Berniece Martin, of Walker, and the late Mollie Denning, of Nevada...

Angela, Haven, Briley, Braxton and Donny Pennington, of Nevada, are proud to announce the birth of their son, Zaden Curtis Pennington. Zaden was born on Nov. 4, 2007, at Nevada Regional Medical Center. Zaden weighed 7 pounds, 14 ounces, and measured 21 inches...

Michelle, Greg and Caleb Alexander Nelson, are proud to announce the birth of their son and baby brother, Tyler Graham Nelson. Tyler was born at 8:13 a.m., on Nov. 2, 2007, at Nevada Regional Medical Center. He weighed 7 pounds. 12 ounces, and measured 21 inches...

Jennifer and Brandon Gash of, Fort Meade, Md., are proud to announce the birth of their son, Nicholas Ryan Gash. Nicholas was born on Sept. 29, 2007, at 11:04 a.m., at the Irwin Army Community Hospital, in Fort Riley, Kan. He weighed 9 pounds, 2 ounces, and measured 21 inches...

Christopher B. Whitehead, 59, of Arma, died at 9:04 a.m., Saturday, Nov. 3, 2007, at Mt. Carmel Regional Medical Center, at Pittsburg, Kan. Mr. Whitehead was born on April 22, 1949, at Nevada, the son of Julius Alfred and Ardelle Holler Whitehead. Chris was a retired businessman. ...

John Martin Jeffries, 77, Nevada, passed away on Monday, Nov. 5, 2007, at Barone Alzheimer's Care Center, in Nevada, following a lengthy illness. He was born Feb. 27, 1930, in Nevada, to Isaac Francis Jeffries and Elsie Mildred Smith Jeffries. He married Florence Irene Richards on June 25, 1950, in Lucedale, Miss., and she survives of the home...

JEFFERSON CITY -- Nevada senior Trevor Hinkle capped his high school cross country career in style with an all-state performance Saturday afternoon. Hinkle placed 20th overall in the Class 3 Missouri State Cross Country Meet with a time of 16:54 to earn a medal...

JOPLIN -- Marisa Hughes popped in 10 points as Nevada Middle School eighth grade A-Team whipped host Joplin Memorial 49-7 on Monday. The Lady Tigers improved to 3-2. Cassidy Lowery scored seven points as Nevada B-Team improved to 4-1 with a convincing 31-7 victory over Joplin Memorial...

During a regular meeting at 7 p.m., today, Nevada City Council plans to look over a request to purchase a vehicle to be used to tow the hazardous materials trailer, using a grant recently awarded the Nevada Homeland Security Response Team in the amount of $34,315, for a variety of equipment, including such a vehicle...

Motorists traveling on Highland Street, near the First Baptist Church, may notice some dramatic changes to the landscape of area -- extensive tree trimming and even the removal of some trees took place last week, much to the despair of some residents...

The Vernon County Commission, along with Gary Herstein, Nevada's public safety supervisor; Ron Peckman, Vernon County Sheriff; and Bill McGuire, Nevada city manager, met Tuesday Oct. 30, to discuss the future of area 911 services. For more than a year officials have discussed the merger of both city and county dispatch offices to create one countywide 911 call center...