Stories from Thursday, June 19, 2008

Arthur Sebastian Wegerer, age 91, Nevada, died Thursday, June 12, 2008, at Moore Few Care Center following a long and fulfilling life. He was born Aug. 14, 1916, in Leeds, Mo., to Sebastian Wegerer and Emilie Fischbacher. Arthur grew up in the Kansas City area and graduated from Central High School. He worked as a retail meat salesman for the Rodeo Meat Company as well as a butcher for various local businesses even after retirement...

Kenneth E. Spratt, 98, of Hume, Mo., died Wednesday, June 18, 2008, at the Prescott Country Vie Nursing Home, in Prescott, Kan. Sevices will be held at 11 a.m., on Saturday, June 21, at the Hume Christian Church, in Hume. Visitation will be from 10 a.m. until service time at the church. Contributions are suggested to the Hume Christian Church or the Prescott Country View Nursing Home Activity Fund. Interment will be in Hume Cemetery...

June 17 There were reports of a check well being in the Sheldon area, an alarm in the Nevada area, cows out in the Compton Junction area, a theft in the Nevada area, an abandoned vehicle in the Schell City area, a vehicle accident in the Milo area, a juvenile in the Moundville area, a controlled burn in the Walker area, a structure fire in the Metz area, a check well being in the Deerfield area, debris in the roadway in the Nevada area, a vicious dog in the Walker area, a controlled burn in the Bronaugh area, a traffic stop in the Walker area, found property in the Nevada area, a civil matter in the Sheldon area, and an ambulance request in the Harwood area.. ...

June 11 An accident occurred at 3:16 p.m., on Atlantic and West, involving a car driven by Margret A. Caviness, of Schell City, and a car driven by Santana L. Ray, of Nevada. No injuries were reported. A report of a petty theft was made by Cody Page, in the 200 block of west Highland Ave, Nevada. A compact disc player and tools were reported stolen. Items were located and retured to owner...

I just turned down an opportunity to get $10. It was offered if I would start paying my bills on the Internet instead of in person, or by US Mail. All I had to do was sign up with the bank for this service and I no longer would need to write checks, find a stamp, or run into a local store to pay a bill. It would save me money on stamps. Supposedly it would make bill paying painless and the bank, my creditors and I would live happily ever after...

Missouri Foundation for Health, a philanthropic organization whose vision is to improve the health of the people in the communities it serves, has awarded Barceda Families with a "Family Violence Prevention" grant. The $150,000 grant will fund an awareness campaign as well as educate youth, civic, and government leaders on the dynamics of family violence...

Winners of two items given away in a Bushwhacker Days drawing from the Disciples Christian Church have been announced. Lora McClintock is the winner of a solid oak coat tree, donated by Terry Peterman of Peterman's Fine Oak Furniture. Maria Arthur is the winner of a Magnavox DVD player, donated by Melissa Earll...

Suffering from those summertime blues already? If you're a teenager in a rural Missouri community, chances are, those nothing-to-do blues are in full swing by now. The Sheldon teen center, a project of the Vernon County Youth Task Force, hopes to combat that problem by finding a productive way for teens to spend the summer...

The Nevada Griffons fought their way to an impressive victory over the Springfield Generals last night. Nevada's starting pitcher, Mike Robinson pitched four solid innings, allowing no runs on five hits with five strikeouts and no walks. The superb effort given by the starting pitcher seemed to give the Griffons' offense an added spark, leading to six runs on six hits in the first four frames. ...