Stories from Wednesday, November 5, 2008

Jodie Leonard and Billy Stephens, of El Dorado Springs, are proud to announce the birth of their son, Layton Charles Leonard Stephens. Layton was born at 9:33 a.m., on Oct. 18, 2008, at Nevada Regional Medical Center. He weighed 6 pounds, 12 ounces, and measured 20 inches...

Oct. 20 Robert L. Hudson, Moundville, Mo., failure to transfer plates. Michael E. Meyers, Nevada, expired license plates. Christopher G. Posey, Nevada, expired license plates. Elizabeth E. Smith, Richards, speeding 25/15. Christopher A. Stewart, Adrian, Mo., speeding 42/30...

Oct. 31 There were reports of a vehicle accident in the Deerfield area, a check well being in the Richards area, a sign down in the Nevada area, a suspicious person in the Nevada area, a burglary in the Hume area, property damage in the Deerfield area, a vehicle accident in the Milo area, a civil matter in the Deerfield area, arson in the Sheldon area, a traffic stop in the Richards area, a domestic disturbance in the Nevada area, a peace disturbance in the Schell City area, property damage in the Sheldon area, suspicious activity in the Horton area, a controlled burn in the Deerfield area, a traffic stop in the Deerfield area, a brush fire in the Schell City area, and a traffic stop in the Deerfield area.. ...

The Cottey College Comets basketball team got their season off to a strong start Tuesday night, as they defeated the Rhema Bible College Lady Eagles by a final score of 77-51. Both teams started off the game getting good looks from the perimeter, but the Lady Eagles were able to come out on the better end as the Comets were unable to convert on their early perimeter opportunities. ...

The annual holiday parade and Miss Merry Christmas pageant organizers have begun taking registrations for these holiday events, to be held on Friday, Dec. 5, and Saturday, Dec. 6. Entry forms for both events are available at the Nevada/Vernon County Chamber of Commerce office located at 225 West Austin, in the lower level of Carnegie Building...

Many people who buy cordwood for their home wood stoves admit they don't understand the transfer process. Some dealers talk in terms of a "rick," a "rank" or a "pickup load." Others mention a "face cord" and still others talk in terms of a cord or fractions of a cord. Sometimes the definitions vary from dealer to dealer and from locality to locality...

The Nevada City Council split 3-2 to approve a sewer connection for J.J. Curtis for Lot 1 in the Rolling Meadows Sewer District, with Tim Wells and Bill Gillette, who has generally opposed providing city services to not residents, voting no and Mike Hutchens, Jayne Novak and Joyce Wilson voting yes...

In the general election for Vernon County the races showed a mix of results, with Republicans gaining seats in the Missouri Senate and House of Representatives. But across the state, Democrats held strong, most notably in the governor's race, led throughout the night by Jay Nixon...

When Vernon County's voters had their say and votes were counted, most of the county offices went to incumbents. Kennon Shaw retained his seat as Vernon County Southern Commissioner, gleaning 3,228 votes to David Shaw's 1,623 votes. Neal Gerster won over challenger David Souza with a vote of 3,228 to 1,623 in the race for Vernon County Northern Commissioner...

And the winners are: President Barack Obama/Joe Biden U.S. congress, 4th District Ike Skelton MIssouri Governor Jay Nixon missouri Lt. Governor Peter KinderMissouri Secretary of State Robin Carnahan Missouri Treasurer Clint ZweifelMIssouri Attorney General...

Early tallies, with absentee and one precinct reporting, showed all Missouri ballot issues taking a strong lead in Vernon County. Amendment 1, designating English as the official language held the strongest "Yes" margin. Amendment 4, relating to funding mechanisms for water and sewer provisions, also was enjoying a big lead...

"Glorious" is the way one person described the recent days. Never fear, we are in Missouri and it will change. We do not realize how great it is to live in an area where there are four season a year. Several years ago we spent some time in Arkansas. ...

After winning the opening coin toss, Adrian quickly squandered their opportunity and went three-and-out on their first drive. The Tigers took over with good field position at their own 39 after the punt and quickly gave the ball back to Adrian on the game's first interception by Chris Schaller...